Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice? The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007. Find out more about Hunger. How does playing the vocabulary game at FreeRice help me? Learning new vocabulary has tremendous benefits. It can help you: Formulate your ideas better Write better papers, emails and business letters Speak more precisely and persuasively Comprehend more of what you read Read faster because you comprehend better Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT Perform better at job interviews and conferences Sell yourself, your services, and your products better Be more effective and successful at your job After you have done FreeRice for a while, you may notice an odd phenomenon. Words that you have never consciously used before will begin to pop into your head while you are speaking or writing. You will feel yourself using and knowing more words. How do I do other subjects besides vocabulary at FreeRice? Click on the Subjects link near the top right of the page to see a list of all subjects available at FreeRice. There is math, science, geography, art history, other languages and more. FreeRice is working to add more subjects and more material within each subject. Our goal is to provide knowledge that is useful and interesting for you. Why do I see some questions repeated? Whenever you get a question wrong, FreeRice will repeat it a few turns later to give you a second chance at it. Who pays for the donated rice? The rice is paid for by the sponsors whose names you see on the bottom of your screen when you enter a correct answer. These sponsors support both learning (free education for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We thank these sponsors for their generous participation at FreeRice. For information about how you or your company can sponsor FreeRice, please email freerice.rep@wfp.org. How do I start playing FreeRice? In the middle of the FreeRice Home page you will see something like: small means: little old big yellow To play the game, click on one of the four definitions (.little,. .old,. .big,. or .yellow.) that you think is correct. If you get it right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. In the example above, you would want to click on .little,. which means .small.. You will then get a chance to do another word the same way. You can play as long as you like and donate as much rice as you like. When you are finished, you do not have to do anything.your donation is already counted.