Getting maximum use from a dictionary is a lifelong skill; the benefits extend into high school and adulthood. Knowledge of words, word parts, parts of speech, word derivation, plurals, abbreviations and acronyms are some of the skills to be acquired. Our quizzes aim to bring out the application of these skills at the very inception of research and scholarship for learners.
Libraries are stocked with different editions of dictionaries which are available for continual use by educators to practice for the finals of this competition:
Learners in grades 4 to 7 write knockout tests set by our curriculum staff and are conducted by our library assistants. The numbers are whittled down to the best 5 per grade (a total of 20 learners.)
The final 20 learners at each school write a semi-final test set and marked by our office. The top 14 learners per grade proceed to the finals.
