2nd ACSI Bible Quiz About the ACSI Bible Quiz As Christians, we firmly believe that the Bible is the foundation of our existence and the basis of our faith. As Christian educators, we encourage our students to saturate themselves with godly influence by reading the Bible, meditating on the Holy Scriptures, and living out the Word of God in their daily lives. As a unified body of Christian schools, we design an exciting Bible Quiz program to stimulate the youth to read God’s Word with the prayer that they will eventually seek to place the Word of God in their hearts, minds, and lives through the medium of healthy competition. We pray that the many hours that they will spend in the focused study of the Word of God, we pray that they will see that the ancient text of the Holy Scripture is fun, relevant, exciting, and meaningful. Objectives of the Bible Quizzing Tournament 1. To encourage students to memorize God’s Word. 2. To develop within each student a love for God’s Word. 3. To encourage students to have a closer relationship with God. 4. To develop greater discipline in the student. 5. To provide an opportunity for fellowship with students from other Christian

schools. Competition Structure 1. Schools may conduct their preliminary Bible quiz or choose from a training pool

to select the school representatives in the ACSI Bible Quiz.

2. The quiz bee will consist of two levels of official competition:

a. Level 1: Regional Meet b. Level 2: National Finals

3. ACSI Bible Quiz official competition is done in 2 levels. Contestants must qualify in the Regional Meet to proceed to the National Finals. The top three schools in the regional meet will qualify for the national finals.

4. Participating school has the option to choose which regional division match to join based on proximity and/or convenience.

5. Should there be three or less schools participating in a particular regional division, the schools automatically qualify for the National Finals.

Categories and Grade Levels 1. Students may only compete in the category that is specifically assigned to the

grade level that they are currently enrolled. 2. The following are the content categories and their corresponding grade levels:

a. Genesis, Exodus – Grade 5, 6, and 7 b. Joshua, Judges, Ruth – Grade 7, 8, and 9 c. Job, Psalm, Proverbs – Grade 9, 10, and 11 (or High 3 and 4)

3. The 2nd ACSI Bible Quiz uses the 2011 New International Version of the Holy Bible.

School Eligibility 1. The ACSI Bible Quiz is open to all active ACSI Philippines member schools with

updated standing with the organization. 2. Participating students have to be currently enrolled in the ACSI member school

in the level that he will be competing. 3. Parent’s permission would have to be sought and secured in writing and

attached to the registration form. 4. The head coach and assistant coach enlisted in the registration form have to be

faculty members or staff of the school. 5. The school can register a minimum of three (3) contestants to join at least one

(1) category. 6. Completed registration requirements must be submitted on or before January

10, 2014. No late or walk-in registration will be accepted. 7. Travel schedule, accommodation, and meal cost are to be arranged and/or

shouldered by the school.

Team Eligibility

1. The school may send only one (1) team for each category; hence a maximum of only three (3) teams from one school.

2. Each school delegation shall consist of: a. One head coach b. One assistant coach c. Three student contestants per category d. One student alternate per category

3. A school can qualify for the Regional Meet only if it is duly registered by January 10, 2014 and confirmed by the ACSI Philippines office.

4. The registration includes the following documents: a. Duly completed registration form

b. Certificate of enrolment specifying grade level, signed by the Registrar c. Scanned copy of each student’s school ID (with photo) d. Signed parent’s consent for each student e. Scanned copy of the registration fee deposit slip

5. Only team members listed in the registration form may compete in all levels of

the competition, if qualified. 6. Changes in the official roster will no longer be accepted after the email

confirmation from ACSI has been sent. 7. Student alternate may compete only in case one of the official contestants in the

category is sick or met an emergency. Such substitution must be done before the start of a particular quiz.

8. A student may only participate in one content category team. Team members must participate on the same team throughout the event.

9. No substitutions will be allowed during the event. 10. On the competition date, no changes may be made onsite as soon as quiz has

begun unless in cases of medical emergency. The highest event official onsite will be the one to decide as to the validity of the engagement of the alternate.

11. The alternate student should finish the quiz/competition of the particular level. Should the school qualify for the next round, the replaced student contestant can resume participation in the succeeding level; alternate student will maintain his/her “alternate” status for the succeeding level.

Eligibility of Coaches (Head Coach and Assistant Coach) 1. Coaches must be faculty members or staff of the school represented. 2. A coach may represent only one school during the course of Regional Meet or

National Finals. 3. A team is only allowed one coach and one assistant coach, who both must be

registered. 4. Should coaches can be sent with the team other the ones listed on the

registration form, competition officials will still communicate and coordinate with the contest- registered coaches.

5. Coaches for a team cannot be altered after the registration.

Schedule 1. The ACSI Bible Quiz Bee Regional Meet is tentatively scheduled on January 18,

2014. The competitions on the regional level will be simultaneously held on different locations around the country in a pre-determined school in NCR, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. This will be a half-day event. The Overall coordinator will communicate exact details.

2. The National finals will be held in the National Capital Region on February 22, 2014.

3. Venues and other details will be communicated from the ACSI Philippines office. Attire

1. For identification purposes, student quizzers must come in their complete school uniform with their School ID (i.e., same as the scanned copy submitted during registration)

2. Students who are not in proper attire or without the valid school ID will not be allowed to participate.

3. Coaches must be in school-identified apparel (e.g., uniform or shirt with school’s name/insigna) and school-issued ID.

General Overview 1. Read the Manual before attending the competition and clarify information

BEFORE the event. 2. Competitions on the regional level are conducted simultaneously all over the

country and are run by volunteers who are doing their best. 3. ACSI Bible Quiz will have a different quiz format per level:

a. Multiple Choice for Regional Meet b. Quiz Bee Format for National Finals

4. The meets will follow the set of procedures stipulated for each level. There is a different set of procedures and rules for the Regional Meet and National Finals.

Regional Meet Quiz Format ( Multiple Choice) 1. Student quizzers will be asked to occupy at their designated seats in the testing

room. No changing of seats will be allowed. 2. Should an alternate take the place of a quizzer, the alternate quizzer will assume

the seat assigned to the student quizzer in dispose. The test supervisor will note on the official seat plan to be returned to ACSI Philippines. Necessary changes will also be made on the test paper.

3. During the reading of instructions, no one will be allowed to enter or leave the testing room.

4. After clarifications of rules have been made, test supervisors will distribute the test papers face down to student quizzers according the name printed on the paper. Papers are to be turned only upon the cue to the paper master.

5. All team members will take an individual written quiz. 6. Student quizzers must answer 100 multiple choice questions in 1 hour. 7. No talking allowed. 8. Any questions should be addressed to the paper master or test supervisor by

raising one’s hand and wait to be approached. 9. Quizzers must not look at another person’s paper during the quiz, or they will be

disqualified. 10. Final answer per item must be properly marked according to instructions.

Wrong answers must be thoroughly erased without damaging the paper. 11. Remaining time will be posted on the screen in front of the room. 12. When the time is up, student quizzers must remain seated and quiet while test

supervisors collect the test papers in the manner that they were distributed.

13. Student quizzers will remain seated until the entire group is dismissed.

Regional Meet Scoring Format 1. All test papers will be sealed in the envelopes they were originally packaged in

and then sent back to ACSI Philippines office for checking. 2. Test papers will be checked independently; each correct answer will be given

one point. 3. Test items with multiple answers will be considered wrong, even if one of the

answers is correct. 4. Scores of the three test quizzers per category per school will be averaged to yield

the team average. 5. The top three schools with the highest team averages per category will move on

to the National Finals. 6. Winners will be posted on the ACSI Philippines website and notified via email. Check in 1. To check in at the session, a team must have the following:

a. All team members in their school uniforms and wearing their school IDs b. Coach to facilitate the check in c. Assistant coach d. Confirmation letter sent by ACSI e. Signed parent’s consent for each student

2. Arrive at the competition site early. Ample check-in time will be allocated to

accommodate the school participants. 3. Contest hall door shall be closed 10 minutes before the quiz starts and will

remain closed until the quiz ends. Latecomers will no longer be accommodated.

4. Student contestants who arrive after the registration desk closes will not be allowed to take the test.

5. No refund or other accommodations will be permitted. 6. Team members are expected to be seated inside the testing area after the coach

check-in. Seat Arrangement 1. Student contestants will be ushered to their designated seats duly labeled with

the student’s name, code number, school, and category. 2. The students will be asked to place their school ID on the table for identity

validation. 3. Seat assignments will be written on the seat plan and sent along the test packets. 4. Once the student contestant enters the testing room, he will not be allowed to go

out until the end of the timed portion. 5. Before the timed portion begins, the supervisor will validate the student

contestant’s identity on the roster by checking the students’ ID. Candidates must present the same School ID used in the registration.

6. Should an alternate be allowed as substitute, he/she will occupy the seat of the regular member.

7. Contestants are not allowed to switch places nor leave their seats during the examination period.

Regional Meet Quiz Day Schedule 7:00am Officers/Personnel Arrive/Check-in/Breakfast 7:30am Group Prayer 7:35am Perform last-minute check of test site (signage, condition of testing

room, etc.) 7:45am Testing Personnel are in place at assigned locations 8:00am School Participants arrive and check in 9:00am All candidates are seated 9:05am Announcements are read 9:15am Timed portion of the Bible Quiz begins 10:15am Timed portion of the Bible Quiz ends 10:16am Quiz sheets are collected 10:20am ACSI Bible Quiz District Meet ends

Candidates Personal Belongings 1. Student candidates must bring/provide themselves with their own pencils and

rubber erasers in the testing hall during the Regional Meet. 2. All electronic devices (cellphone, IPod, camera) must turned off, placed in the

students’ bags, and must never be brought out during the entire duration of the Bible Quiz.

3. Bags and other belongings must be endorsed to respective coaches and assistant coaches who are responsible for the security of these belongings.

4. Event coordinators, moderators, and test supervisors are not responsible for the security of the contestants’ personal belongings.

5. For security assurance, the venue may set aside an area for the contestants’ to deposit their personal belongings.

6. Each test center will receive posters that will clearly enumerate the only items that are permitted in the testing room. The said posters are to be displayed at the entrance to the venue, registration area, and outside the testing room.

7. Test supervisors and Moderators will inspect candidate belongings to ensure that prohibited items are not carried into the testing room.

8. Should prohibited non-electronic items be found in check in, the contestant should endorse the said items to the respective coach.

9. Should electronic items left turned on be found during check in, the contestant could either turn off the item and immediately keep in the pocket or endorse the said item to the respective coach.

10. To enhance security and minimize distractions, only authorized personnel are allowed to take photos inside the testing hall. No photo or video images of the test papers is allowed.

11. Violations may mean team or school disqualification, depending of the infraction incurred. ACSI Philippines overall coordinator will be the one to decide on such circumstance.

Items Permitted for examinees: 1. On desk

School ID Pencils Rubber eraser

2. Under examinee’s chair / desk

Wallet or money purse Medicine, tissue, and other necessary medical or personal items Water bottle Jacket or sweater (may be worn or placed on back of chair)

Prohibited items (to be checked by Coach/Assistant Coach)

Food Drinks other than water Bags of any kind including transparent bags, shoulder bags, backpacks,

shopping bags, tote bags, luggage, carrying cases, pencil cases, or briefcases Bible (electronic or printed copy) Study materials including notes, papers, textbooks, reference books,

concordance, study guides, or dictionary Scratch paper, maps or atlases Highlighters, correction fluid, correction tapes, or rulers Knives or blades of any type for use as pencil sharpeners Mobile phones, MP3 players, cameras, headsets, earphones, computers,

electronic organizers, IPads, IPod, Electronic tablets, personal data assistants, or any communication or photographic devices

Any type of desk clock or timer If prohibited items are found in the testing room before the timed portion of the quiz begins, they must be surrendered to a proctor, who will secure the items on the supervisor’s table. A violation report is not required if prohibited items are found before the timed portion of the quiz. If prohibited items are found in the testing room after timed portion of the quiz has begun, they will be collected by a proctor, who will label the items and secure them

on the supervisor’s table. A violation report will be accomplished and it will be part of the packet that will be mailed back to the ACSI Office. Students may retrieve their items from the proctor after they have completed the quiz and have been dismissed. Violations may mean team or school disqualification, depending of the infraction incurred. ACSI Philippines overall coordinator will be the one to decide on such circumstance. Distributing Test materials 1. Test sheets must not be put on desks before admitting quizzers to the test room. 2. Each quizzer test sheets must be placed individually on the desk by an

Invigilator after the candidates have been seated and the preliminary instructions given. Candidates should not pass test sheets down or along the row.

3. Test sheets are sent from ACSI office with identification numbers and names arranged in sequential order based on the registered names of quizzers and their respective schools. This sequence would have to be followed for ease of distribution and collection and to maintain security of the test sheets.

4. Check identification numbers and names on the test booklet correspond to the masterlist provided by the ACSI office.

5. Should one of the quizzer fall ill or be absent for emergency reasons, and the school opts to let the alternate quizzer take the quiz, the name printed on the test sheet and masterlist would have to be changed. Only one person per category can be changed. Should two quizzers be absent, then the school gets disqualified from taking the quiz for the particular category affected.

6. Collect test sheets in the same manner as there were distributed. 7. Verify that every test sheet is handed in. 8. Place unused test sheets in a secured position so that quizzers or unauthorized

individuals cannot gain access to them. Time Remaining Signs 1. The supervisor (who will act as timekeeper) will display remaining time on the

screen. 2. Marking time will be done quietly so candidates will not be disturbed. 3. When the 60 minutes has lapsed, a buzzer will sound off, and the contestants

must stop answering their quiz items immediately. 4. A student’s persistence to answer after the time has lapsed may be considered a

violation that may merit the disqualification of the entire team. 5. Incidence of contestant’s refusal to stop answering after the time allotment or

late submission of paper must be indicated on the violation report that will be sent back to the ACSI office, along with the test packets.

Toilet Breaks 1. As much as possible, contestants are advised to refrain from taking toilet breaks.

Students should visit the toilet before entering the testing room. No extra time will be allowed for a toilet break.

2. Candidates needing toilet may leave the room only once during the quiz, but not when instructions are being given, and in the last 5 minutes of the test or when test papers are being collected and counted to ensure all tests are handed in.

3. Students needing toilet break should raise his/her hand to be acknowledged by the test master.

4. Upon being given the permission to leave the room, the student contestant must leave his test paper face down placing his pencil on top of the test paper.

5. The student contestant must head straight to the comfort room as directed by the door manager and must return immediately to the testing room without communicating with another person. Violators of this rule may get a stern warning and an offense record that may result in disqualification from the competition.

Test Decorum 1. Student contestants must maintain proper decorum in the entire duration of the

competition. 2. While the instructions are being given, student contestants must keep quiet and

listen attentively. 3. Contestants must maintain proper seating posture during the competition.

Sleeping or ‘sprawling’ on the desk is not allowed. 4. In case there are concerns or questions, student contestant may quietly raise his

hand and wait to be attended to. 5. Test moderators, invigilators, and supervisors will gently remind the student

contestants of the required decorum. Persistent violation will merit warning. Subsequent violation report will be accomplished and forwarded to the ACSI office.

6. During the regional competition, once in the test hall, communication between and among contestants is not allowed.

7. Contestants, coaches, and chaperones must respect each other and the adults in charge in of the competition.

Reading of Instructions before Test Begins 1. Check your desk label carefully. Report any discrepancy (spelling mistakes,

wrong school, category, etc.). This information will appear on the Test Master’s Report Form.

2. Listen carefully to the Test Supervisor and follow all the instructions given. All instructions are given in English.

3. When clarification is needed, the student contestant must raise his hand and the test master will approach to help/clarify.

How to Start a Bible Quiz Team

Prayerfully consider starting a Bible Quiz Team in your school by looking into the two important facets to organizing a quiz team: recruitment and retention.

Recruitment

1. Secure a list of students classified for each grade level from the school registrar.

2. Request nominees/recommendations from Bible and other teachers, Praise and Worship team to make a short list of possible members. A good contestant potential are students who have:

a. A love for and enthusiastic in the study of God’s Word.

b. A high degree of discipline and self-motivation.

c. A good memory.

d. Quick recall.

e. Team spirit.

3. Promote the Bible Quiz idea and have a sign-up campaign to enlist interested parties for the training pool.

4. Personally talk to each person on the short list, clearly describing what memory work and time commitment is involved.

5. When a student commits to be part of the contest training pool, ask him/her for recommendations of other students. Sometimes he/she can influence students better than the teachers.

6. Start small. A core group of 5—8 students is all you need.

Retention

1. The key to retention is accountability. As students begin to memorize, they need daily checkups on their progress.

2. Help them develop determination by encouraging them as they tread the training path.

3. Share your excitement at seeing them memorize God’s Word and learning from it.

4. Encourage a family atmosphere among the team members. There should be no

criticism of each other, only positive affirmation.

5. Have them quiz against each other at least twice a week to encourage competition.

6. Do not give a student more than he/she can handle lest they “burn out.” Neither should you give a student less that he/she can handle or boredom and complacency will set in. Be creative to know delicate load balance of load to be given to the students.

7. Involve the trainees’ parents in your program by having them:

a. Listen to their student quote/recite.

b. Ask their student questions.

c. Volunteer at the tournaments.

d. Travel with the team and raise travel funds.

Coaching Strategies

1. Bible quizzing is most easily handled as a daily Bible class. This way the team meets several times a week for devotionals, quoting, practicing, and mutual accountability. The team can also meet as a co-curricular activity, but must then compete with the myriad of other activities clamoring for their attention, plus the amount of practice time is greatly diminished.

2. A typical practice has three parts: quiet time, quoting time, and quizzing time. Quiet time includes a devotional from the Scripture being studied, and allows time for meditation and prayer. Quoting time is when everyone quotes to their coach, to their partner, and vice versa. Quizzing time is the practice to prepare for the competition.

3. Success in Bible quizzing comes with these two words: Memorize and Practice.

4. Assigning material to memorize. This is one of the hardest parts of coaching—deciding how much a student can memorize well. Much prayer and meditation is needed in this area. Some students can memorize the entire material, while others can handle only half. If you notice that a quizzer is overloaded, have them concentrate on one section of the material until they perfect it. If another quizzer perfects their material quickly, give them another chapter to work on. It is not necessary for every verse to be memorized, but it is recommended.

5. Listening to the students quote. While you listen to one student quote, the others should be quoting to each other. Whoever is the listener in each quoting pair must keep their eyes on the Bible to ensure word-for-word accuracy. Have each student quote large portions of the chapter to you, then ask him to quote individual verses. Always have them give the verse number before they say each verse to help them associate the verse with the reference.

6. Practicing—. Make sample quiz items for the students to answer. You can use sample questions that you can find online or from Bible trivia books to drill your team over the different types of questions until they are familiar with each one.

Split your group into two teams or more so that they are competing against each other.

7. Keeping a running total. As a way to encourage faithfulness and reward diligence, keep statistics of how each quizzer does in practice. This will be helpful when deciding on the team captain, and also who will start and who will be a substitute.

8. Helping them quiz smarter—If they are jumping too late, help them learn how to anticipate the question and how to watch the quizmaster. If they are making errors, keep track of the type of questions they are having the most trouble with and help them work on these questions.

9. Helping them apply the Word to their lives—Throughout the year the students should be involved in a deep study of the Scriptures they are memorizing. They should research the history of the books and consult commentaries. They should keep a journal of the truths revealed in these sacred verses, and learn how these truths can change the way they live. Be prepared to have a “quiet time” each practice over a specific passage of Scripture. During this time, each quizzer can share how God has spoken to him/her through His Word. Look for “teachable moments” every day where you can remind them how they can apply something they have learned. Challenge them to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ.

10. Asking another team to come and put on a “Bible Quizzing Clinic.” Some of the teams with extensive experience in Bible quizzing could bring their quizzers to your school one day to meet your team and demonstrate the rules and strategies involved in a quiz match. This will encourage your team and build a friendship between the two teams since we are all on the Lord’s side.