What Is Minecraft?

Minecraft is a video game. Players can build with different types of

blocks in digital 3D worlds. There are five ways to play Minecraft:
Creative, Survival, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore.

Creative Mode Survival Mode

• players are given all the supplies • players need to find their
they need own building supplies
• players do not need to find or • players need to find food
eat food
• mobs
• mobs do not attack
*mobs are block-shaped
moving creatures

Adventure Mode Spectator Mode

• players have a health bar, • ●players cannot use
hunger bar and experience bar anything able to fly across
• players take damage in game the world from anywhere

• mobs

Hardcore Mode
To play Minecraft
• ●unlocks the hardest difficulty you will need:
• ●players only have 1 life • a computer or another
• ●mobs digital device

Don’t forget, you should always ask a parent before

going online, even to play games like Minecraft.

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Questions
1. What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a card game.
Minecraft is a video game.
Minecraft is a sports game.

2. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.


3. Draw an example of what a mob might look like.

4. Colour the things that you could use to play Minecraft.

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 What Is Minecraft?

Answers
1. What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a card game.
Minecraft is a video game.
Minecraft is a sports game.

2. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.
Answers will vary.
3. Draw an example of what a mob might look like.

Drawing of a block-shaped creature here e.g.

4. Colour the things that you could use to play Minecraft.

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 What Is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a very popular video game. In this game, players
build and create with different types of blocks in digital three-
dimensional worlds.
There are five main modes, or ways, to play Minecraft. They are
Creative, Survival, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore.
Creative Mode Survival Mode
• players can start a Minecraft • players can start a Minecraft
world in creative mode world in survival mode
• players are given all the • players need to find their own
supplies they need building supplies
• players do not need to find • players need to find food
or eat food
• interact with mobs
• mobs do not attack
Adventure Mode Spectator Mode
• players cannot start a game in • players cannot start a game in
adventure mode spectator mode
• players can switch to a adventure • players can switch to
mode from another game mode a spectator mode from
another game mode
• players have a health bar, hunger
bar and experience bar • players cannot use anything
• players take damage in game • ●able to fly across the
world from anywhere
• interact with mobs
Hardcore Mode
• players can only choose Hardcore game mode when creating a world
• unlocks the hardest difficulty
• players only have 1 life
• interact with mobs

To play Minecraft, you will need a Don’t forget, you should

computer or other digital device, such as a always ask a parent before
tablet, video game console or smartphone going online, even to
and a Microsoft account. play games like Minecraft.

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 What Is Minecraft?

Questions
1. What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a card game.
Minecraft is a video game that uses blocks in digital 3D worlds.
Minecraft is a sports game that has football and basketball.

2. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.


3. What are ‘mobs’? Write your answer and then draw an example of what
a mob might look like.


4. What do you need to be able to play Minecraft? Tick two.

computer/digital device
wooden building blocks
a Minecraft account
a Minecraft T-shirt

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 What Is Minecraft?

Answers
1. What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a card game.
Minecraft is a video game that uses blocks in digital 3D worlds.
Minecraft is a sports game that has football and basketball.

2. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.
Answers will vary.
3. What are ‘mobs’? Write your answer and then draw an example of what
a mob might look like.
Mobs are moving creatures Drawing of a block-shaped creature
within the game. here e.g.

4. What do you need to be able to play Minecraft? Tick two.

computer/digital device
wooden building blocks
a Minecraft account
a Minecraft T-shirt

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 What Is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a super popular video game. In this game,
players build and create with a variety of different blocks in
digital three-dimensional worlds. The purpose of the game is
to build and explore.
There are five main modes, or ways, to play Minecraft. They
are Creative, Survival, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore.
In Creative mode, players are given the supplies they will
need to build and break all kinds of blocks. Players do not
need to eat to survive when playing in Creative.
In Survival mode, players need to find their own building
supplies and food to be able to continue playing the game.
They can also interact with mobs, which are blocklike, and
moving creatures. Some of these creatures are friendly, but
some are most definitely not!
In Adventure mode, players have a health bar, a hunger bar
and an experience bar. Players will interact with mobs and
can take damage. Players are not able to start a new world
in adventure mode but are able to switch from another
game mode.
In Spectator mode, players cannot interect with anything
in the game but are able to fly through solid objects. When
in this game mode, players will not have a health bar, a
hunger bar and an experience bar. This is a great mode to
use if you have mined underground and got lost. Switch
to spectator mode and fly up!

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Hardcore mode is very similar to Survival mode. However,
players are locked at the hardest difficulty and only
have one life.
To play Minecraft, you will need a computer or digital
device. There are compatible versions of the Minecraft game
for a variety of different computers, video game consoles,
tablets and smartphones. You will also need to create an
online account. Any players aged 12 or under will need to
have a parent create their account for them.

Don’t forget, you should always ask

a parent before going online!

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 What Is Minecraft?

Questions
1. Select the best definition for Minecraft. Tick one.
Minecraft is an online game.
Minecraft is a popular video game in which players use blocks to
build and create digital, three-dimensional worlds.
Minecraft is a fun game that can be played on a computer.

2. What are the five main modes, or ways to play, Minecraft?



3. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.


4. What are mobs?



5. What do I need to be able to play Minecraft?



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 What Is Minecraft?

Answers
1. Select the best definition for Minecraft. Tick one.
Minecraft is an online game.
Minecraft is a popular video game in which players use blocks to
build and create digital, three-dimensional worlds.
Minecraft is a fun game that can be played on a computer.

2. What are the five main modes, or ways to play, Minecraft?

Creative, Survival, Adventure, Spectator and Hardcore.

3. Which Minecraft mode do you think you would prefer to play?

Explain your answer.
Pupils' own responses, answers will vary.

4. What are mobs?

Mobs are moving creatures within the game. In Minecraft they are
block-shaped.

5. What do I need to be able to play Minecraft?

A computer or digital device and a Microsoft account.

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