Marking Scheme
| Class | Section | No. Of Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st & 2nd | Grammar | 20 | 100 |
| Reading Skills | 10 | ||
| Writing Skills | 10 | ||
| Listening Skills | 10 | ||
| In Class 1st & 2nd category : Marking is based on adaptive methodology where every section is divided in two difficulty level (Understanding & Application), marks per question for understanding is 1 & marks per question for Application is 2 | |||
| Class | Section | No. Of Questions | Total Marks |
| 3rd to 8th | Grammar | 20 | 150 |
| Reading Skills | 10 | ||
| Writing Skills | 10 | ||
| Listening Skills | 10 | ||
| In Class 3rd to 8th category : Marking is based on adaptive methodology where every section is divided in three difficulty level (Understanding , Application & HOTS), marks per question for understanding is 1, marks per question for Application is 2 & marks per question for HOTS is 3 | |||
Ranking Criteria for World English Olympiad
Ranks for all classes in World English Olympiad will be in accordance with the following criteria.
- Marks obtained in the exam.
- In case of a tie, the student completing the test in lesser time will be ranked higher.
- In case of a tie again, they will be awarded the same rank.
- In case of any confusion, decision of the Wheebox Academic Council will be final & binding.
Awards & Recognition for the students of all classes appearing in World English Olympiad.
- Top 3 students from each class nationally will win Amazon gift card worth rupees 3000, 2000 & 1000 respectively
- Top 15% students nationally will be awarded with a merit certificate.
- Top 5% students nationally will be awarded with a appreciation letter and a merit certificate.
- Top 3 students from every school with more than 25 students in a class appearing for an Olympiad exam will be awarded with a merit certificate.
- Every participant will be awarded a digital participation certificate. This will be available on the dashboard of the participant.
EXAM SCHEDULE
World English Olympiad Exam will be held on:
Date: 08 February 2022, Tuesday
Time Slots:
Class: 1st - 8th - 10 AM to 10 PM
(students can take their exam any time between this time slot)
01
GRAMMAR
Spellings, Diagraphs, Alphabetical order, Helping Verbs, Adjectives (This, that, these, those), Singular-Plural, Naming words, Prepositions, Articles (A/An).
02
READING SKILLS
STORY/Comprehension/Paragraph with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Dialogue Completion with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as My Pet Animal, My Family, My School, Myself.
01
GRAMMAR
Sentences, Question Words, Nouns, Singular-Plural, Countable-Uncountable, Gender, Adjectives, Degrees of Comparison, Pronoun, Articles(A, An), Verbs, Present-Past-Future Tense, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Contractions, Homophones, Homonyms.
02
READING SKILLS
STORY/Comprehension/Paragraph with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Dialogue Completion with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as My Pet Animal, My Family, My School, Myself.
01
GRAMMAR
Singular-Plural, Adjectives,Pronoun, Articles(A, An), Verbs, Present-Past-Future Tense, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Contractions, Homophones, Homonyms, Adverbs, Interjections, Compound Words, Nouns possession.
02
READING SKILLS
STORY/Comprehension/Paragraph with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Dialogue Completion with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as My Favourite Game, My School, My Neighbour, My Birthday Party.
01
GRAMMAR
Modals, Synonyms and Antonyms, Adjectives and its types, Pronouns and its Types, Articles(A, An), Verbs, Simple and Continuous Tense, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Adverbs, Interjections, Word Search, Punctuation, Degree of Comparison.
02
READING SKILLS
STORY/Comprehension/Letter/Essay with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Dialogue Completion/Diary Writing with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as A day at the Beach, My Favourite Pet, Learning to ride a Bike, My Favourite Subject.
01
GRAMMAR
Idioms and Proverbs, Direct and Indirect Speech, Verbs (Transitive/Intransitive), Kinds of sentences, Kinds of Nouns, Adjectives and its types, Pronouns and Types, Verbs, Prefix and Suffix, Active and Passive Voice, Direct-Indirect Speech, Conjunctions, Tenses- Present-Past and Future perfect continuous.
02
READING SKILLS
Picture Description, Report Writing(Comprehension) /Letter/Essay with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Poem Completion, Diary and Notice Writing with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as My Favourite Game, My School, My Neighbour, My Birthday Party.
01
GRAMMAR
Idioms and Proverbs, Direct and Indirect Speech, Verbs (Transitive/Intransitive), Kinds of sentences(Exclamatory, Interrogative and Assertive), Kinds of Nouns, Adjectives and its types, Degree of Comparison(Comparative and Superlative, Much/Many/Little/Few/Elder/Older) , Pronouns and Types, Verbs, Active and Passive Voice, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Articles and Omission of Articles, Tenses- (Simple-Perfect-Continuous), Modals, Synonyms-Antonyms, Punctuations.
02
READING SKILLS
Picture Description, Report Writing(Comprehension) /Letter/Essay with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Poem Completion, Diary, Email writing, Application writing and Notice Writing with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as Global Warming, Independence Day.
01
GRAMMAR
Direct and Indirect Speech, Verbs (Verbs of Incomplete Prediction and Classes of Verbs - weak, strong, irregular), Adjectives and its types, Degree of Comparison(Comparative and Superlative, Much/Many/Little/Few/Elder/Older) , Pronouns and Types, Active and Passive Voice, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Tenses- (all), Punctuations, Phrases and Clauses, Usage Notes (effect-affect, advice-advise).
02
READING SKILLS
Picture Description, Report Writing(Comprehension) /Letter/Essay with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Poem Completion, Diary, Email writing, Application/Letter writing and Notice Writing with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as About a City, Short Story.
01
GRAMMAR
Direct and Indirect Speech, Verbs (Verbs of Incomplete Prediction and Classes of Verbs - weak, strong, irregular), Adjectives and its types, Degree of Comparison(Comparative and Superlative, Much/Many/Little/Few/Elder/Older) , Pronouns and Types, Active and Passive Voice, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Tenses- (all), Punctuations, Phrases and Clauses, Usage Notes (effect-affect, advice-advise).
02
READING SKILLS
Message/Letter/Paragraph/Notice writing with multiple choice questions related to the story.
03
WRITING SKILLS
Poem Completion, Diary, Email writing, Application/Letter writing and Notice Writing with multiple choice questions OR fill in the blanks to fill in the right option.
04
LISTENING SKILLS
An audio will be played and questions related to that audio will be asked. Audio will consist of topics such as Globalisation, Your aim in life, Environment education.