How to Score high in the Online Interview for the Digital Jamboree
1. Be in Full Uniform – smartly dressed
2. Be ready at the time given
3. You will have to click on the link and log on to the virtual Interview room.
4. Make sure you have enough data – if you find it difficult with internet accessibility, we can arrange the interview at the Nearest Sampath Bank – Please find the name of the Sampath Bank Branch and get in touch with the International team through Mr Abdul Mawahib (0774755222 or 0777845327) who is in charge of the Project.
5. There will be 4 Questions that you need to answer between ½ to one minute (strictly) for each question (4 minutes total) – below we give you the questions and what we will give marks for – all you have to do is cover everything … short and sweet within 1 minute – this will get you a maximum of 150 marks.
6. You will get another 50 marks for
a. Being there on time
b. Correct uniform
c. Correct procedure – salute, walking and following instructions
d. Some other questions the interview board will have
7. Below are the 4 main questions and what you should be covering within one minute (for each topic) – REMEMBER THIS IS A SPEECH … SO DON’T JUST ANSER THE QUESTIONS ….. REMEMBER YOU HAVE ONLY 1 MINUTE:-
a. Give a 1 minute Account about yourself
i. Your Age
ii. A very brief description of your family – (Father/Mother/ brothers/sisters/& your position)
iii. A brief description about where you live = your Home or boarding
iv. What is your hometown and where do you live now
v. School, class and language stream
vi. Sports and Extra Curricular Activities (don’t elaborate on Scouting as there is another question about that)
vii. Your Favorites – (person/ colour/ best friend/teacher/ subject/ TV programme/song)
viii. Your strong points Special skills abilities
ix. Your Ambition in life = What is the job you want to do in the future
x. If you arrange everything in order (not jumbled) you get extra points
xi. Fluency = if you tell all this with confidence and without stops you get more extra points
xii. Articulation = the quality of your speech will get you a few more points
xiii. Bonus = anything you say that is special will give you a few extra points
b. Give a 1 minute account of your Scout Life
i. What is your Scout Group (District & Number)
ii. What is your Scout section Junior/ Senior/ Rover/ Leader
iii. What is your Rank – (APL/ PL/ SL)
iv. When did you join scouting
v. Highest award
vi. Past Awards
vii. Activities (Camps, Hikes)
viii. Your Favorite things in Scouting
xiv. If you arrange everything in order (not jumbled) you get extra points here too.
xv. Fluency = if you tell all this with confidence and without stops you get more extra points
xvi. Articulation = the quality of your speech will get you a few more points again
xvii. Bonus = anything you say that is special will give you a few extra points here too.
c. Give a 1 minute introduction about Sri Lanka
i. Sri Lanka is an Island in Asia, near India surrounded by the Indian Ocean
ii. Nicknames for Sri Lanka – (Pearl of the Indian Ocean / teardrop of India / wonder of Asia / Serendip)
iii. Country profile
1. Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
2. Population: 21.2 million
3. Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles)
4. Major languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
5. Major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity
6. Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)
7. Monetary unit: Sri Lankan rupee
8. Main exports: Clothing and textiles, tea, gems, rubber, coconuts
9. GNI per capita: US $3,170 (World Bank, 2013)
10. Internet domain: .lk
11. International dialing code: +94
iv. Prominent features – (natural beauty/ biodiversity / gemstones / tea / friendly people / climatic diversity
v. Capital & Main Cities – (Colombo / Kandy / Galle / Jaffne)
vi. Religious & Cultural harmony – places of worship – (Anuradhapura / Polonnaruwa / Seegiriya/ Kandy / Adam’s Peak / Madu)
vii. Nature – (large variety of animals / reserves/ 1st elephant orphanage/ whales)
viii. Famous Crops – (tea / Rubber / Coconut / cinnamon/ spices) flag Special
ix. Achievements – (highest literacy rate in South Asia / 1st woman prime minister / oldest human planted tree / eradicated terrorism)
x. National Symbols – (Flower – Blue water lily / Tree – නා=Ceylon ironwood / Bird – Sri Lankan jungle fowl / Gem –Blue Safire / Sport – Volleyball )
xviii. If you arrange everything in order (not jumbled) you get extra points here too again!
xix. Fluency = if you tell all this with confidence and without stops you get more extra points
xx. Articulation = the quality of your speech will get you a few more points once again
xxi. Bonus = anything you say that is special will give you a few extra points here too.
d. Why I want to participate in this Jamboree
i. Always wanted to go Jamboree
ii. This is my only chance – I don’t have much funds
iii. I love to See and Learn
iv. Participate in an international scout event
v. Interact with other participating Scouts and scouts from other countries
vi. Bring back knowledge to my Group/ District
vii. Show our ways to people from other countries
viii. Build Long term friendships
xxii. If you arrange everything in order (not jumbled) you get extra points here too again!
xxiii. Fluency = if you tell all this with confidence and without stops you get more extra points
xxiv. Articulation = the quality of your speech will get you a few more points once again
xxv. Bonus = anything you say that is special will give you a few extra points here too.