Recently, I presented in front of a group of professional trainers, who use games as a vehicle to present their content. We were discussing ways to use a game to teach, and someone asked, “Can games be used to develop critical thinking skills?” To illustrate my answer, I showed a question, within a game, that would be considered a “bad” test question in any kind of formal assessment. Because the question was not a “good” assessment question, it provided me with a springboard to discuss the concept that was being referenced by the question. It created a teachable moment, and an outstanding way to engage the entire class. The key thing to remember, when using a game to teach, is that presenting a concept is very different from assessing someone’s grasp of it. When creating a question, think about what your point is, and think of the questions and answers as bullet points that allow you to elaborate. What may be a bad question for a test may be a great question in a game, because of what it can allows you to accomplish.