INTERNATIONAL LEVEL EXAMINATION
GENERAL OVERVIEW
2015
This material contains the general overview of the rounds of International Level Examination for all the groups.
We implore the students to master all the words in the Word Bank:
the words’ spelling, synonyms, antonyms, phonetic symbols and etymology.
The main exam is for 100 marks and the time allowed is 90 minutes
Rounds
GROUP 1 & 2
(Total marks = 100)
Marks
Dictation
1
Prepare from the Word bank you received.
Words will be dictated from the word bank. (Word
bank contains the words which are in the Inter
School Level Booklet)
GROUP 3,4,5 & 6
(Total marks = 100)
Marks
Dictation
10
Prepare from the Word bank you received.
Words will be dictated from the word bank.
(Word bank contains the words which are in
the Inter School Level Booklet)
10
Match the following
2
Match I: The (5) words in column A are to be
matched with their meanings in column B.
Match II: The (5) words in column A are to be
matched with their phonetic symbols in column B.
All column A words will be taken from the Word
Bank.
Match the following
10
Find the Correct Spelling
3
The Words for this Round will be taken
from the Word Bank.
The Words for this Round will be chosen
from the Word Bank.
10
Jumble - Tumble (Find the word)
10
The Words for this Round will be taken
from the Word Bank.
10
The Words from the Word Bank shall be the answer options.
This round is to check your understanding of the usage of
the words.
5
Pick up the most suitable word
Fill in the missing letter
4
The words in column A are to be matched
with their meanings in column B.
Column A words will be taken from the Word Bank.
10
World Build
5
Finish the sentence
The Words for this round will be chosen
from the Word Bank.
10
The Words will be chosen from the Word Bank. The student
will be asked to form four words with four or more letters.
(No plurals for already written singular words,
proper nouns or acronyms)
5
Phonetics
Group III & IV
Students are expected to write the words for the given
phonetic symbols.
Picture crossword
6
Pictorial representation of the words from the
Word Bank will be given as clues
Group V &VI
10
Students are expected to write the phonetic expressions of
the given words.
5
Words will be chosen from Word Bank. We follow British
English and so we recommend Cambridge dictionary. Follow
this link for their online page:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/
7
.
Form a Sentence
Jumbled up words will be given
to be put in the right order.
Crossword
10
9
Given ten random words should be
re-written in standard alphabetical order
. General Knowledge
Questions will be asked according to the
respective age group: 50% of the questions will be
asked from the preparatory material.
10
10
Reading comprehension
10
Students should read the given passage and
answer the questions
10
Idioms & phrases
Write in Alphabetical Order
8
Prepare from the words in the Word Bank.
Clues will be provided to fill in the Crossword.
10
Idioms & phrases will be chosen from the given preparatory
material. Match the Idioms in column A
to their meanings in column B.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Learn the Synonyms and Antonyms of words in the Word
Bank. This will be a multiple choice round.
Pick the Odd one out
Logical and language based questions will be asked.
10
10
10
General Knowledge
11
NIL
-
Questions will be asked according to the
age group: 50% of the questions will be asked from the
preparatory material.
12
NIL
-
Students should read the given passage and answer the
questions
10
Reading comprehension
Tie round is for 20 marks and the time allowed is 15 minutes
Tie round will immediately follow the main exam. It is mandatory for all the participants to attend the tie round
Tie round
(2 rounds * 10 marks = 20 Marks)
Group 3, 4
Group 1, 2
1
Match the words with phonetics symbols
2 General knowledge
1 Phonetics
write words for the given phonetic symbols
2 General knowledge
All the very best!
SpellBee International Team
Group 5, 6
Phonetics
1 write phonetic symbols for the given
words
2 General knowledge
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