Quran Quest 2018 Program Schedule, Selection Process & Contest Guidelines
Program Schedule Check in will be at the MCA Khadija banquet hall Level 3 Families Or Friends (Grades 9+) Surat Al-Ahzab Check in starts at 9:00 A.M. and contest starts at 10:00 A.M. sharp. All team members must read behavioral contract/ contest guidelines and bring it signed by all members when they check in. All team members must check in together. Check in starts at 9:00 A.M. and ends 9:50 A.M. If your team s name starts with the letters A to H please arrive at 9:00 A.M., letters I to P arrive at 9:15 A.M., and letters Q to Z arrive 9:30 A.M. Each participant will receive a Quran Quest short-sleeved T-shirt and a name badge. The T-shirt is a must to wear for all participants to be identified from general audience. Please know your size, be ready to wear it quickly. Only women can be exempted from wearing the T- shirt if they wish. Girls must wear a long sleeve shirt under the short-sleeve T-Shirt and a scarf. No check in after 9:50 A.M. Late teams are not permitted to the competition and are disqualified. Expected time to finish level 3 is 12:30 P.M.
Level 1 (Grades 4-5) Surat Ar-Rahman & Surat An-Najm Check in starts at 11:30 A.M. and contest starts at 1:00 P.M sharp. All team members must read behavioral contract/ contest guidelines and bring it signed by all members when they check in. All team members must check in together. Check in starts 11:30 A.M. and ends at 12:30 P.M (Dhuhr prayer will be at 12:40 P.M.) If your team s name starts with the letters A to H check in at 11:30 P.M., letters I to P check in at 11:50 P.M., and letters Q to Z check in at 12:10 P.M. Each participant will receive a Quran Quest short-sleeved T-shirt and a name badge. The T-shirt is a must to wear for all participants to be identified from general audience. Please know your size, be ready to wear it quickly. Girls can wear a long sleeve shirt under the short-sleeve T-Shirt. No check in after 12:30 P.M. Expected time to finish level 1 is 3:30 P.M
Level 2 (Grades 6-8) Surat Sabaa & Surat Fatir Check in starts at 3:00 P.M. and contest starts at 4:20 P.M. sharp. All team members must read behavioral contract/ contest guidelines and bring it signed by all members when they check in. All team members must check in together. Check in starts 2:45 P.M. and ends at 3:45 P.M. (Asr prayer starts at 4:00 P.M.) If your team s name starts with the letters A to H check in at 2:45 P.M., letters I to P check in at 3:05 P.M., and letters Q to Z check in at 3:20 P.M. Each participant will receive a Quran Quest short-sleeved T-shirt and a name badge. The T-shirt is a must to wear for all participants to be identified from general audience. Please know your size, be ready to wear it quickly. Girls must wear a long sleeve shirt under the short-sleeve T-Shirt and a scarf. No check in after 3:45 P.M. Expected time to finish level 2 is 5:55 P.M. (Al-Maghrib prayer starts at 6:00 P.M
The Selection Process: Round 1 Each Team will be seated around a table. Two blank sheets, a pen, and a sign with the team s name will be provided on each table. Each team must identify its pen owner, and its team leader who will decide on the answer. All teams must listen to the contest rules and obey them. All teams will participate simultaneously in round 1. 10 questions (Multiple Choice, True/False, One Word Answer) will be read out loud twice and appear on the projection screen for the contestants and the audience. After the question is read out loud the teams will hear a start signal to start their answer sharing/discussion time. All teams will have 30 seconds to discuss the answer and write the letter of choice or word on a piece of paper provided on the table. A buzz will signal the end of the given time. The answers will be handed to the judges by the event volunteers. The 10 questions will be answered to the public on the screen. Round 2 Another sheet of paper will be given to the teams. 10 questions : Multiple Choice, True/False & Short Answers will be read out loud twice and will appear on the projection screen for the contestant and the audience. Same duration and buzz signal apply as in round 1. The volunteer will take the answer sheet and hand it to the judges. The 10 questions will be answered to the public on the screen. Round 3 Another sheet of paper will be given to the teams. 5 questions : Multiple Choice, True/False & Short Answers will be read out loud twice and will appear on the projection screen for the contestant and the audience. Same duration and buzz signal apply as in rounds 1 and 2. The volunteer will take the answer sheet and hand it to the judges. The 5 questions will be answered to the public on the screen. Teams will be selected to proceed to round 4, based on the results of round 1, round 2 and round 3 combined score.
In case of a tie, additional questions will be asked. In case of a second tie, behavior will be taken into consideration. ( Please read the contest behavior guidelines and rules ) The 3 selected teams will step up to the podium and the rest of the teams will remain seated. Round 4 Each team will be asked 3 questions. The question will be read out loud twice and will appear on the screen. Each team will be asked the same question while the other two teams will be waiting in the safe room. Each team will be given 90 seconds to share /discuss the answer together then a buzz signal will alert the spokesperson to answer in another given time. Two judges will evaluate each question using the scores from 0 to 5. The score of 5 is the best complete answer, the score of 4 is good enough, has main point and supporting details, the score of 3 is for an average answer that is missing supporting details but the main point is clear, the score of 2 is for an answer that is missing the main point and has one or more supporting details, the score of 1 is a poor attempt without focus on main point or supporting details and the score of 0 is a wrong answer. Each judge will evaluate each question independently from the other judge; the final score for each question is scored out of 10. For example, one judge will grade a 4 and the second will grade a 3, then the total score per question is 7. Only the total score of the 3 questions of round 4 will determine the first, second and third winners. In case of a tie, each team will be asked additional one question; the score will be calculated after each round until the winners are determined. In case of multiple ties, it is up to the judges to decide on the tie breaker. Each participating team member from the winning three teams will take a valuable gift. All Quran Quest Participants Are Winners! Gaining Knowledge Is Winning Knowledge!
Guidelines & Rules No Children 7 years and under will be permitted to enter the hall. Babysitting will be provided. Guidelines: Failure to abide by the guidelines will result in team disqualification. 1. Before you check in, determine who will be the pen holder and spokesperson. 2. At check-in table, hand in the behavioral contract with the members collective signatures, to the volunteer at the table. 3. Receive your contest T-shirt, and wear them. 4. Enter the hall with all your team members quietly and calmly. 5. Wait for a volunteer to walk you to your table. 6. Remain seated till the MC starts the event. 7. Listen to the MC when he/she is speaking and look at the screen. 8. For round 1, 2, 3 & 4 only the pen owner/holder will write on the sheet provided on behalf of the team. 9. For round 4, for each question only one spokesperson will answer the questions verbally on behalf of his or her team. If a team member corrects the answer while the spokesperson is saying it; the team will lose 1 points from their score of this particular question and will receive a warning. 10. Stop sharing/discussing answers when alerted with the buzzer. 11. No shouting out the answers even if you re not participating in the round. 12. Listen to other teams while they are answering their questions. 13. No foul language or sarcastic remarks if team members answered incorrectly. 14. No mumbling or whispering while your team member or another team member is answering a question. 15. No teasing or sarcastic remarks to other participating teams. 16. All cell phones should be turned off during the contest. No other devices should accompany the participants during the contest. 17. No food or drink inside the hall except water bottles. 18. General audience will be asked to leave the hall if they attempt to aid in answering the questions. 19. No noise outside of the hall as other levels will be in session. 20. Have a positive attitude towards other participants and show courtesy to volunteers, judges, and audience.
Contest Rules: Teams which will not abide by the contest rules will take a warning and can be disqualified from the contest. The first warning: is an orange card that will be placed on the team s name sign; it is a reminder to stick to the contest rules. If the team continue to misbehave after the first warning, the team will be disqualified but remain seated until the contest is over. If two teams are tied and if any has an orange card this will give the clean flag team an opportunity to win the round. Same gender teams are required, except in the cases of sibling-only teams. For a family team, only family members can participate. No family friend is allowed to join the team. For level 3, friends team can be participating but same gender teams are required, except in the cases of sibling-only teams. Children can participate in a family team if they are second grade and up. Younger children cannot be part of the team.
Quran Quest Behavioral Contract February 24, 2018 Team Name: Level: Number of members: Team members names: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We the team read the contest guidelines and rules, the program schedule and the selection process. We will abide by all the contest guidelines and rules and understand that failure to follow them might result in our team be disqualified. We will have positive attitude towards ourselves and other teams. We will be courteous towards volunteers, judges, organizers, and audience. We understand that we are all winners since we learned and gained knowledge from the Quran. All team participants should sign below. Signatures: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.