When you only have a little bit of time for a game (couple minutes), playing this modified 3-IN-A-LINE game is the perfect solution. 

What's included:

• an A2-B1 level game sheets
• a B2-C1 level game sheets
• theme: winter

How to play: 

You can either project the empty grid included or simply draw a 3x3 grid on the board. Mark the columns as A, B, C, and the rows as 1, 2, 3. Form two groups and decide who will be X (cross) and who will be O (nought). The first group should pick a spot on the grid (e.g., B2). They can win that spot and place their mark if they answer the question for that spot correctly. If they don’t know the right answer, the other group has the chance to respond and can win the spot. If no one answers correctly, it remains empty. The goal, as in every 3-IN-A-LINE game, is to get three of your marks in a line.

If you want tyou can give them a second chance for the empty spot:

-for the A2-B1 level, you can provide a hint for the same question.

-for the higher level, you can either give a hint or use the question from the lower level as a substitute.

This game is useful for topic-based classes to strengthen students' vocabulary or just use it as a random fun activity.