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Awana Bible Quiz. What is it? Why should I encourage it? How do I prepare for it?. Gil Korthals Iowa Awana Ministry Team Co-Commander, Bondurant Federated Church. 1. In the reference Romans 3:23, what does the 3 refer to?. A. Chapter B. Book C. Verse.
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Awana Bible Quiz What is it? Why should I encourage it? How do I prepare for it? Gil Korthals Iowa Awana Ministry Team Co-Commander, Bondurant Federated Church
1. In the reference Romans 3:23, what does the 3 refer to? A. Chapter B. Book C. Verse
1. In the reference Romans 3:23, what does the 3 refer to? A. Chapter B. Book C. Verse
What is Bible Quiz? A competition where clubbers compete against clubbers from other churches in how well they know the Bible verses and other material they have been memorizing. • Consists of boys and girls teams from each handbook • Covers the first four Discoveries/Challenges of each book • Oral Quiz (12 M/C questions) & Written Quiz (12 ques.)
Objectives • To encourage clubbers in Bible memorization, review books. • Provide competition for clubbers to show Bible knowledge. • Give clubbers a greater love for a working knowledge of the Bible. • Everyone learns about salvation, so they can accept Christ.
Why Participate? • Really strengthens and deepens the verses the kids have learned. • Motivates clubbers to make progress in their books. • Grows, strengthens and stretches your club, kids and leaders. • Interact with other churches, both leaders and kids. • Kids see that they are not alone in studying God’s Word and are encouraged. • Gives your high achievers a place to be challenged. • Gives your non-atheletes a place to shine.
Teams • Boys compete against boys generally and girls against girls. Exception is when low numbers, then combine. • Each team consists of 1-6 boys or girls. • A ‘full’ team is 2 - 6 kids (max points available). • 2-4 kids do the Oral Quiz, two do the Written. • If a lot of boys or girls for a particular handbook, can split and have two teams for that book. • A single person can be a team but only half the points available.
Scoring Oral Quiz • Each M/C question worth 10 points • 12 questions = 120 points possible per clubber • Two clubbers per team = 240 total points possible Written Quiz • Each question worth 10 points but partial credit possible. • 12 questions = 120 points possible per clubber • Two clubbers per team = 240 total points possible Perfect Team score = 480 points
Oral Quiz Setup 2nd Boy Boys 1st Boy Girls 2nd Girl 1st Girl Front Screen
Preparing Your Kids • Two to four practice sessions • Split up by handbook • Recruit coach/helper for each handbook • Note cards (flash cards) • Study guides • Practice questions – yes, homework! • Practice oral quiz, especially for first timers • Online quiz/questions
Helpful Websites Study guides and practice questions – most useful website • http://www.2timothy215.net/ Memorization Tools (some have a cost) • http://www.quizzinggame.com/ • http://showcase.netins.net/web/awanapmc/Choose_A_T&T_Book.shtml • http://mt.verseminder.com/welcome/aid/3/tabid/139/default.aspx • http://www.getintheword.com/Products.aspx?Product=MemoryMan&Page=Download Bible verse flash cards • http://www.barnescomputer.net/Personal/awanaT&Tbook.html
Click on Book 1 to get this page. Practice Questions Study Guide
Tips and Tricks • Emphasize that they get out of it what they put in • Beware of ‘None of the above’ answers in Oral Quiz • Get parents involved – parents meeting before first practice, e-mails with copies of homework, … • Homework on colored paper to match book • Start small, maybe only observe the first year • Commander doesn’t have to be the coach • Don’t forget purpose is to deepen knowledge of the Word. That is winning. • Bring three volunteers to be scorekeeper, room monitor, paper corrector. • Invite 2nd graders & parents to watch