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This was the first year that a computerized vocabulary test helped determine the finalists.
WSJ: After 1st vocab test, Spelling Bee gets a champion
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The first vocabulary test had some words anyone would know, such as "tranquil, " but the second one included stumpers such as "anacoluthon" (definition: a syntactical inconsistency within a sentence).
WSJ: After 1st vocab test, Spelling Bee gets a champion
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The 11 finalists were culled from 42 semifinalists Thursday afternoon, with spellers advancing based on a formula that combined their scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test with their performance in two onstage rounds.
WSJ: After 1st vocab test, Spelling Bee gets a champion
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The field was whittled down from 42 semifinalists Thursday afternoon, with spellers advancing based on a formula that combined their scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test with their performance in two onstage rounds.
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Adam Robinson, who helped Katzman develop the original SAT shortcuts and vocabulary lists, has come back to reinvigorate test prep.
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His review also recommends the reading test should be "refined" and that there should be a distinct writing test covering spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.
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Organizers also added an additional computer test for the semifinals, imposed time limits on computer-based spelling and vocabulary tests and added a rule that resulted in automatic elimination for any participant who misspelled a word on stage in the second or third rounds.
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