Primary School (Class 3 - Class 5) & Middle School (Class 6 – Class 8)



• Primary and Middle school students who wish to participate in the Wild Wisdom Quiz 2020 pay Rs 100/- or 50/- each to the teacher-in-charge

• The teacher then registers the school on quiz, wwfindia.org/wwq. after making the demand draft (DD) or transferring the amount through NEFT. You need to note down the DD number and the transaction ID number in order to register your school.

• Under the Payment Details, the school is required to choose their payment option i.e. either through DD or NEFT.

• As soon as WWF-India receives the payment, we will share the soft copy of the question papers in the month of July/ August, for the school to conduct the first level of the quiz.

Q .We have received additional registrations after signing up. Can we send an additional DD?
Yes. You can send another DD of the additional amount on behalf of the new registered students. Also, kindly submit registrations details of these additional DD or NEFT online on our website.

Q. Can we submit cash collected from the students?
No, the school can only make payment through demand draft or NEFT can make payment.

Q. Will WWF send an acknowledgment mail or receipt for the payments sent through courier?
Yes, an automatic mail will be sent from WWF as soon as we receive your courier.

Q. Will WWF pay for the travel postage cost of DD or courier?
No, WWF-India will not be able to pay for travel postage cost of DD or courier.

Q. What is the last date for registrations?
Last date of registration for Primary and Middle Schools is 15th September, 2020. But we encourage earlier registrations because of the school level quiz.

Q. Why do students need to pay for registration?
Top 5 teams each from Primary and Middle School, from each city will be selected. Primary School Quiz culminates at the City Level. The first three teams will be declared winners. Middle level winners from each state from across India will progress to the National Level Quiz to be held on 24th November, 2020.

Q. What is the format of the school level quiz? (Objective/ Subjective)
The School level quiz is based on an objective, multiple-choice questions format. All questions will have 4 options.

Q. How many questions will be asked at school level?
The School level quiz is the elimination level and will consist of 25 questions, which will have to be answered in 20 mins.

Q. What type of questions will be asked at the school level?
The questions will be based on the Earth’s biomes and their key features - temperature, climate and location, common wildlife and flora, endangered/extinct species, adaptation etc.

Q.Would there be different sets of questionnaires for Primary and Middle School?
Yes, both sets will have different levels of difficulty as the age groups are different.

Q. How long will the school level quiz take? Can it be conducted in the zero period?
The school level quiz is objective and can be conducted in a maximum of 20 minutes. It can be scheduled in the free/zero period.

Q. Does the school need to send the school level completed questionnaires back to WWF-India? What happens to these question papers?
No, the school does not need to send the school level questionnaire to WWF-India. Schools can recycle or reuse the paper, document it or send the online reports/scans to WWF-India. The schools are only required to send the name/details of the State level winners to WWF-India .

Q. Will WWF send an acknowledgment letter/ receipt of the DD from the school?
Yes, we shall send a mail to the registered email address once we receive the payment.

Q. Who will evaluate the questions papers at school level?
The teacher-in-charge will evaluate papers (with the help of the answer key we provide) and select the top two scorers each from Primary and Middle School. He/she can also use peer correction, which is very simple and students also get to know where they went wrong. The teacher-in-charge need only email the names of the two highest scorers each from Primary School and Middle school to WWF-India for the State level quiz.. He/she will be provided with a certificate of appreciation too at the State level quiz.

Duration: 1 hour

Q. How many teams from one school can be represented at the state level?
Two highest scoring students each from Primary & Middle School will be selected to form two teams. These two teams, one from Primary and the other from Middle School will represent their School at the State Level Quiz.

Q. When will the State level quiz be conducted?
The State level quiz will be conducted in the month of October. More State level details (dates and venue) are given on the register now/ About quiz page.

Q. At what time will the State level quiz be conducted?
The event will start in the morning at 9:00 am till around 2:00 pm in the afternoon. An elimination round will be conducted first, wherein the participants will be asked to answer multiple choice questions (written). This will be for both Primary & Middle Schools.

Q. Who will conduct the State level quiz?
The state quiz will be conducted by a quizmaster.

Q. Who will evaluate the papers at the State level?
The question papers will be evaluated by the WWF-India team.

Q. What is the format for the final round at the State level?
After the elimination round for both primary and middle schools, the final round will be a powerpoint presentation round.

The rounds will be based on the all the 5 biomes: Grasslands & deserts, Freshwater, Tundra, Forests & Jungles, Oceans and one news alert round
- Deserts and Grasslands
- Freshwater
- Tundra
- Oceans
- Forests and Jungles
- News alert round

Top 5 teams each from Primary and Middle School, from each State will be selected. Primary School Quiz culminates at the State Level. The first three teams will be declared winners. The winners from the Middle School move onto the International Level Quiz to be held in Delhi on ____________

Q. What are the prizes for State level winners?
The winner from the Primary and Middle School category from each State will receive Panda trophies and certificates (Team 1,2,3) and certificates and medals (Team 4 & 5) from WWF-India as prizes.

Duration: 3-4 Hours

Q. Who qualifies for the National Level?
Middle level winners from each state from across India will progress to the National Level Quiz.

Q. When is the National level round?
The National level round is on 24th November, 2020.

Q. Who will conduct the National Level?
The National Level quiz will be conducted by a quiz master.

Q. Who should accompany the students for the National Level?
Any teacher from the respective school can accompany the team. Every team must be accompanied by a teacher.

Q. Can parents accompany the students?
Parents can accompany the students on their own personal expense. WWF-India will not cover/reimburse the cost for any accompanying parent/family member.

Q. Who will cover the travel and stay costs for the team?
Travel and lodging for National Final – travel costs for the winning teams, i.e. 2 tier AC train tickets for the school team of 2 students and an escort who could be a parent or a teacher, plus boarding and lodging will be taken care of by WWF-India.

Q. What is the format for the National Level quiz?
First, an elimination round will be conducted wherein the participants will be asked to answer the MCQs (written). A final round with the top teams will then be held.

Q. How many questions will be asked during the elimination round?
The National Level elimination round will consist of 25 multiple choice questions.

Q. Who will evaluate the elimination papers?
The team at WWF-India will evaluate the question papers. The top 5 teams will be selected for the final round.

Q. What is the format for the final round?
In the final round, the top 5 teams compete with each other in 6 presentation rounds. Presentation rounds include biomes and news alert round. The winning team will qualify for the International Finale.

Q. What do the winning teams get?
The top teams will get panda trophies, medals, certificates and many other prizes. Each team will get a participation certificate.

Duration: 3-4 hours

Q. Who qualifies for the International Finale?
The winning team from the National Level quiz qualifies for the International Finale and represent team India. They will compete with teams from Nepal, Bhutan and other countries.

Q. When is the International level round?
The International level round is on 25th November, 2020.

Q. Who will conduct the International Finale?
The International Finale will be conducted by a quiz master.

Q. Who should accompany the students for the International Finale?
Any teacher from the respective school can accompany the team. Every team must be accompanied by a teacher.

Q. Can parents accompany the students?
Parents can accompany the students on their own personal expense. WWF-India will not cover/reimburse the cost for any accompanying parent/family member.

Q. Who will cover the travel and stay costs for the team?
Travel and lodging for International Finale – travel costs for the winning teams, i.e. 2 tier AC train tickets for the school team of 2 students and an escort who could be a parent or a teacher, plus boarding and lodging will be taken care of by WWF-India.

Q. What is the format of the International Finale?
The International Finale will consist of teams competing with each other through 6 PowerPoint buzzer rounds. Presentation round includes biomes and news alert rounds.

Q. What are the prizes given to the winning teams?
The top 3 teams will a 2 nights/ 3 days all-expense paid trip to a nature destination.

Q. Can parents accompany the students to the prize trip?
No, parents cannot go to the prize trip with the winning students.