Questions to Help Create Your UIL Program Where can I find all the information I need for running a program?                  www.northeastuil.weebly.com 

 

Who is the District Director?   Joseph Johnson, Director of Student Activities 

                  jjohns@neisd.net   office 407‐0355/ mobile 210‐887‐5646 

 

Who is/are your coordinator/s?  

 

What grade levels do you want to include?

2nd    3rd    4th    5th 

 

Which events do you want to offer?

Art (4‐5)    Chess Puzzles (2‐5)    Dictionary Skills (5)  Listening (5) 

Number Sense (4‐5)     Spelling (3‐5)    Storytelling (2‐3) 

 

Who are you coaches?

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Questions to Help Create Your UIL Program

What day do you want to hold practice?

You should hold one practice per week for 3 weeks before the meet.

Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Time: __________ 

Example of a four‐event program: 

Practices are held in large area with events designated in corners.  A one‐hour practice will consist of 

three 20 minutes sessions.   Students will rotate to 3 events of interests.   

 

When do you want to have your intramural meet?

Date: ________________________________ 

First Practice Date: ___________   Second Practice Debate: ________ Third Practice Date: __________ 

 

Event 1 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 2 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 3 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 4 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 5 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 6 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Event 7 _________________________________  starts @ _______________________ 

Awards Ceremony starts @ _________________________________________________ 

 

Who are some other people that can help grade the tests at the meet?

 

When do you want to send out your flyer/parent letter?  

Date: ________________________________ 

 

GRADE 4- 5 TIME: 30 MINUTES  

The Art Smart Bulletin, published every other year, is the source for study of history and art elements relative to the 40 art selections and is the final authority in the spelling of artists' names and titles of art works. Part A of the contest requires the contestant to identify the names of 15 selected artists and titles of pictures selected randomly by the director from the official list of 40 pictures. Part B consists of 30 questions about art history and art elements characteristic of the 40 art selections.

 

 

GRADE 2- 5 TIME: 30 MINUTES

The benefits of chess are well documented for players of all ages, and especially for young people. Chess teaches problem solving, hones concentration and encourages analytical and strategic thinking. Chess can be a lifelong pursuit. Chess puzzle competition is very different from tournament chess play. Contestants in a chess puzzle contest receive a paper-and-pencil test that includes a series of chessboards with pieces in particular positions. Questions are based on analysis of material or possible moves in each given diagram.

 

GRADE 5 TIME: 20 MINUTES $$ DICTIONARIES 

Thorough knowledge of the dictionary is a way to increase a student's ability to find the information that is needed for classwork as well as everyday living. Each Dictionary Skills test consists of 40 objective and short answer questions to be completed in 20 minutes. Contestants use dictionaries during the competition, which may be tabbed. Contest questions cover word origins and histories, parts of speech, pronunciation, variant spellings, plurals, alphabetizing and other such elements. Test questions are also taken from charts, tables and lists contained in the dictionary.

The subject matter of all tests is taken from the Merriam Webster's Intermediate Dictionary, 2004 and subsequent editions. Contestants may use other dictionaries in the contest, but the contest subject matter will be found in Webster's Intermediate.

 

GRADE 5 TIME:10 MINUTES

Tests will include, but not necessarily be limited to, language arts, fine arts, natural sciences and social studies. The objective tests will measure skills such as identifying the main idea and supporting ideas, drawing conclusions, distinguishing fact from opinion, and mastering other listening and thinking skills. Contestants will listen to a script ranging from seven to ten minutes in length, take notes as needed, and use their notes to answer 25 multiple choice, true/false and short answer test questions. A variety of subject matter will be used for the listening tests.

 

 

GRADES 4 & 5 TIME: 15 MINUTES  

Students will be given a 10-minute, fill-in-the-blank test which they must complete without doing calculations on paper or on a calculator. Erasures and mark-outs are not permitted.

 

 

GRADES 3-5 TIME: 30 MINUTES

For the most educational value, preparation for this contest should include instruction in the rules of the English language, meanings and definitions, and root words. Students will write down words given by the pronouncer on their paper at a rate of approximately five words per minute.

 

 

GRADES 2-3 TIME: VARIES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS

 

 

 

GRADE 5 TIME: 45 MINUTES