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Best questions for getting started: our top picks for boosting engagement in your classroom

These question types are fast to create, easy to use, and highly effective for getting learners involved, whether you're starting a session, breaking the ice, or checking understanding in real time.

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Multiple choice

Test understanding and reinforce key concepts in seconds. Let learners select one or several correct answers, and display results live to spark feedback or discussion.

Word cloud

Ask an open question and turn participant answers into a live word cloud. Quickly visualize what learners think, feel, or remember, perfect for introductions or recap.

Poll

Collect instant opinions or preferences with single or multiple-choice polls. A quick and easy way to surface viewpoints, vote, or make shared decisions.

Spin the wheel

Add an element of randomness to your session. Use the wheel to pick a question, assign a task, or choose a participant, ideal for games, reviews, or energizers.

AI Question Builder

Short on prep time? Turn your slides, PDFs, or lesson material into questions in seconds with Wooclap’s AI-powered question builder.

Assess Understanding with knowledge check question types

From quick comprehension checks to more advanced reasoning tasks, these question types help you evaluate what your learners know, and how they think, before, during, or after a lesson. You can even compare results across sessions to track progress over time and measure learning outcomes, thanks to the comparison mode.

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Multiple choice question

Run quizzes to check understanding and reinforce learning. Use one or more correct answers, display results instantly, and adapt your lesson on the spot.

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Open ended questions

Let students express their thinking in their own words. Ideal for diagnostic questions, reflection, or gauging understanding beyond right-or-wrong logic.

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Fill in the blanks

Help learners recall key terms, formulas, or definitions by completing missing words in a sentence. A fast and focused way to boost memory and reveal gaps.

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Receive feedback from your learners with our free Wooclap template

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Idea generation

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Word Cloud

Generate ideas in seconds and visualize emerging themes at a glance. Perfect for quick brainstorming or surfacing areas of consensus in a highly engaging way.

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Brainstorming

Collect and group participant ideas into categories to launch a structured discussion. Ideal for tapping into group creativity during workshops or collaborative problem-solving.

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Framework

Use renowned visual analysis models such as SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, McKinsey’s 7S, and much more to guide structured reflection and group thinking. Each participant, or team, can contribute live and populate the interactive model with ideas in real time.

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Feedback and idea prioritization

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Message Wall

Create a live backchannel where participants can post questions or comments and react to each other. Useful during Q&As, debriefs, or to surface common concerns.

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Poll

Collect votes or take the pulse of the group on a specific idea or topic. A fast and clear way to understand where your audience stands.

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Make learning visual, hands-on, and interactive

Let students show what they know by interacting directly with images, concepts, and ideas. These question types help turn abstract thinking into something visible and more concrete.

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Connect, classify, or add unpredictability

Matching

Help learners make connections, match definitions, images, causes and effects, or labels in a playful and visual way.

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Sorting

Have students reorder steps, prioritize arguments, or group items to reflect logic or hierarchy. A great way to assess reasoning and sequencing.

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Spin the Wheel

Add surprise and interactivity. Use it to randomly pick names, topics, or questions, great for engagement, icebreakers, or spontaneous group work.

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Test your learners' geographic knowledge with this free Wooclap template

Engage your students with our Wooclap template focused on unusual geography facts and locations.
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Enrich your lesson content with multimedia elements

Make your lessons more dynamic and engaging with images, slides, videos, or sound. These features help you deliver richer explanations, activate multiple senses, and adapt to every learner’s preferences.

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Slides

Mix content and interaction seamlessly by adding slides with text and images between your questions. Great for providing context, transitioning between topics, or supporting explanations during your session.

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Image

Add visuals between activities or embed them directly into your questions or answers. You can ask learners to react to an image, interpret it, or answer based on what they see.

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Audio and Video

Embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or your own files to enrich your presentation. Set start and end points, and let participants view the video on their own device, perfect for live sessions or flipped classrooms.

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Timer

Keep activities on track with countdowns that help your students manage their time for breaks and focused thinking

Combine competition and learning with our free Wooclap template

Test your learners’ knowledge with our questionnaire on European capitals. You can activate the competition mode in the "settings" tab.
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Why Teachers Love Creating Interactive Activities with Wooclap

Works on any device

Participants can join from a computer, tablet, or smartphone, no app, no registration required. Just click and participate.

Anonymous or identified participation

 Choose the mode that fits your context: anonymous for openness, or identified to track individual progress and results. The choice is yours!

Live or asynchronous

Use Wooclap in the classroom, online, or for homework. It adapts to any learning environment or schedule.

Seamless integrations

Wooclap connects easily with PowerPoint, Google Slides, and most LMS platforms, so you can keep working with your usual tools.

Save time on prep

Turn your existing lesson content into questions instantly using our AI-powered assistant.

Quick question mode

Add spontaneous questions live, even ones you didn’t plan. Launch a quick Poll, Word cloud, or Open-ended question in seconds to adapt in real time.