Interhouse Spellathon Competition

Classes 6 to 8

Round 1-Anagrams

There will be 12 questions in this round. One word will be given to each team class

wise Each participant gets 30 seconds to answer.

Class VI

latuape

plateau

qacitua

aquatic

cineser

sincere

aloejus

jealous

Class VII

nerostus

strenous

fishecmi

mischief

teanitii

initiate

pnledsid

splendid

Class VIII

lyavrir

rivalry

zyatpimesh

sympathize

soespu

spouse

nicovoticn

conviction

ROUND 2 PAPER AND PENCIL

Class VI

There will be 12 questions in all in this round.

One incomplete sentence will be given to each house classwise.

Each participant gets 1 min to complete the sentence.

Complete the sentence with the respective place of stay:

Horses are well kept in____

stable

Bees are busy in their _________.

Apiary/ Beehive

Hens are cosy at night in their _________.

Pen

Class VIIComplete the famous saying:

Make hay while _______.

The sun shines

Variety is the __________.

Essence of life

Action speaks ________________.

Louder than words

God made the country and _____.

Men made towns

Class VIIIFill in the blanks with the most appropriate pairing words:

It is raining ______ in Delhi.

Cats and dogs

Raju always has a _____ story.

Cock and bull

When it comes to work, she plays ______________.

Fast and loose

My sister is a very organized person , her room is always__________ .

Spic and span

ROUND 3 VISUAL ROUND

Each team will get 2 minutes to guess the personality shown on the screen.Three clues will be given for each of them.

Sarojini Naidu

R.K.Narayan

Arundhati Roy

Sulman Rushdie

ROUND 4

CORRECT THE PASSAGE

Each team gets one passage with five misspell words.

Identify these words and correct it in two minutes.

I have a spelling chequer It came with my computer It plainly marques for my review Mistaches I cannot see

As soon as a mistache is maid It knows before too long And I can put the error rite It's really never wrong.

I have a spelling checker It came with my computer It plainly marks for my review Mistakes I cannot see

As soon as a Mistakes is made It knows before too long And I can put the error right It's really never wrong.

Preperation for public reading involves much more than simply able to say the words in the assined materials.

Endear to get clear understanding of what the material means. If possible, get a dictionary for correct

pronounciation of unfamilier words.

Preparation for public reading involves much more than simply able to say the words in the assigned materials.

Endeavour to get clear understanding of what the material means. If possible, get a dictionary for correct

pronunciation of unfamiliar words.

Experts in the field of education emphasise the value of review. In one study, a collage professor demonstrated that

one minute spend in promt review would double the amount of information retained. So immediatly after you finish

reading, mentally revieu the principal ideas in order to fix these in your mind.

Experts in the field of education emphasize the value of review. In one study, a college professor demonstrated that

one minute spend in prompt review would double the amount of information retained. So immediately after you finish

reading, mentally review the principal ideas in order to fix these in your mind.

Many people hestate to start a conversation with someone they do not know. In some culchers, hospitality to strangers is costumary

People may readily invite you to come in and sit down. If you make a polite enquiry about the well being of the family and sincerly

listen to the response, they may equally be attentive to what you have to say.

Many people hesitate to start a conversation with someone they do not know. In some cultures, hospitality to strangers is customary

People may readily invite you to come in and sit down. If you make a polite inquiry about the well being of the family and sincerely

listen to the response, they may equally be attentive to what you have to say.

ROUND 5 RAPID FIRE

Each team to choose one best player . Two minutes will be given to the participants to answer minimum ten questions . only one attempt for each question.

Thank you !!!