The final round questions have started to include hybrid questions, using content from foreign classics as the premise, but requiring you to find the corresponding key points from domestic classics to solve the problem.
If the preliminary rounds and the first two rounds of the city-level competition were testing students' mastery of classic works, then the city-level finals were testing their adaptability.
At this level of content, review materials are no longer helpful; all the questions are new, and even past questions are not the same.
The answer will be different if the key points of the question are set differently.
Shen Qingqing can no longer answer questions with a glance, as she used to; she now needs to carefully consider each question.
Shen Qingqing was so engrossed in answering the questions that she didn't notice the passage of time. When she finally finished answering all the questions and looked up at the clock, she realized that she only had ten minutes left to answer the questions.
This was the first time in all the rounds of the competition that she had spent so late in the competition.
This time, she didn't hand in her paper early. She used the remaining ten minutes to carefully check all the questions again before leaving the examination room with the others as the announcement of the end of the competition time came.
Principal Mo and the second-grade Chinese teacher were somewhat worried when they didn't see Shen Qingqing hand in her paper early, just like in the previous two competitions.
Although she tried to comfort herself by saying that this was the best result their school had achieved in recent years, she still couldn't help feeling anxious.
Seeing Shen Qingqing emerge with the crowd, Principal Mo and the second-grade Chinese teacher quickly went to greet her.
"Principal, teacher, I've finished everything." Seeing their hesitant expressions, Shen Qingqing knew what they were concerned about, so she took the initiative to explain the situation.
"However, the questions this time were indeed a bit difficult. There were several questions that I found a little tricky, and I couldn't be 100% sure of the accuracy." Shen Qingqing thought for a moment and then added.
Hearing Shen Qingqing say this, Principal Mo and the second-grade Chinese teacher felt a little relieved.
Even after only a month of contact, the children could clearly understand the difference between Shen Qingqing and the other children.
Although she didn't say she wasn't confident about securing a spot, she did say her accuracy had slightly decreased. Based on the experience from the previous matches, the outcome is basically certain.
Because when students from other schools around them came out, not one of them didn't have a bitter and resentful expression.
Some schools had two promising students who both made it to the finals, and they even argued with their teachers about the correctness of their answers.
It must be said that the integrated questions in the final round really gave these kids a lot of challenges.
In order to finish the provincial competition before the Spring Festival, and because the results and advancement of the city competition would be announced the next day, Shen Qingqing and her group would stay in the city for another day.
After having lunch with the teachers, Shen Qingqing returned to her room and took out a small workbook she was compiling for Chen Manyu from her backpack. It covered several aspects, including character structure, word definitions, and character reinforcement, and was very tailored to Chen Manyu's specific needs.
The second-grade Chinese teacher needed to take a lunch break, so she went back to her hotel room, removed her makeup, washed her face, and went to rest.
Shen Qingqing was so engrossed in compiling the booklet that she didn't even notice when her teacher woke up and stood behind her watching her work.
It wasn't until she finished writing a section, put down her pen to stretch, and accidentally bumped into the second-grade Chinese teacher standing next to her that she suddenly realized what was happening.
"Teacher! I'm sorry!" Shen Qingqing stood up abruptly, the chair screeching as it was pushed away too quickly.
The teacher smiled and shook her head. "It's alright. May I ask what this little notebook is for?"
Shen Qingqing glanced at the small card booklet on the table, without any intention of hiding anything. "These are flashcards I made for a friend from the same village. He has a special situation; he learns to read slowly and can't go to school, so I thought I'd help him."
The teacher nodded and suddenly started chatting with her: "When I heard Teacher Zesong introduce you before, I thought you were just the kind of smart child that is ordinary. This competition is also a test of reading volume and knowledge."
"Seeing you compiling this little notebook made me realize that what Teacher Zesong said about your intelligence is not the kind of intelligence that ordinary children have."
After experiencing Chen Man's indiscriminate flattery, Shen Qingqing was able to remain calm and composed when faced with praise.
So when she heard the teacher's praise, she simply curved her lips into a slight smile.
"So, have you ever thought about skipping a grade?" The second-grade Chinese teacher suddenly changed the subject.
Shen Qingqing's expression went blank for a moment, then she looked up blankly and met the teacher's gaze.
To be honest, in her previous life, Shen Qingqing also fantasized about being a super genius who could skip grades at will, but in reality, she wasn't. She was just a little bit smart, enough for her to absorb that knowledge.
Accepting that she was just an ordinary person and growing up step by step was ingrained in Shen Qingqing's DNA, so after her rebirth, she never had any idea of going against the order.
But now, this teacher is asking her if she wants to skip a grade...
Almost instantly, Shen Qingqing thought of many benefits of skipping grades. She hesitated and asked, "Does our school allow skipping grades?"
Shen Qingqing had never paid attention to this kind of thing before. She only knew that private schools were allowed, but she didn't know if public schools were.
The second-grade Chinese teacher smiled slightly: "The fact that I asked you about this means it's possible. In fact, the teachers, including the director and the principal, have been considering this matter and wanted to ask for your opinion after the city-level competition. Now is the perfect time."
Shen Qingqing hesitated for a moment, "Then what grade can I skip to?"
"My suggestion is to skip to the third grade first, because third grade is when you first start learning English, which you haven't learned yet. In addition, third grade is when you first start learning to write compositions, which are all relatively new things for you. Then we'll see how you do in your studies and then decide whether you need to skip a grade further," said the second-grade Chinese teacher.
Shen Qingqing pondered, "Can I wait until I go home and discuss this with my family before making a decision?"
"Of course, this is related to your studies."
The matter of skipping a grade was put on hold for the time being. The next afternoon, they received a notice from the competition committee asking them to go to the small auditorium of the Overseas Chinese Middle School to attend the final summary meeting and awards ceremony.
Shen Qingqing followed the two teachers into the small auditorium. Nameplates of the people from various schools who came to attend the summary meeting and awards ceremony were placed on the tables. She only needed to take her seat according to her nameplate.
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