Video Game Vocabulary
Explore common game actions, useful gaming terms, and the people who make games.
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1. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
What do you usually hold in both hands to control a game on a TV?
- a headset
- a controller
- a monitor
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- a controller
A controller has buttons and often small sticks that help you move your character.
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2. শূন্যস্থানটি পূরণ করুন।
Press this button to ___: your character goes up into the air and lands again.
- run
- turn
- jump
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Press this button to jump: your character goes up into the air and lands again.
Jumping can help your character get over holes or reach higher places.
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3. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
You need a short break. Which menu option stops the game for a moment without closing it?
- pause
- restart
- quit
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- pause
After you pause, you can continue from the same place.
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4. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
What is the name for the points you earn in a game?
- your level
- your score
- your health
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- your score
A high score is the best score reached in a game.
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5. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
What does your character's health bar usually show?
- How many items your character is carrying
- How fast your character can move
- How much life your character has left
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- How much life your character has left
When an enemy hits your character, the health bar often gets shorter.
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6. শূন্যস্থানটি পূরণ করুন।
You want to keep your progress for tomorrow.
I will ___ my game before I close it.
- save
- restart
- delete
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I will save my game before I close it.
Saving lets you continue later without starting from the beginning.
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7. শূন্যস্থানটি পূরণ করুন।
I'm new to this game. The ___ lets me practice the controls with step-by-step help.
- scoreboard
- tutorial
- main menu
This part of a game is like a short lesson.
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I'm new to this game. The tutorial lets me practice the controls with step-by-step help.
Tutorials often let you practice before the main game starts.
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8. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
Your character has picked up a key and a map. Where can you check the items your character is carrying?
- the settings menu
- the scoreboard
- the inventory
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- the inventory
Some games limit how many items you can keep in your inventory.
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9. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
A villager asks your character to find a lost dog. What is this kind of task called?
- a quest
- a battle
- a race
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- a quest
A quest often gives you a reward when you finish it.
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10. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
Which word means that two or more people can play a game together?
- single-player
- multiplayer
- offline
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- multiplayer
Multiplayer games can let people play together in the same room or online.
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11. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
You reach a marked spot in a level. If you lose later, you start again at this spot. What is it called?
- a finish line
- a main menu
- a checkpoint
It keeps you from repeating the whole level.
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- a checkpoint
A checkpoint keeps your place, but it may not save your progress if you close the game.
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12. শূন্যস্থানটি পূরণ করুন।
Your character is carrying a sword but is not using it yet.
You need to ___ the sword before you can fight with it.
- equip
- sell
- drop
Carrying an item and making it ready to use are different actions.
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You need to equip the sword before you can fight with it.
You can equip armor and tools as well as weapons.
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13. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
A shopkeeper in a game sells you items. The game controls this character, not a human player. What is this character called?
- a developer
- an NPC
- a player
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- an NPC
NPC means “non-player character.” NPCs can give you tasks or help tell the game's story.
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14. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
Your character falls through a solid floor because of a mistake in the game. What is this problem called?
- an update
- a feature
- a bug
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- a bug
Game makers can fix bugs with updates.
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15. সঠিক উত্তরটি নির্বাচন করুন।
Who writes the computer code that tells a game what to do?
- a game programmer
- a game tester
- a game artist
This person creates the instructions that the computer follows.
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- a game programmer
Programmers work with artists and other people to build a game.