May 2014 Olympiad in Russian
April 29, 2014
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:
- Length and difficulty of the poem chosen;
- Ability to recite with no help from the administrator;
- Articulation;
- Understanding of the poem through artistic presentation.
2. Writing:
Foundational Level:
- Familiarity with all letters, and ability to write them independently;
- Ability to write words with 3 and 4 letters;
- Ability to copy short sentences, as written on the board, without making errors; («контрольное списывание»)
Advanced Level:
- Ability to write down dictation of a short text;
- Following the learned rules of the Russian grammar;
- Ability to copy sentences, as written on the board (“контрольное списывание”)
3. Reading
Foundational Level:
- Knowledge of all sounds of the Russian alphabet;
- Ability to read syllables;
- Ability to read short 3- and 4-letter words, and understand them;
- Speed of reading;
Advanced Level:
- Speed;
- Correlation of intonation with the logic of the text;
- Text comprehension;
- Ability to answer questions;
- Ability to retell the story.
4. Text Comprehension:
Foundational Level:
- Ability to answer questions;
- Ability to retell the story;
Advanced Level:
- Ability to predict what the text is going to be about, based on the title of the story;
- Ability to answer text-related questions;
- Understanding of difficult words, and ability to define their meaning;
- Ability to retell the story.
See details for Olympiad in Math