1200 granules of rice in the bowl, 1200 granules of rice....

[captainsblog]

Thanks to the affable, altruistic, beneficent, etc., etc. uninvitedcat for tipping me off to this site:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Test/improve your vocabulary and hand out free rice to the needy:)

The more you get right, the higher your challenge level goes. I hit 42 a few times, when the lexicon starts to get extremely medical. The levels go as high as 50, although the site claims few make it even as far as 48.

This also strikes me as excellent practice for PSATs, LSATs, GREs or anything else with a vocabulary testing component.  So much so that I'm passing this post to Emily to share with her English teacher.

My only suggestion would be for them to add fried rice to the donation program. That way you'd almost have to come back an hour later and do it some more;)

Comments

[angledge.livejournal.com]

I got to level 45 AND donated a few hundred grains of rice! Good website.

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

I guess I should be smug? In 4000 grains of rice, I managed to reach level 50 several times, though I never managed to stay there more than two or three words' worth.

[uninvitedcat.livejournal.com]

I take no credit! copperbadge put me onto it - and no doubt I shall be making a couple more visits. I think my highest level was about 45 or 46 - goodness knows how! I was guessing half the time!

[headbanger118.livejournal.com]

I hit 41 and stopped after 1000 grains of rice. I could've played that all day,and if I don't get any work done this weekend, you are to blame! :P