1 | Quiz on English Literature Quiz on English Language and Literature Guidelines for Quiz on English Language and Literature 1. Identify the Possible themes: English Literature – Indian Literature, Western Literature, Famous Authors and Books, Poems and Poets, Characters from William Shakespeare’s Plays. The syllabus of the English Quiz will be given to the student participants 2 or 3 weeks before, so that they have ample time to read and learn the finer points of the given topics. 2. Grade level: This English Quiz will be conducted for the students of 8 th standard. 3. Day, Date & Time: Friday, 24 th April 2015, 3 rd & 4 th periods, 9:10 am – 10:30 am, 1 hour and 20 minutes. 4. Venue: School Auditorium. 5. No. of Teams: There will be 5 Teams consisting 4 students each. 6. Rounds: There will be 4 rounds to bring variety in the Quiz: a. Round 1 will be based on “Authors and Books of Western English Literature” b. Round 2 will be based on “Poems and Poets of Western English Literature” c. Round 3 will be based on “Characters from Shakespeare’s Plays” d. Round 4 will be a Rapid Fire Round based on both Western and Indian Literature: 10 questions for 1 minute / 1 ½ minutes 7. No. of questions: Each team will be asked 2 questions in first 3 Rounds 8. Time: ½ or 1 minute for a question in the first 3 Rounds 9. Marks/scoring: a. full marks for right answer: 10 points b. no marks for wrong answer: 0 points c. no half or quarter marks given 10. Round 2 will have the option of ‘pass’ which will earn 5 points each 11. Rapid Fire Round will have 1 point for each right answer, i.e. 10 points for 10 right answers. There is no minus marking in this round. 12. How many persons required to conduct a Quiz: a. One Quiz master required who has to be: Authoritative, Mastery over language and content, Articulate, eloquent and fluent, Sense of humour. b. Two Scorers: 1 st scorer would be writing the scores on the big display board, and the 2 nd scorer would be writing scores on the sheets of paper. c. One Time keeper required. Time keeper will ring the bell after each minute once the question has been asked. d. Judges: Judges will have the final word in terms of announcement of results. e. Stationaries: Judges will be provided with teams lists, scoring sheets, extra blank sheets, pencil, eraser, sharpener; students do not require any paper or pencil.
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1 | Quiz on English Literature
Quiz on English Language and Literature
Guidelines for Quiz on English Language and Literature
1. Identify the Possible themes:
English Literature – Indian Literature, Western Literature, Famous Authors and Books,
Poems and Poets, Characters from William Shakespeare’s Plays.
The syllabus of the English Quiz will be given to the student participants 2 or 3 weeks
before, so that they have ample time to read and learn the finer points of the given topics.
2. Grade level: This English Quiz will be conducted for the students of 8th standard.
3. Day, Date & Time: Friday, 24th April 2015, 3rd & 4th periods,
9:10 am – 10:30 am, 1 hour and 20 minutes.
4. Venue: School Auditorium.
5. No. of Teams: There will be 5 Teams consisting 4 students each.
6. Rounds: There will be 4 rounds to bring variety in the Quiz:
a. Round 1 will be based on “Authors and Books of Western English Literature”
b. Round 2 will be based on “Poems and Poets of Western English Literature”
c. Round 3 will be based on “Characters from Shakespeare’s Plays”
d. Round 4 will be a Rapid Fire Round based on both Western and Indian Literature: 10
questions for 1 minute / 1 ½ minutes
7. No. of questions: Each team will be asked 2 questions in first 3 Rounds
8. Time: ½ or 1 minute for a question in the first 3 Rounds
9. Marks/scoring:
a. full marks for right answer: 10 points
b. no marks for wrong answer: 0 points
c. no half or quarter marks given
10. Round 2 will have the option of ‘pass’ which will earn 5 points each
11. Rapid Fire Round will have 1 point for each right answer, i.e. 10 points for 10 right answers.
There is no minus marking in this round.
12. How many persons required to conduct a Quiz:
a. One Quiz master required who has to be: Authoritative, Mastery over language and
content, Articulate, eloquent and fluent, Sense of humour.
b. Two Scorers: 1st scorer would be writing the scores on the big display board, and the
2nd scorer would be writing scores on the sheets of paper.
c. One Time keeper required. Time keeper will ring the bell after each minute once the
question has been asked.
d. Judges: Judges will have the final word in terms of announcement of results.
e. Stationaries: Judges will be provided with teams lists, scoring sheets, extra blank
sheets, pencil, eraser, sharpener; students do not require any paper or pencil.
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General Rules for all Rounds of the Quiz
Round 1
Round 1 will be based on “Authors and Books of Western English Literature”.
Each team will be asked two questions in two rounds within the 1st Round.
Each group will be given one minute’s time for answering each question.
Each right answer will be awarded 10 points and 0 point for each wrong answer.
No passing questions in this round.
The group members can discuss among themselves but only one member can answer, most
preferably the group leader.
The timekeeper will ring the bell after each minute once the question has been asked.
In case the time runs out and the answer is given after the bell goes, answer will not be
considered and the group will be given 0 point.
Round 2
Round 2 will be based on “Poems and Poets of Western English Literature”.
Same rules as Round 1 will be followed except for the rule of passing the questions in case of
not knowing the answer.
Questions can be passed to the next team in this round in case a team is unable to answer the
question.
The team that answers the passed on question correctly will be given 5 points.
Round 3
Round 3 will be based on “Characters from Shakespeare’s Plays”.
Same rules as Round 1 will be followed in this round.
Round 4
Round 4 will be a Rapid Fire Round based on both Western and Indian Literature.
Each team will be asked 10 questions in succession for 1 minute / 1 ½ minutes.
The team has to keep on answering each question after another.
Write answers will be given 1 point each, wrong answers will be given 0 point.
The questions can be passed in case the teams do not know the answer.
There is no minus marking in this round.
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Round 1: Authors and Books/Works – 2 Questions Each Team
1. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
a. Thomas Hardy
b. Emile Zola
c. George Orwell
d. Walter Scott
2. Who wrote ‘War and Peace’?
a. Leo Tolstoy - answer
b. Charles Dickens
c. William Shakespeare
d. William Wordsworth
3. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by which author?
a. Winston Churchill - answer
b. George Washington
c. Voltaire
d. Romain Rolland
4. Who is the author of the famous book ‘Anna Karenina’?