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The speller is out of the competition if they misspell the word. Except as provided in the “End-of-Bee Procedure”
True
False
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Procedure:First, the word is read via an audio clip by the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
True
False
3
Pronouncer/Judges' Role: The judge upholds the rules and determines whether or not words are spelled correctly.
True
False
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Procedure: Each round of the spelling bee will be conducted in a different manner for each speller.
False
True
5
Seeing the speller's lip movements may be critical in detecting misunderstandings or misspellings, so _____
the judges encourage spellers to face them when pronouncing .
practice in the mirror.
stare at the judges lips .
close your eyes when you spell .
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Who is in complete control of the competition, and decision is final on all questions
The Spelling Bee Sponsors
The Spellers
The Pronouncer and Judges
The Spelling Bee Queen
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If a word has one or more homophones, the pronouncer indicates which word is to be spelled by defining the word
False
True
8
Judge's Sense of Helpfulness: The judge may offer word information—without the speller having requested the information
True
False
9
After the audio clip the speller can
make requests of a definition
make a request of language(s) of origin, and alternate pronunciation(s).
make a request of sentence and part of speech
All of the request listed are allowed after the audio clip
10
The speller can request to hear the audio clip again
False
True
11
All words on TCSAAL word lists are entries in Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary
False
True
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Homophone means
two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings,
how E.T. phoned home
its a made up word
the latest iphone modle
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Eligibility: A speller participating in the TCSAAL Spelling Bee must be a student of a participatingcharter school.
False
True
14
The pronouncer will not ask the speller to correct another speller's misspelling, even in end-of-bee circumstances.
False
True
15
The judge will also disqualify a speller if
All answer choices are reasons for disqualification
in the process of spelling, utters unintelligible or nonsense sounds
speller alters the letters or sequence of letters from thosefirst uttered
there is a Clear Misspelling
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In the process of re-spelling the word, however, the speller may not change their original spelling.
True
False
17
The spelling bee is conducted in rounds.
True
False
18
Each speller remaining in the spelling bee at the start of a round___
Orally spells three words a round.
Does a bee dance off to the stage.
Orally spells one word in each round.
Buzzes like a bee before spelling.
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Once the speller is prepared to spell theword, the speller must ___
say the word 3 times .
spell the word .
say the word , spell the word then say the word again .
say the word , spell the word , then bow.
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The judge will disqualify a speller
All answer choices are reasons for disqualification
who refuses a request to start spelling
who does not approach the microphone when it is time to receive the word
who engages in unsportsmanlike conduct
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After, the audio clip by the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary plays the word
the pronouncer will repeat the word.
the crowd cheers .
the student spells the word .
they play an audio clip from youtube.
