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WSC Guide Book
CONTENTS
一 . Welcome Letter
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二 . What is WSC ？
1. Introduction
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2. Values and vision
3. Mascot
5. Awards
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4. Advancement
三 . WSC Academic Events
I. Six Subjects
II. Sample Agenda
III. Academic Events
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1. Team Debate
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(1) Introduction
(2) Essential Information
(3) Procedure
(4) Important Terms
(5) Regulations
(6) Scoring
2. Collabrative Writing
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(1) Introduction
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(2) Essential Information
(3) Procedure
(4) Important Terms
(5) Scoring
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4. Scholar's Bowl
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(1) Introduction
(2) Essential Information
(3) Procedure
(4) Important Terms
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3. Scholar's Challenge
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(1) Introduction
(2) Essential Information
(3) Procedure
(4) Important Terms
(5) Regulations
四 . WSC Non-academic Events
1. Debate Showcase
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4. Cultural Fair
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2. Talent Show
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3. Closing Ceremony
5. Scholar's Scavenge
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五 . Scholar's Stories
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六 . Registration
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Welcome Letter
Letter from the Founder
The artist Austin Kleon once advised his students, "Draw the art you want to see, play the music you want to hear,
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write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use."
In designing the World Scholar's Cup, my team and I have always kept something similar in mind: to design a
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program we wish we could have attended when we were students.
That's why the World Scholar's Cup may look like a competition, but isn't one at all. It's a celebration of learning.
It brings together many subjects, because before we can begin to specialize, we need to see the big picture. It
challenges teams to work together, because there's nothing harder or more inspiring than knowing that someone
else depends on you. And it deals with serious global issues without taking itself too seriously, because I'm
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convinced that before we can fall in love with learning, we have to find the fun in learning.
Whether you join us just for just a regional round or continue with us all the way to the Tournament of Champions at
Yale University, you're becoming part of a community of scholars and leaders that will last a lifetime.
Daniel Berdichevsky
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Founder and Executive Director
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What is WSC ?
1. Introduction
The World Scholar's Cup (WSC) is an academic competition targeted at primary and middle school students, which
features an incorporation of academic and social elements. It annually attracts more than 15000 participants from all over
the world. Teams taking part in WSC are made of three students. Through taking part in four academic events including
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Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, Scholar's Challenge and Scholar's Bowl, participants compete with peer scholars
in terms of the ability to memorize, understand and apply subject knowledge, the ability of persuasion and the ability to
work with others. The language for the competition is English. The content of WSC covers the knowledge from six
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subjects, namely, History, Social Studies, Science and Technology, Art and Music, Literature and Media, and Special
Area. Each year, the WSC committee sets an annual theme for the competition, and each subject will have a subtheme
closely related to the annual theme. There are three age divisions in WSC: the Skittle Division (for students aged 8 to
10), the Junior Division (for students aged 11 to 13), and the Senior Division (for students aged above 14). Qualified
teams in a Regional Round will advance to a Global Round, and qualified teams in a Global Round will be invited to the
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Tournament of Champion held each year in November at Yale University. Teams and individuals with good performance
will receive awards. The overall award rate is around 60%. Apart from four academic events, WSC is famous for its unique
and rich social events, such as Talent Show, Debate Showcase, Scholar's Ball, Scholar's Scavenge, and Cultural Fair. The
official mascot for WSC is an alpaca, whose name is Jerry. Each scholar participating in a round of WSC will adopt a super
adorable alpaca.
2. Values and Vision
The idea behind the World Scholar's Cup was to create something different than traditional academic competitions
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and conferences: a celebration of the joy of learning, a tournament as rewarding for the team that came in last as
the for the team that came in first, an enrichment opportunity that motivates students not just to demonstrate their
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existing strengths but to discover new ones.
The World Scholar's Cup is:
The goals of the World Scholar’s Cup are:
•Inclusive
•Encouraging
•To motivate students of all backgrounds to
•Interdisciplinary
•Discussion-based
•Forward-looking
•Team-oriented
•Whimsical
discover new strengths and practice new skills.
•To inspire a global community of future scholars
and leaders.
3. Mascot
Alpaca is the ubiquitous symbol of the World Scholar's Cup. You can find elements of alpaca in the opening and closing
ceremony, the academic events, the website, and almost everything about WSC. Alpacas of various shapes and colors
are showcased in the World Scholar's Cup. Although they may look different, they all have the same name “Jerry”.
During each round of WSC, scholars will receive their own plush alpaca from WSC staff at an official “alpaca adoption
ceremony”. Another common occurrence during World Scholar's Cup is the echoing of the word “Pwaa". “Pwaa” is
the sound that a happy alpaca makes and is widely used among World Scholar’s Cup participants as an interjection.
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4. Advancement
The World Scholar's Cup has three advancement tiers: Regional Rounds, Global Rounds and the Tournament of
Champion. Well-performing teams in the Regional Rounds will receive qualifications for participating the Global
Rounds. Top teams in the Global Rounds can advance to the Tournament of Champion held at Yale University each
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year in around November.
Global Round
Tournament of
Champions
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Yale University
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English
English
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Location
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Location/Official Supporter
Partner Schools/Online
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Yale University
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Weekends from Sep. to Jun.
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Qulification
Senior Division: 15-18
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Skittles：8-10
Qualification
Qualification
By invitation
Top performing teams from the
Global Round are invited
Scale
Scale
Scale
100-300 students per round
1000 students per round
2500 students
*students are allowed to choose only one
*Skittles qualifier may compete with junior
*Skittles qualifier may compete with junior
round each semester
division sometimes.
division sometimes.
5. Awards
Champion Teams
Champion Scholars
Team Bowl
Asimov Award
Team Challenge
Debate Champions
Team Writing
Writing Champions
Team Debate
Challenge Subject Awards
DaVinci Award
School Top Scholars
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WSC ACADEMIC EVENTS
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Each year, the World Scholar's Cup will release an annual theme. The syllabuses for all six subjects are
designed focusing on the annual theme. Participants are encouraged to explore the syllabus through
independent research and team study. The purpose is to guide students to enjoy the process of learning
and spark their interests in the topics, as well as developing their skills of teamwork, communication,
critical thinking and problem solving.
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I. Six Subjects
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The curriculum of WSC covers six areas of subjects. Students are advised to collaborate with teammates to
study these subjects.
Science & Technology
Social Studies
Special Area
Art & Music
History
Literature & Media
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II. Sample Agenda for Regional Rounds
The Regional Rounds of WSC (in-person) are usually held at host schools on weekends. Students will
participate in the Opening Ceremony, Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, Scholar's Challenge, Scholar's
Bowl, Debate Showcase, Talent Show, and the Closing Ceremony. If the number of participants in a round
is large, students may be divided to two waves for the events on the first day. Below is a sample agenda
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for in-person regional round.
Please note: WSC online regional round activities usually last one day and are carried out on ZOOM
platform. Students may also experience the fantastic four academic events on online round. Some
activities including talent show, debate showcase and award ceremony will not provided due to
the time limited. The results of the online regional round will be released during 1-2 weeks after the
activity ending.
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III. Academic Events
Each round of WSC has four academic events.
Scholar's Challenge
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Team Debate
(1) Introduction
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Team Debate
Team Debate is most iconic event of the WSC. Each team debates three rounds with different opponents. The
motions for Team Debate range from social issues such as climate change to daily topics such as the use of
surveillance camera in schools. Scholars are expected to use the knowledge they learned from the syllabus to
make the most persuasive speech.
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At the beginning of each round, teams will have 15 minutes to research argument for or against the motion, with
full access to the Internet. Then each student will speak up to 4 minutes. If you don't have many experiences in
debate, don't worry! In fact, 2/3 of participants in previous Team Debate had never debated before WSC, and
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more than half of the participants are not native English speakers. The percentage of debaters with experiences
is actually pretty small. For debate beginners, WSC's Team Debate can be a good introduction to the joy of
debate. For experienced debaters, it will also be a unique challenge. Except for the first round, each team will
be matched with opponent teams who have a similar skill level. At the end of each round, teams will offer their
opponent feedback and advice on how to become better debaters.
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(2) Essential Information
Each round lasts about 45 minutes, including 15 minutes for team discussion. Each
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debater can speak up to 4 minutes. There will be a one-minute preparation period
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Supporting or opposing a resolution, stance pre-determined
Question number
Each team will debate three rounds. Each round has one motion.
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Motions are based on the syllabuses of six subjects
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Only allowed at the 15-min team discussion period
Scoring Criteria
Students are scored based on three aspects: Presentation, Strategy and Content.
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Debate Tree Distribution: Before the team debate, WSC staff will convene all teams and give
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Arrival at the debate room: After receiving the debate tree, teams can enter the debate
out each team's debate tree, which illustrates the assigned room and stance for each round of the
debate.
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room for the first round. As soon as you arrive at the room, take some time to get to know your
adjudicator and then get settled. This is the perfect time to set up any electronic devices you need
for research and also any paper if you prefer to take notes.
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Revealing the motion: After everyone has settled down and the adjudicator has taken down
your team number, the motion will be revealed. Make sure every member has written it down (or
better yet, ask the adjudicator to write it on a whiteboard) before moving on the next phase.
Team Preparation Time: Your team now has 15 minutes to make points, draft speeches and
prepare your debate strategy. Use this time to map out how your points are going to connect
to each other, find evidence to support each other's points and possibly think of some rebuttals
in advance for the opposition. Make sure to write everything your team might find useful down
somewhere, as no electronic devices are allowed to be used after this stage.
Debate Time: After the 15 minutes are over, the adjudicator will call the 1st speaker for the
affirmative team to give their speech. Each debate speech has a time limit of 4 minutes. No
interruptions are allowed for any reason and the adjudicator will usually signal the speaker when 1
minute and then 30 seconds are remaining.
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Between-Speech Preparation Time: Once a speech has been delivered, both teams have 1
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Speaking in Order: Speakers from the two teams make speech in the following order: 1st
Affirmative Speaker, 1st Negative Speaker, 2nd Affirmative Speaker, 2nd Negative Speaker, 3rd
Affirmative Speaker, 3rd Negative Speaker. Each speaker can speak up to 4 minutes.
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Feedback Time: Once all the speeches are done, teams are given 90 seconds to formulate 90
seconds feedback for the other team. Feedback can refer to areas of improvement for individual
speaker or the entire team. Once both teams are ready, the negative team starts with their 90
seconds of feedback for the affirmative team.
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Winner Announcement: Once all the feedback has been given, the adjudicator will announce
who won the debate round. As always, applause and celebration regardless of whether you won or
not is appropriate here. Once this is complete, you may congratulate the other team and head on
to your next debate round! Ready to start the cycle again until all 3 rounds are done.
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1. Debate Tree
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minute to prepare their next speech. Ideally this is the time to make rebuttals, fix any weak points
or quickly find new pieces of evidence.
A flow diagram illustrating the room allocation and stance (affirmative/negative) designation for a team. See the
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sample debate tree on the right.
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2. Motion
Otherwise known as the "topic" a motion is a sentence your team will be arguing for or against during the
round. All motions start with RESOLVED and detail an action, opinion or proposal that your team will either
agree or disagree with.
Example motions:
RESOLVED: That we should develop a way to communicate with the dead
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If you're the affirmative team, you'll be agreeing with the motion and its content.
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RESOLVED: That Romeo and Juliet would have had a happier ending if there was social media
If you're the negative team, you'll be disagreeing with the motion in its entirety.
5. Winner
The team announced by the judge to win this round of debate.
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The team that is not the winner of the round of debate.
the adjudicator is the person who scores each speaker and decides on the winner of the debate. Note that all
the judges are forbidden by the WSC Committee to give students any comment on the debate.
8. Opposition
A word used to refer to the team you are debating against.
9. ID Letter
the team.
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The letter A/B/C on your name tag after your team number, which is used to distinguish different members of
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(5) Regulations
• Please respect your opponent and obey the debate rule during the entire process.
• Teams must follow the direction of Debate Tree strictly and go to the designated room to debate for the
designated stance.
• If a team only has two members, one of them will speak twice.
(6) Scoring
During each round of debate, the judge will evaluate the performance of each speaker based on a series
of criteria. The criteria for individual performance are divided to three aspects: presentation, strategy and
content. For each aspect, there are four performance levels with corresponding score range: "Needs Wor"(2
points), "Acceptable"(3-4 points), "Strong"(5-6 points), "Exceptional"(7 points). Teams will also be evaluated
on teamwork and feedback.
At the end of each round of debate, the judge will select one best debater for each team. Debaters with
outstanding performance may have the opportunity to debate on stage for the Debate Showcase event.
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Collaborative Writing
(1) Introduction
Students need to select one from the six topics (each topic about one subject) and write on it. Members
from one team cannot write on the same topic. Participants will first prepare and discuss with their
teammates, and then they will write their own essays independently. Finally, team members will read and
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help edit the essay of each other. No matter what genres of essay you choose, try your best to arouse the
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reader's interest!
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Question Type
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Write a piece of essay on a given topic. No word count or genre requirement.
A team will receive six topics in total. Each member needs to choose one unique
topic to write on.
Each topic is about one of the six subjects.
Students will prepare for writing and review finished essays in teams, but they are
required to write essays independently.
No limit
Only allowed at the preparation phrase
Scoring Criteria
Scoring is based on four aspects: Clarity, Content, Style, and Originality
Notes
Pen self-prepared
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(3) Procedure
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distribute topic sheets.
Choosing Topics: Choose one topic from the topics on the topic sheet. You may then write
down what topics your teammates are taking on the sheet along with yours.
Planning Stage: Once your team members have decided on their topics, you have 25
minutes to collaborate and help each other plan their pieces. This usually means reviewing
possible points, finding evidence and giving a few suggestions. During this stage, you are
allowed to consult any notes or internet resources.
Independent Writing Stage: After the planning stage, each student must write their piece
in complete silence for the 45 minutes.
Team Reviewing Stage: Once the writing time is up, you can get back together with
your team. For the last 15 minutes, look over each other’s pieces and give some quick
edits here and there. This is NOT a time to continue writing.
Submission of writing booklets: Once the team reviewing stage ends, the staff will
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booklets for each team. Once everyone has their writing booklets, the WSC staff will
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Receiving Writing Booklets and Topic Sheets: WSC staff will first handout writing
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Find a spot: Teams enter the room and sit next to one another directed by the staff.
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collect the writing booklets and topic sheets.
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a. Writing Booklet
One of the first things you're going to retrieve is a writing booklet for your team. This consists of an
introductory page (with rules and places for writing your signatures and team topics) and about 2-3 double
sided pages for writing. It will be inside this book that you plan, record research and write your final piece.
b. Topics Sheet
This sheet has all 6 topics on it (1 for each area of the WSC curriculum). Each member of a team needs to
choose 1 unique topic to write about.
(5) Scoring
Essays will be evaluated from four pespectives: clarity, evidence, style, and originality.
Detailed criteria are as follows.
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How easy was the paper to read and understand?
Could you follow where you were in the paper—the beginning, the middle, or the end?
Did the writer minimize distracting errors in grammar, syntax, and spelling?
Did the writer understand the prompt and help the reader understand it too?
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Were the ideas and facts presented relevant and thought-provoking?
Did the conclusions drawn from the content make sense?
Did the writer effectively draw on knowledge of the World Scholar's Cup subjects?
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Did the paper’s style and use of language make it more engaging?
Was the writer’s vocabulary varied and vibrant?
Did the writer seem excited to be writing the paper—and did you enjoy reading it?
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Did the paper provide a unique perspective on the prompt?
Did the writer have a memorable voice or approach?
Was it the kind of paper you wanted to tell someone else about afterward?
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Scholar's Challenge
(1) Introduction
The questions in Scholar's Challenge are multiple-choice questions. There is only one correct answer to each
question, but participants can choose as many options as they would like to. As long as the options you
choose include the correct one, you will receive points for the question. The content of the questions covers
all six subjects. You'll soon discover what all scholars do: that even if you think you're an expert in science,
you might win a medal in the arts, and that the best way to prepare for a test that touches on everything is to
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talk through it all with your team, day by day.
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Length
60 mimutes for in-person regional rounds/about 45 minutes for online round
Question Type
All questions are multiple-choice questions each with five options of which only
one is correct. Participants can choose one or many options.
120 questions for in-person regional rounds/90 questions usually for online round
Question Content
covered six subjects
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If one of the options you mark is correct, you will receive full or partial point for the
question (the point you get=1/the number of options you mark). For instance, if
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you choose three options in total and one of them is correct then you will receive
1/3 point for this question. If none of the options you mark is correct, you will
neither get nor lose point for the question.
Notes
Bring your own black pencil to fill in the answer sheet
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Arrival at venue and seating: Scholars enter the venue and WSC staff or volunteers will help
guide you to where you’ll be sitting. Scholars of the same team will not sit next to each other.
Retrieval of Answer Sheets: WSC staff or volunteers will direct you to collect your answer
sheet. Make sure you retrieve the one with your team number on it, lest your score be
confused with that of someone else.
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Distribution of Question Booklets: The WSC Staff and volunteers will distribute question
booklets to every single scholar.
Answer, Answer and Scratch Head: Once everyone has the question booklet, the staff will
start the challenge. The next 60 minutes are your time to try your best on the challenge and
mark the answer sheet.
Collection of Question Booklets and Answer Sheets: Once the 60-minute time is over,
the WSC staff will collect both the question booklets and answer sheets.
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Usually, the answer sheet is just a single page. The sheet will be split into 2 columns. Each column has
roughly 60 rows of 5 bubbles (as shown below). Please also note that you need to use a black pencil to
FULLY colour the bubbles you wish to answer with.
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Scholar's Bowl
(1) Introdution
One of the more collaborative events of the WSC, the Scholar's Bowl is often the last academic event to
occur. This is a thrilling team event usually held at the theater where all teams sit and compete together!
Each team has one clicker to choose the answer. The questions in the Bowl are often creative and flexible,
requiring students to make connections between knowledge and themes from different subjects. Videos
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and other forms of media are often presented in Scholar's Bowl to provide background information or hint
for the questions. Remember, it's not the first team to answer correctly that gets all the credit. You're all
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racing the clock. But the clock is fast and the stakes are high.
Video Watching
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All questions are multiple-choice questions each with five options of which only one
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is correct. Participants can choose only one option.
Question Content
Content is based on the syllabuses of the six subjects.
Participation Form
Participate by teams
Reference to
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If the option your team chooses is correct, you will receive corresponding points
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for the question. If the option you choose is incorrect, you will neither get nor lose
points for the question (except for the Betting Round).
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Seating Arrangement: Once your team enters the theater, follow WSC staff’s direction
and find the area you and your teammates will be sitting.
Clicker Distribution: Once everyone is settled in, the WSC staff will begin clicker
distribution.
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Clicker Testing: Once everyone has their clicker, the staff will usually set up a few "tasks"
to help you learn how to properly answer using the clicker and test its function. This includes
learning how to quickly change answers, so pay attention a bit.
Bowl, Bowl and Bowl some more (part 1): Once all the practice questions are
there will be around 15 seconds for teams to discuss and make choice. Before the
countdown is over, teams can change their answer even if they have already submitted an
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Alpaca Adoption Ceremony: At the halfway point, there will be a break while the
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alpacas are distributed to each team and scholars will swear by the oath to love and protect
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Bowl, Bowl and Bowl some more (part 2)
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their alpacas.
Clicker Return: After the Bowl is over, WSC staff will ask you to return the clickers.
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At the Scholar's Bowl, a clicker will be introduced as the fourth member of your
team. It is a small electronic rectangle with 6 buttons on it (pictured on the left).
The clicker is the tool with which your team will answer each question during the
bowl.
2. Point
Unlike a traditional clicker-based quiz, each question on the Scholar's Bowl earns a different number of
points. Normally, the number of points rewarded will increase with the difficulty of the question.
(5) Regulations
a. It is strictly prohibited to use any electronic devices to take pictures of the questions or search the
Internet. Teams that violate the rule may be disqualified for the event.
b. During the alpaca distribution, scholars cannot change the color of the alpaca received.
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WSC NON-ACADEMIC EVENTS
Designed to be "a celebration of learnin", the World Scholar's Cup is famous for unique nonacademic events in addition to the four academic events. In regional rounds, scholars can participate
in Debate Showcase and Talent Show. In global rounds or the Tournament of Champion at Yale,
scholars can enjoy an even richer variety of community events, including the Scholar's Ball, Scholar's
Scavenge and Cultural Fair.
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With the purpose to encourages sharing between scholars, after all the academic events are done, the
committee will select the top debaters who stood out in the Team Debate event to form new mixed teams. These
already strong speakers will face a brand-new challenge: working with brand new teammates. They will debate
on stage in front of the whole community about a thought-provoking new motion. Afterwards, while a panel of
nominated peers determines the winner, members of the audience, students and adults alike, can volunteer to
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join the conversation, sharing their thoughts with a community that is open to every voice.
2. Talent Show
The talent (and untalent!) show at every regional round is a chance for you to share something with our
community, even if you're not an experienced performer. Whether it's a boy in Dubai solving a Rubik's Cube with
his feet, or the team from Brisbane teaching us TimTams 101, every single performance is unique.
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3. Closing Ceremony
At the Closing Ceremony of each round, scholars will receive medals and trophies for all kinds of individual and
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At every Global Round (and at the Tournament of Champions at Yale) we celebrate our diversity of origins
with a cultural fair in which schools can set up booths representing their countries. There will be food: Turkish
delight, spicy Indonesian noodles, reindeer jerky from Norway. There will be performances and demonstrations:
drumming Maldivians, Hong Kong, SAR scholars writing your name in Chinese calligraphy, Myanmar delegates
coating your cheeks in tree bark. Everywhere you turn, you'll learn something new, and take home something
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that reminds you our world is full of friendship, difference, and delight.
5. Scholar's Scavenge
On the first night of every Global Round, you'll be teamed up with 14 fellow scholars from up to 14 other
countries to undertake a series of quirky challenges. You may have to dance Orange Justice under an orange
tree, or persuade your coach to jump into a recycling bin. It's a great chance to make new friends from around
the world, one wonderfully awkward photograph at a time.
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Scholar's Stories
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Ever since 2016, when I first immersed myself in the World Scholar's Cup, the program has meant
something special to me. It helped me discover my writing talents, drove me into public speech,
encouraged me to study interesting content, and persuaded me that it's possible to be serious and
have fun. This year, I decisively formed a high school club of WSC to "spread the pwaa". In Shanghai
Round, two teams I led achieved tremendous success, and one of my teammates told me, "That was
my happiest experience in the past few months". I hope everyone who participated last weekend
found WSC special, just like I did four years ago.
—Winston Jian
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My experience with WSC started 3 years ago, and it was a really fun experience to go from a regional
round, to global, and finally to the tournament of champions in Yale University. I learned a lot of
critical thinking, speaking, and writing skills that helped me a lot in my school activities, and I forever
will love WSC for teaching me those. If you are thinking about to go to WSC or not to go, then I
strongly recommend you to try it out.
—Nilabh
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The most attractive part of world scholar's cup is you can know lots of people. People from different
places come and meet at the same place. World Scholar's Cup provides a place to let me know more
people and learn more about different people, places and communicate with them. During the time of
the semi-global round in Shanghai, I made friends with 17 scholars who also joined World Scholar's cup.
Until now, we are still communicating and we share things about our cities and schools. I really enjoy
sharing my life and study with them!
—Shiran Xu
I think the competition opens a whole new world for me. I am really surprised that all of the scholars
have strong thirst for knowledge so they can work as a team in just two days although they are from
different schools. Also, I improve myself in WSC. The six variable topics help me learn more about the
knowledge instead of focusing on one subject. And I strengthen my speaking, thinking, communicating,
writing skills in the process. Through cooperation, our team wins the first place senior finally! It is such a
joy to be a scholar in WSC.
—Xinru Li
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held on weekends. Information about each round's dates, locations and other details,
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