Official School Battle--

Your team will have 30 minutes to answer all of the questions on all 3 battle quizzes. 

Click on each link to take you to that set of battle questions.  You will need the password from Mrs. Metz.  Be sure to enter your names or a team name in question #1 for each quiz. 

Remember to SUBMIT your answers and print a copy for Mrs. Metz.

(Links will be added here for the battle.)

BATTLE STUDENTS

KES battles will be on Monday, February 6th!  Teams will be sent to the computer lab during their assigned times in the afternoon by classroom teachers.

Practice Quizzes    Each Practice Quiz below has 5 questions.  You can take the Practice Quiz over and over.  There are many different questions that are pulled from a larger bank of questions.  The password is on the January Reminders note sent home by Mrs. Metz.

Practice Questions for 2011-2012 Battles

The questions below can help your team understand what some of the questions may be like.  These were practice questions for last year's Battle of the Books.

Don't forget to practice matching the TITLES and AUTHORS.  For the battle you will need to select the title from one list, and the author from another. 

 HELPFUL INFORMATION

  Battle of the Books Dates
  Additional Information

In Battle of the Books, students in grades 4-5 form teams that compete to answer questions about books they have read.  Students read from a list of selected books at a variety of levels.   

Teams are formed in October and November, and school level battles occur in late January and early February.  The winning team from each school will compete online from their school building in the statewide battle hosted by WEMTA (Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association) during the last full week of February.

Practice Questions

Participants receive sample practice questions in mid-January.
 

Battle of the Books Dates for 2011-2012

School battle

Monday, February 6, 2011

The winning team from each school will compete online in the state battle, the last full week of February.

Additional Information

Find more information about our Battle of the Books at the links below.

Tips for Teams...

• Make sure you talk with your teammates about the books you are reading. 
• Check out the Teaching Books link!  It will help you really get to know your books.
• Check out summaries of books, discussion questions, and information about authors. 
• Don't forget to practice matching the TITLES and AUTHORS.  For the battle you will need to select the title from one list, and the author from another. 
• You can also listen to recordings of books being read!
• Watch for practice quizzes in January!