May 2014 Olympiad in Russian

         There will be two levels of the Russian Olympiad:

1. Foundational Level (ages 4 – 5)
2. Advanced Level (ages 5 – 6)

Both levels will include demonstration of competency in the following tasks:
1. Poem recitation;
2. Writing;
3. Reading and text comprehension;
4. Retelling a story based on the text offered.

During the Olympiad, we will assess the following knowledge, abilities, and skills:

1. Poem recitation:

1. Length and difficulty of the poem chosen;
2. Ability to recite with no help from the administrator;
3. Articulation;
4. Understanding of the poem through artistic presentation.

2. Writing:
Foundational Level:

1. Familiarity with all letters, and ability to write them independently;
2. Ability to write words with 3 and 4 letters;
3. Ability to copy short sentences, as written on the board, without making errors; («контрольное списывание»)

Advanced Level:

1. Ability to write down dictation of a short text;
2. Following the learned rules of the Russian grammar;
3. Ability to copy sentences, as written on the board (“контрольное списывание”)

3. Reading
Foundational Level:

1. Knowledge of all sounds of the Russian alphabet;
2. Ability to read syllables;
3. Ability to read short 3- and 4-letter words, and understand them;
4. Speed of reading;

Advanced Level:

1. Speed;
2. Correlation of intonation with the logic of the text;
3. Text comprehension;
4. Ability to answer questions;
5. Ability to retell the story.

4. Text Comprehension:
Foundational Level:

1. Ability to answer questions;
2. Ability to retell the story;

Advanced Level:

1. Ability to predict what the text is going to be about, based on the title of the story;
2. Ability to answer text-related questions;
3. Understanding of difficult words, and ability to define their meaning;
4. Ability to retell the story.

See details for Olympiad in Math