Vocabulary
Reading
General Questions
100

When somebody wins at chess they say _____________.

checkmate

100

How do you win when playing chess?

You must attack the King when it has no way to escape.

100

What is the name of today's story?

Chess: Are You Game?

200

Chess is an _____________ game. A form of it was first played in India thousands of years ago.

ancient

200

What is the name of soldiers on horseback in chess?

knights

200

What is today's text type?

an essay

300

To achieve _____________ in chess, you must attack your opponent's King and the King has no way to escape.

victory

300

What do you need to do if you want to play chess well?

You must concentrate and think ahead, like an army general.

300

What is synthesizing?

When you put information together to see it in a new way.

400

When I first started playing chess I didn't understand the rules. It was ______________ to me.

puzzling

400

What was the name of the game similar to chess that was played in India thousands of years ago?

chaturanga

400

How many pieces does a player have when they start chess? 

+2 / -2 for a correct answer

16