GROUP #             GRADES               ASSIGNED VERSES

1.                Kinder-Garten                    5.1 – 5.10
2.                Grade 1 – Grade 2            5.1 – 5.15
3.                Grade 3 – Grade 4            5.1 – 5.20
4.               Grade 5 – Grade 6            5.1 – 5.25
5.               Grade 7 – Grade 9            5.1 – 5.29
6.               Grade 10 – Grade 12       5.1 – 5.29

• MEMORY (Includes Fluency & Recall speed)              
• PRONUNCIATION             
• PRESENTATION  and
• OVERALL EFFECT

Format of the competition:

The format of the competition will follow the format followed in the Nationals and is explained below.

The last quarter of a verse will be read out as a prompt to the participant. The participant then has to recall and chant the subsequent two/three verses (depending on grade – to be announced later) that follow the prompted quarter.

Rounds per participant: 3-5 (depending on the grades) – will be announced later.

Response time: 10 seconds before time-out.

 Note 1: Chapter opening and closing has to be chanted by all participants. Verse prompts shall start after the participant chants the opening. Closing should be chanted after all 5 rounds are completed. Verses prompted shall be randomly selected for each participant, within the assigned verses. Chanting of the opening and closing shall not be evaluated for pronunciation.

 Note 2: A tie-breaker challenge to identify the verse(s) based on the given clue shall be provided to all participants. Tie breaker score shall be used in case of tie-s. Tie-breaker challenges, if necessary, will be administered after chanting.