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| Author: | Shamas [ Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 1895 8th grade test, lets see how smart U B |
>>>> Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that >>>> they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any >>>> of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? >>>> >>>> This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, >>>> USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey >>>> Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS, and reprinted by >>>> the Salina Journal. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS -1895 >>>> >>>> Grammar (Time, one hour) >>>> >>>> 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. >>>> 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no >>>> modifications. >>>> 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph >>>> 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts >>>> of "lie,""play," and "run." >>>> 5. Define case; Illustrate each case. >>>> 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of >>>> punctuation. >>>> 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein >>>> that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. >>>> >>>> Arithmetic (Time, 1:25 hours) >>>> >>>> 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. >>>> 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How >>>> many bushels of wheat will it hold? >>>> 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at >>>> 50cts/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? >>>> 4 District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the >>>> necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and >>>> have $104 for incidentals? >>>> 5. Find the cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. >>>> 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 >>>> percent. >>>> 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long >>>> at $20 per metre? >>>> 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 >>>> percent. >>>> 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the >>>> distance of which is 640 rods? >>>> 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) >>>> >>>> 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided >>>> 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. >>>> 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. >>>> 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. >>>> 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. >>>> 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. >>>> 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, >>>> Penn, and Howe? >>>> 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, >>>> 1800, 1849, 1865. >>>> >>>> Orthography (Time, one hour) Do we even know what this is?? >>>> >>>> 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, >>>> orthography, etymology, syllabication >>>> 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? >>>> 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, >>>> subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals >>>> 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' >>>> 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two >>>> exceptions under each rule. >>>> 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. >>>> 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a >>>> word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. >>>> 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, >>>> and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, >>>> odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. >>>> 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, >>>> fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. >>>> 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate >>>> pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Geography (Time, one hour) >>>> >>>> 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? >>>> 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? >>>> 3 Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? >>>> 4. Describe the mountains of North America >>>> 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, >>>> Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and >>>> Orinoco. >>>> 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S >>>> 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each. >>>> 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same >>>> latitude? >>>> 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns >>>> to the sources of rivers. >>>> 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of >>>> the earth. >>>> >>>> Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the >>>> saying "he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, >>>> doesn't it?! >>>> >>>> Also shows you how poor our education system has become... and, >>>> NO I don't have a lot of the answers to this test I flunked it and not asamed to admit it. Shamas O'D |
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