Group GamesTruth or Task (Clean)
A family-safe version of the famous party game. A player chooses "truth" and answers a light question honestly, or chooses "task" and does a small, silly task. Every question and task here is safe for a mixed family group.
- Players
- 3 or more
- Time
- 15 to 20 minutes
- You need
- A bottle to spin, or chits
- Ages
- 10 and above
- Type
- Party games
Who it suits and when to play
Truth or Task, in this clean form, suits friends, cousins and classmates of ten and above who know each other well enough to laugh together. Every question and task on this page is safe for a family room. A player may always swap a truth for a task or the other way round, and may pass once. It is not a game for a group with a new or nervous member.
How to play
- Sit in a circle. Spin a bottle, or go in turns.
- The chosen player says "truth" or "task".
- For truth, ask a question from the list. For task, give a task from the list.
- A player may pass once in the game.
- Go on until everybody has had two turns.
Truth questions
- What is the funniest thing you believed as a child?
- Which food do you pretend to like?
- What is the longest you have gone without a bath? Be honest.
- Which household job do you avoid the most?
- What was your most embarrassing moment in school?
- Who in this room would you call first in trouble?
- What is one thing you are afraid of?
- Which is the worst gift you have ever received?
- What is your silliest habit?
- Have you ever blamed a brother, sister or friend for something you did?
- What is the most childish thing you still do?
- Which song do you sing in the bathroom?
- What was the last thing you searched for on your phone?
- What is a small lie you told to skip an event?
- Which subject did you fear most in school?
- What is your favourite memory with someone in this group?
- If you could change one thing about your daily routine, what would it be?
- What is the strangest dream you remember?
- Whose cooking in the family do you like best? No diplomatic answers.
- What is the one thing you cannot say no to?
Tasks
- Speak like a cricket commentator for 20 seconds.
- Do ten jumping jacks while singing.
- Talk without showing your teeth until your next turn.
- Balance a spoon on your nose for five seconds.
- Walk across the room like a penguin.
- Say the names of everyone here in reverse order.
- Draw a peacock with your eyes closed.
- Act like your favourite teacher for 15 seconds.
- Sing a nursery rhyme like a serious classical singer.
- Make up a slogan for the snack on the table.
- Speak in rhymes until your next turn.
- Pretend to be a statue for one full minute.
- Give a 20-second weather report for your kitchen.
- Clap in a rhythm and make the group copy it.
- Tell a joke in a whisper.
- Read the last message on the group in a film-hero voice.
- Do your best robot dance for ten seconds.
- Eat a biscuit without using your hands.
- Thank each person here for one thing, in one breath.
- Invent a handshake with the person on your right.
Tips and variations
- Never force anyone. If a question feels uncomfortable to someone, change it at once.
- On WhatsApp: the host posts the lists as numbers, and the player picks "Truth 7" or "Task 12" without seeing them.
Common problems and how to fix them
- A question goes too far. Use only the lists on this page, or have every new question approved by the host first.
- A player refuses both the truth and the task. Give an easy forfeit, such as singing two lines or naming ten fruits in ten seconds, and move on.
- The bottle keeps pointing at the same person. Use chits with names, and remove a name once it has been drawn.
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