Chapter 53 Team competition, Tian Ji horse racing!
The preliminary round is a team competition.
The host stood on the podium and formally introduced the rules of the competition.
"Each school will send three contestants to the stage, numbered one, two and three. Each contestant can only answer questions in the category of their choice. The types of the three questions will be decided by drawing lots on the spot. Each school can arrange for contestants to choose the category they are good at."
Huang Xiu was a little confused by what he heard. It was such a mess.
She asked the people around her, "Do you understand?"
The other three nodded.
Huang Xiu: “…”
Okay, as long as you understand, she will be just a bystander.
The host brought over a small box with a dozen small notes inside.
"For the sake of fairness, please invite the leaders of each school to come to the stage. We will draw lots and determine the types of questions for the preliminary round."
Soon there were eight teachers standing on the stage. Yan Shouzhen was the tallest and very conspicuous.
Eight people played rock-paper-scissors, and the three winning teachers each picked a note from the box.
The host unfolded it and read out the words one by one: "Common sense of Chinese culture, encyclopedic knowledge, interesting mathematics."
The audience immediately started discussing in low voices.
The host showed the slips to the teachers for inspection. After confirming that they were correct, he said, "Give each team half an hour to arrange their troops. The competition will officially begin in half an hour!"
Yan Shouzhen returned to his seat and asked them, "Which question do you want to answer?"
Huang Xiu held his chin and asked weakly, "What do you mean? I don't understand."
Tang Xueli explained: "Contestant number one will answer Chinese studies, contestant number two will answer encyclopedias, and contestant number three will answer mathematics. You can only answer the one you choose. There are ten questions in each category. The first question is worth one point, the second question is worth two points, and so on. The tenth question is worth ten points. You will answer the questions quickly. Points will be awarded for correct answers and points will be deducted for incorrect answers. The scores of the last three people will be accumulated and ranked according to their scores."
Huang Xiu finally understood, "That is, I chose to answer questions about Chinese studies. Even if I knew the encyclopedia questions, I couldn't answer them first."
Tang Xueli nodded, "That's what I mean."
Tan Chengshi thought for a moment and asked, "Are the questions mixed together?"
"Yes." Tang Xueli just listened carefully to the discussions of other schools. "In the past, we concentrated on one category and answered ten questions before switching to the next category. Starting last year, the rules were changed and the three categories of questions were mixed together to increase the difficulty and fun."
Tan Chengshi sighed, "It's too difficult."
Three people share a small red flag. Whoever hears the question belongs to him or her must pick it up and answer it first.
If someone makes a wrong judgement or has a brain short circuit and grabs a question that does not belong to his or her category, it will cause confusion and even result in deduction of points.
After they understood the rules, Yan Shouzhen asked them again: "Does anyone among you have confidence in a certain category?"
Huang Xiu immediately waved her hands: "I can't do it. I can't do any of them."
Tan Chengshi thought about it for more than half a minute before saying, "I'll try math."
Yan Shouzhen looked at Tang Xueli, "What about you?"
"I heard that there used to be several Chinese studies questions that involved poetry, but I'm not good at that."
Tang Xueli had only memorized the poems she had learned in school, so her reserve was definitely not enough.
“I can answer encyclopedia questions.”
"Okay, Huang Xiu, you are responsible for the Chinese studies questions." Yan Shouzhen reminded her: "Don't answer any questions during the whole process, unless someone else answered it wrong and no one else answered it, and you are 100% sure that you can answer it correctly, then you can answer it."
"I won't rob, I won't rob. I'll just go up and stand there."
Huang Xiu knew that he was the inferior horse in Tian Ji's horse race.
She wasn't sad at all, and even breathed a sigh of relief because she was free of pressure.
The greatest contribution she can make is not to cause trouble for her teammates.
Only then did they understand why so many people from other schools came.
Although there are only three people on stage to compete, the team with more substitute players has more choices.
Everyone has different areas of expertise, and they can select the best in mathematics, the best in Chinese studies, and the most comprehensive in encyclopedia knowledge from among the many people to participate in the competition.
After all, the competition rules clearly state that there can be a maximum of ten substitute players.
Unlike No. 1 Middle School, there were only three people coming, and after much discussion, there weren’t many choices, so they could only bite the bullet and fight.
Half an hour later, everyone took their positions.
There are eight tables with red cloths in front of them.
There was white paper pasted on the red cloth, with the corresponding school name written on the paper in calligraphy.
There were three people standing behind each table, numbered one to three from left to right, responsible for answering questions on Chinese studies, encyclopedias, and mathematics respectively.
There was a small red flag on the table. The flagpole was made of bamboo and was as long as a new pencil.
There were three large boxes in front of the host. He randomly picked out ten questions from each box, and then handed thirty sheets of paper with questions written on them to the judges.
There were three referees on the bench, all of whom were teachers invited from the Cultural Palace.
They unfolded the paper and discussed the order in which to answer the questions.
After folding the paper, he handed it back to the host.
The entire process is open and fair, without any shady dealings.
"Okay, the exciting moment has arrived!"
The host solemnly mentioned a few points of attention.
"Please note that when raising the flag to answer, the contestants can only answer when the referee tells them to. They cannot answer before the referee signals them to do so, otherwise the corresponding score will be deducted."
He emphasized again: "Before I finish reading the question, you are allowed to raise the flag, but if you answer incorrectly, the corresponding points will be deducted. Please listen to the questions carefully and answer them carefully."
The host asked: "Contestants, do you have any other questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Finally, the host asked passionately: "Contestants, are you ready?"
Everyone nodded.
"Okay, let's get started. First question." The host paused: "A branch of red flowers..."
Only five words were given in the question, and contestant number one from No. 6 Middle School raised the flag.
Referee: "Sixth Middle School answers."
The No. 1 contestant from No. 6 Middle School raised his head and answered in a clear and loud voice with great momentum: "A red branch with dew condensed into fragrance, the love and rain in Wushan are in vain and heartbreaking."
"Correct answer! One point added." The host said with a smile, "No. 6 Middle School is amazing! I didn't even finish reading the question."
Huang Xiu clicked his tongue twice and muttered to himself: What the hell is this? I didn't even hear the question clearly.
Oh my god, this is so scary, how come No. 6 Middle School is so powerful.
The second question is a math problem: A rope has two ends. How many ends do four and a half ropes have?
Railway Middle School got the question and the answer is ten heads.
Because half a rope also has two ends.
This question was very simple and seven schools competed to answer it, but contestant No. 3 from Railway Middle School was a little faster and got the question.
The only one who didn't grab this question was Tan Chengshi.
He didn't react at all.
Is this a math problem?
Well, five times two equals ten.
It's a math problem indeed.
Question 3: Four apprentices have a total of 45 yuan. If the eldest apprentice increases 2 yuan, the second apprentice decreases 2 yuan, the third apprentice increases to twice the original amount, and the fourth apprentice decreases to half of the original amount, then the four apprentices have the same amount of money. How much money did each of them have originally?
It’s still a math problem…
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