We got the results today about how we did on our first competition. Nationally, we ranked somewhere in the middle of the pack, which was good considering our first time. I can't help but wonder if I had been there, would we have received more points? Oh well, that wasn't the issue, we were happy with our results and then moved on to more practice for the official televised competition.
Today, instead of answering 50 questions as a team like we usually do, we practiced the lightning round, which will be another element of the competition in January. Subjects were world rivers, famous authors, chemical symbols, and many more. It became evident again today that my strength was geography, as I knew almost all of the locations of the rivers that were said by Dr. Stewart. I was proud of my performance in this subject and can recognize that I am an asset to my team in this way. However, I definitely need to make improvements in other subjects such as science and math. I was glad we practiced the lightning round today, because I developed the skills of quick reaction and quick answering of a question. Usually the team tries to answer the question as fast as possible, but the lightning round helps you learn how to do that individually. Speed and accuracy are two essential new skills that I learned.
We ended the meeting answering some Trivial Pursuit questions. I am generally satisfied with our progress so far and I think we are definitely smart enough to take on the other top teams in the state. We just need to work on team unity, especially between Marliee and I. Often times she gets mad at me if I answer a question she wanted to answer, or if I get the question right and she gets it wrong. We bicker often and I think we need to fix our problems and focus on the team before a personal rivalry.
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