A Shy Girl With A Hidden Talent - Chapter 11 11.finale Day Of Inter School Quiz Competition Finally Comes.

Sayoni’s nerdy group and Grade 7group get selected for inter school senior and junior level quiz teams… Both the teams practice very hard for this competition from last month… Now finally their wait is over. Today is the finale day of inter school quiz competition… Sayoni’s team and Grade 7 team feel very nervous. Tension arises on their faces because they are competing with best teams of other schools… Someone chews their nails.,some moves here and there, some looks up and down in nervous situation… Nobody knows how to handle this situation.. Now at first written exam for selecting top four teams who are competing with one another at stage after clearing this written test… Nerdy group and Grade-7 group go to different halls where tests for senior and junior level quiz competition are taking under the observers… Now they are writing exam with full focus… Written exam is for 30 minutes… 60MCQ’s from different fields of knowledge in written test. Total marks of exam is 120marks,two marks for each one right answer and 0.5negative marking for each wrong answer… They are totally focussing how to score highest marks in this exam. Then the exam is over. All are waiting for their result. After one hour judges are announcing top for teams.. At junior level Grade-7 is on No. 1 with 115marks. Fluorescence team on No. 2 with 113marks,Sunshine team on No. 3 with 112marks and Glory team on No. 4 with 110marks…Auditorium fills with sound of clap all around and hooting all around. At senior level. Team Grade-11 on No. 1 with 117marks.Nerdy Group on No. 2 with 116 marks. Team Leaders on No. 3 with 115marks and Simon Group on No. 4 with 113marks…Results show the next level of competition is not easy to crack for any team.. Neck to neck fight between all teams… There is a break of 20 minutes. After 20minutes firstly, junior level finale is starting and after junior finale completes then senior finale… The first round begins.. Its a rapid fire round… Ten questions in 5minutes back to back.. 5marks for each right. All the teams give all answers correct in first round… Then the second round is audio visual round. One audio clip plays and two visual clips. Total three questions in this round. Ten marks for each right answer. Grade-7 gives all three answers correct. Fluorescence also. Sunshine gives one wrong answer and Glory gives two wrong. Then the third round begins. It’s a pass round if u don’t know correct answer then say pass. Five questions in this round. One minute is given to each team to give correct answer and only 10 seconds if its a pass question. Grade-7 gives all their answers correct and two pass questions also correct. Fluorescence gives all their answers correct and one pass answer. Sunshine gives one wrong answer correct but not any pass answer. Glory gives two wrong answers… Then the fourth round starts which is a knockout round. This round is buzzer round. Which team presses buzzer first they gets a chance to answer the question.. There is total 5 questions in this round. Each right gives 20marks each wrong cuts 10marks.Then first question begins Grade-7 presses buzzer first they gives right answer. Then next answer is given by Team fluorescence. Third by Team Sunshine. Fourth by Grade-7 again… Then last by fluorescence. After this round only two team’s are competing with each other in finale round. Which teams score highest marks. They are competing with each other in finale. Grade – 7 at number 1 in aggregate. Fluorescence team at number 2.Judges get their Top 2 teams for finale round. Final round is also a buzzer round. Only thirty seconds are given to give right answer. Total 10 questions in this round.. Correct answer gives 25marks and wrong cuts 15 marks. Pass question gives 15marks.The first answer is given by Grade-7.The second answer is given by Team Fluorescence. Third again by Grade-7. 4th by opponent. 5th by Grade-7.Sixth by Grade – 7.Seventh and eighth by opponent team… Ninth by opponent… Then the last and decidable question… Grade-7 presses buzzer first they gets a chance to give answer… They give the wrong answer… Question passes to opponent team… They don’t know the right answer. But they are leading in this round with 5/10 in comparison to Grade – 7’s 4/10.Then judges declare Fluorescence team as the winner of junior level quiz competition… Judges declares Grade-7 as runner up and Team Sunshine as second runner up… The junior level quiz competition accomplished.. Now the turn of senior level quiz competition.. All senior teams don’t know how to handle their tension at this level competition.. They are in Top 4 teams with very close fight between them… Any of them wins the competition… Some team members are chewing their nails. Some are looking at others. Sayoni looks down in tension. Nerdy group other members are walking here and there. Now the first round of senior level quiz competition begins. Rapid fire round. Same marks for each question like junior level. Only the level of questions is hard. All teams score equal marks in first round by giving all answers right… In audio visual round,Nerdy group and Grade-11 scores equal by giving all answers correct. Leaders give one wrong answer and Simon Group also gives one wrong answer… So two scores equal and other two scores equal in first two rounds. In audience there is a pin drop silence. Nobody knows which team wins this fight. Everyones eyes on Team’s next round performance. Then the third round begins. Nerdy Group and Grade-11 again gives all answers correct. This time Simon Group crosses leaders by giving one more answer correct. Now the fourth round begins which is also a knockout round. Its a buzzer round… Like junior level. Nerdy group and Grade-11 give more correct answers. They score equal scores. Simon Group again scores more than Leaders team. Top – 2 teams are going to compete in finale round. Judges get Nerdy group and Grade-11 as their top two teams.. Then the finale round begins. 10 questions,each scores 25 for correct and 15 for wrong and 15 for pass.This is also a buzzer round. 20 seconds for first five questions and 15 seconds for last five questions to give correct answer. First answer is given by Grade – 11.There is a pin drop silence in. Audience after first question. Then second answer is given by Nerdy Group. The audience is very delighted…Auditorium fills with the sound of claps. Third answer again by Nerdy group… Then hope arises in every students heart who are sitting in auditorium and supporting their school. Teams. Then fourth answer is given by Grade-11.Only their school students are clapping for them. Other audience not. Fifth answer again by Grade-11.The faces of audience look very sad after fifth question. Then sixth answer is given by Nerdy Group. Then seventh answer is given by Grade-11. Eighth by Nerdy group. Ninth by Nerdy Group.Every student is praying for Nerdy group to give the last answer correct… Both the teams press buzzer together. Chance is given to Grade – 11 because only a 0.5second difference between them. Audience is getting out of the hall. They don’t stay to listen to last answer. Then all participants heartbeats are fluctuating. Tension on everyone’s faces… Sayoni’s and her teammates down their faces.. They are not looking at Grade-7 members when they are going to give the answer. But they give the wrong answer. There is a new hope arises in the auditorium Hall. Smile on. Everyone’s faces… The chance is gone to Nerdy group. They discuss for 2 seconds. Then Kiara gives the answer in Mike. Audience is praying for them… Nerdy group members close their eyes and praying… Don’t looking at judges. They are pressing their hands in tension. Then the announcer of quiz questions declares answer is correct.The clapping sound in full auditorium after this question. The judges panel declares Nerdy group as the winner of Senior level quiz competition. Grade-11 as runner up. Simon group as second runner up.. Rockstar group and Nerdy group are very excited after this result. Then their groups are rockstars of school. Both groups are in limelight. After a break of half hour. Award ceremony starts. Mayor of city gives winners presents trophies to the winners. The principal of Sayoni’s school is at heaven after this moment. Sayoni and her friends celebrate their victory with rockstar group. Grade-7 also celebrates with friends. Other winning teams also celebrate their victories with their friends and teachers. Sayoni returns to her home with trophy in her hand.. Her mother hugs her. Kiara’s parents also hugs her. They are very happy after she does very well in both interschool competition.. Kiara shares her happiness with Sharon at Snapchat. Sayoni shares her happiness alone. Ryan also very happy for Sayoni. The night also looks very beautiful with full moon and twinkling stars. Sayoni and her friends sleep soundly in their he’s respectively. The next day is Sunday.. So no school tomorrow. All participants are sleeping with no worries today after a unsound sleep of one month… In the end of this chapter we learn hard work always gives us fruit after many struggles…