These are accompanied by a form showing the round number, the room number, and the assigned reader, with a place for the reader to list the scores for that round. Following each round, this form is turned in at the central scoreboard area and used to record the results on the scorecards. These cards are posted at the central scoreboard area to record round and cumulative scores. The written round is held first in Knowledge Bowl competitions, with three teams randomly assigned to each room. First, it is the fairest way to start the meet and to determine team groupings for the first oral round.
Readers take three copies of the questions and one answer key to their rooms.
The reader distributes and proctors the test and scores it as soon as the teams finish or at the end of the allotted time, whichever occurs first. Four students on each team collaborate on the exam. One point is awarded for each correct answer. The readers deliver their scores to the central scoreboard where the score for each round is recorded on each team's scorecard. The scorecards are sorted from highest to lowest score, and posted in groups of three on a wall under room number signs so the students can see to which room they report for the next round.