MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition 2024| Primary & Secondary Schools
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MTN Nigeria has invited primary & secondary school students between the ages of 9 and 15 to participate in the 2021 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee. The competition is Nigeria’s first ever digital Spelling Bee competition. This year, the stakes are even higher as the top 20 participants, as well as their teachers and the winner’s school stand a chance to win cash prizes of over N7 million, phones, laptops, and many more prizes.
All you need to know about the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee
What is the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee about?
MTN mPulse Spelling Bee is a spelling competition being organized by MTN Nigeria for students between the ages of 9 and 15 who are on the mPulse tariff plan. The competition comprises 3 rounds:
- 1st round with 10 spelling questions to be held on the mPulse website mtnonline.com/mpulse. Each spelling question needs to be answered in 20 seconds.
- 2nd round with 20 spelling questions to be held on the mPulse website for only shortlisted students from the 1st Round. Each spelling question needs to be answered in 15 seconds.
- Grand finale to be held via a live video conferencing platform.
Sounds interesting. Are there prizes to be won?
Oh yes! There are over 5 million cash prizes and more for student winners, their teachers and their school. Click here to see all the exciting prizes for our winners.
Q. Exciting prizes! Which of my teachers will be rewarded if I am one of the winners?
A. We are aware students don’t do it alone, there is always a teacher supporting them along the way. The reward for teacher is to appreciate the teacher who helped you to prepare for this competition. To be eligible for the award, the teacher must be currently teaching at a primary or secondary school in Nigeria. All students who get to the grand finale will be required to provide the details of the teacher who assisted them in preparation before the grand finale.
Q. Great. Do I also get to nominate the school that will get the school prize if I win?
A. Unfortunately, no. The school you are currently a student of will be awarded the school prize if you win.
Wow, I’m Interested! How can I participate?
- First, you need to sign up as a student to the mPulse website mtnonline.com/mpulse
- After you do that, you should see Spelling Bee on your student dropdown menu, i.e. the 3 white horizontal dashes on the top right.
- Clicking mPulse Spelling Bee from your dropdown menu will open the Spelling Bee page on which you will see the Play button
- Clicking the Play button will display a practice test which you can take as often as you like
- When you feel comfortable with the system and confident that you can now take the actual quiz, click Take Quiz to participate in Round 1 of the mPulse Spelling Bee.
- If the phone number you used to login as a student on the mPulse website is not on the mPulse tariff plan, you will be asked to move your number to mPulse before you can take the quiz. You can dial *344*1# to migrate your number to mPulse.
- There will be 10 spelling questions. Each question will have the definition of the word and the origin of the word. When you click the Play button, an audio of the word will be played to you. You have 20 seconds to answer each question so speed and accuracy are really key here.
- As soon as you complete the test, you will get your result. From there you can see which words you spelt correctly and the correct spellings of the ones you didn’t get.
- Note that you can only take the quiz in one sitting, so make sure to put in your best and have no distractions.
I have participated in the 1st Round, what next?
First of all, well done on completing the first round. We will review the scores of all participants and if you are among the top 1,000 students with the highest scores, you will be invited to the 2nd round of the competition. Otherwise, you won’t receive any further communication from us.
Guess what, I made it to the 2nd round, how do I participate in this round?
Whoop! Whoop!! Congratulations on making it to the top 1,000. This is a great feat and you should be super-proud of yourself. You will participate in this round in the same way you did the first. But you need to use the same student login you used for the first round, otherwise you won’t be able to participate in the 2nd round.
However, for this round, there will be 20 spelling questions. Each question will have the definition of the word and origin of the word. When you click the Play button, an audio of the word will be played to you. You have 15 seconds to answer each question so speed and accuracy are very important here, and you can only take the quiz once. Also, expect tougher words than the ones you got in the first round.
Wait a minute! I got the same score as my friend but they were invited to the 2nd round while I wasn’t.
Yes, this can happen. We will be selecting the top 1,000 students with highest scores based on earliest time achieved. Thus, if your friend completed the quiz before you, even though you got the same score, they will rank ahead of you because they submitted first. So make sure you take the quiz as early as possible because it’s first come first
It is also possible that we found out that you took the quiz more than once using a different number, or found cheating in another way. This will automatically disqualify you from the competition.
Okay. I have taken the 2nd round quiz & I’m keeping my fingers crossed. What’s next?
If you are among the top 20 students with highest scores, we will ask you to send us your official birth certificate or other official documents that can verify your age like: International Passport, NIMC card, etc. Otherwise, there will be no communication from us.
Alright. I was contacted to send my official document and I have done that. So what’s next?
If your age is verified, you will be invited for the grand finale for a chance to win a whooping N2,000,000 and other amazing prizes. How cool is that?
Really cool. I’m so glad to have made it this far. How do I prepare for the grand finale?
Apart from feeling like a super-fly spelling whiz (as you should, you’ve earned it!), you should start getting familiar with using Zoom as the grand finale will be done live using this platform. Ask your mum, dad or anyone you know who is familiar with the tool to help you practice. Then practice tougher spelling words, because this round will be much tougher than the first 2 rounds.
Hmmm…. So what should I expect in the grand finale?
Are those jitters we hear? You shouldn’t be jittery…you’ve already scaled the first 2 rounds like they were nothing. You have practiced well. You’ve got this!
The grand finale will be in a round-robin elimination format. You will each be asked to spell different words one after the other. The quiz master will call out each word with the definition, part of speech it belongs to and sentence example. Each student will be given a specific amount of time to spell out the word after that. An incorrect spelling by a student eliminates the student from the competition. This will continue until we have the last student standing who will be declared the winner of the competition.
The grand finale may last several hours, so eat and sleep well before then. There will also be break times to allow students stretch. The device camera of each student who is still in the competition is expected to be on throughout the grand finale.
I didn’t make it to the grand finale, can I still watch the proceedings?
Oh yes, you can. The grand finale will be broadcasted live on the mPulse website. You will be able to stream the proceedings, cheer your friend(s) or sibling(s) who are participating on, and also win audience prizes. Details will be on the mPulse website so watch out for that.
Have any other question you need answered? Shoot us an email at [email protected]. Goodluck & all the best!
ELIGIBILITY
- MTN Nigeria invites all primary & secondary school students between the ages of 9 and 15 to participate in the MTN mPulse Spelling Bee competition.
- Competition is open to only boys and girls in primary and secondary schools in Nigeria who are between 9 and 15 years old.
- Participants must be resident in Nigeria.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
- There are 3 stages of the competition.
- The first stage will be done on the mPulse website and is open to all students resident in Nigeria who are between 9 and 15 years.
- The top 1,000 from the first round will be invited for the second round of the competition which will also be done on the mPulse website.
- The 3rd stage and grand finale will be done online via live video conferencing.
- This competition which aims to help students in Nigeria, improve their English spelling and vocabulary, promises to be an exciting one with lots of exciting prizes to be won.
- Spelling Bee portal opens for practice tests on 1st September and runs till September 12, 2021.
- Round 1 Competition runs from 3pm on 13th Sept to 11:59pm on October 3, 2021.
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at: Online at www.mtnonline.com/mpulse
Value of Award:
1st Prize
Student
- N2 million scholarship grant
- 1 laptop
- 1 smartphone
- mPulse Goody Bag
Teacher
N350,000 cash prize
School
- 10 MTN Hynetflex Modems
- 10 Laptops
2nd Prize
Student
- N1 million scholarship grant
- 1 smartphone
- mPulse Goody Bag
Teacher
N200,000 cash prize
3rd Prize
Student:
- N750,000 scholarship grant
- 1 smartphone
- mPulse Goody Bag
Teacher
N100,000 cash prize
4th – 10th Place
Student
- N200,000 scholarship grant
- mPulse Goody Bag
Teacher
N50,000 cash prize
11th – 20th Place
Student
- N100,000 scholarship grant
- mPulse Goody Bag
Eligibility
- Applicants must be resident in Nigeria.
- Applicants phone number used for registration must be on mPulse tariff plan. Dial *344*1# or text mPulse to 344 to migrate your phone number to the mPulse tariff plan.
- Applicants must have successfully updated their profile on the mPulse website
- Applicants must have successfully linked with their parent(s) on the mPulse website
Application Process: Log on to www.mtnonline.com/mpulse to register and start practicing for the Spelling Bee.
Visit the mPulse website www.mtnonline.com/mpulse for more information.
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Marcella Nathaniel says
the network was so poor i couldn’t get a word… so its like i never participated in the quiz. thanks!!!
Emmanuella Ene Nathaniel says
I couldn’t hear anything during the quiz because the saying the word didn’t say anything and i was not able to spell anything i wish u could help me fix my problem. Thanks
Emmanuella Ene Nathaniel says
I couldn’t hear anything during the quiz because the person saying the word didn’t say anything and i was not able to spell anything i wish u could help me fix my problem. Thanks
Toluwalase Godwin says
I scored 7 out of 10 in the first round. How do I know if I qualify for the second round
Uhaegbu chidera says
I have done my first round quiz and I scored eight but i have not seen my name in the shortlist for the spelling bee quiz competition
Asmau says
I have done my first round quiz and I didnt see my name in the shortlist for the spelling bee quiz competition
david sunday says
I Got six out of ten can i participate in the second round