Video Game Vocabulary

by Vocafy Verifisert

Engelsk (US) A2 15 spørsmål Sports & games

Explore common game actions, useful gaming terms, and the people who make games.

1. 1. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

2. 2. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   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.

3. 3. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

4. 4. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

5. 5. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

6. 6. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   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.

7. 7. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

   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.

8. 8. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

9. 9. Velg riktig svar.

   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.

10. 10. Velg riktig svar.

    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.

11. 11. Velg riktig svar.

    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.

12. 12. Fyll inn det tomme feltet.

    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.

13. 13. Velg riktig svar.

    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.

14. 14. Velg riktig svar.

    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.

15. 15. Velg riktig svar.

    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.