Here are links to practice questions and other resources. If you know of any that are not on this list, please let us know! We want all teams to have the same practice resources. We will use the below resources to pull from for our recess practices. I will add links as they become available for the next year's competition.
OBOB Book Assignments Template
Author Pronunciation Guide - Author Name Pronunciation Guide
Amazing OBOB quiz tool with thousands of practice questions! We will be using this tool at recess practices and for mock battles!
Question Bank Questions- Questions by book (I have been asked to remove these questions as some of the folks who helped write them don't want to share publicly. I totally disagree with this as I think all OBOB teams should have access to the same resources) Glencoe families please contact me, Laura, if you need access!
Cedar Mill Library Practice Questions - Scroll to bottom of page, they add sets periodically. These are by set with questions from all books.
Beaverton Library OBOB - Links to practice questions for all books by book.
Lake Oswego OBOB - Links to practice questions for all books by book.
Registration - October
Teams form - October/November
Initial OBOB meeting for students mid November at lunch recess. Go over teams, reading assignments, overview of program. Kids continue or start reading the books.
Recess 2x weekly lunch recess practices starting in December. Kids have winter break to finish reading.
Lunch recess practices continue in January and 'pool play' battles start.
TBD (Weekend day late February/Early March) - Final School wide Elimination Battle! Spectators Welcome!
OBOB is open to all 3rd / 4th / 5th grade students. Participating students get into teams of 4 (ideal) or 5 (okay), split up the 16 book reading list, and prepare to battle. The battles, which will take place in January and early February, consist of two teams competing against each other, answering questions about the books. Prior to the battles there will be twice weekly practice sessions at recess December and January.
All sign ups this year will be done via this Google form! A form needs to be completed for each OBOBer.
From the OBOB website: Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-12th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.
OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.
Glencoe Elementary OBOB Parent Volunteer Coordinator: Laura Mertens, emmerson.laura@gmail.com