Dec 30, 2025

News Quiz 2025

Traditional end-of-year news quiz for your first lesson of the new year

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The new year is here, and so is the News Quiz 2025! Judging by the requests I continue to get from teachers around the world, this annual quiz is still a popular classroom tradition for many. Whether you're a returning user or discovering it for the first time, this quiz offers an engaging, language-rich way to start the year with your students.

As usual, the quiz follows the multiple-choice format that allows you to move through questions fairly quickly while leaving plenty of time for discussions about the stories and language exploration.

As before, the quiz is packed with common lexical chunks and other vocabulary that students can learn, practice and recycle. I admit I tend to gravitate toward the same news-heavy phrases year after year – take to the streets, went viral, protests broke out – so this year I've tried to incorporate everyday expressions such (to be) an item, hitch a ride and a thorn in someone's side (see Advanced level) to give students a broader range of useful language.

Formats

The quiz is available in three formats, all of which can be adapted to suit your needs: 

  • Google Slides presentation (Advanced version only). To make your own editable copy, click File → Make a copy. 
Note: If you’d like to create Google Slides for the B1 version, feel free to share them!
  • Google Doc (both levels). Editable and ready to use. To make your own editable copy, click File → Make a copy or → Download to save in your preferred format.
  • Wayground (formerly Quizziz) - interactive quizzes (both levels) – ready to use in teacher-led or student-paced modes.

Teacher’s Guide

The accompanying Teacher’s Guide (10 pages) offers a wealth of ideas for:
  • Pre-teaching key vocabulary
  • Post-quiz ideas for reviewing and consolidating language
  • Ideas for class discussions on the stories behind the headlines

As always, I’ll be sharing follow-up activities next week, designed to help students review and consolidate the language introduced in the quiz.


Wishing you a Happier New Year !

Google Slides

Advanced (B2+/C1) level followed by language focus

Preview below or click HERE to download 

Google Docs / PDF

Can be printed for a paper-based activity in class or sent to students for review after the lesson. Note the Advanced version also includes a non-multiple-choice format.

Advanced (B2+/C1) level with answers

Preview below or click HERE to download the editable Google doc


Intermediate (B1/B2-) level with answers

Preview below or click HERE to download the editable Google doc




Teacher's Guide

Preview below or click HERE to download


Credits

Some questions have been adapted from:


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