Actually, I snoped it and it seems to be a false item. Mike
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 12:14 AM, David <[email protected]> wrote: > ***WSC had, to be**** respectful****, a less than shining set of reports > from sc****hool, however he went on to be a fantastic writer; having**** I > **** believe the largest vocabulary of any**** English**** speaker.* > > ***……………………………****..**** but how many of us here would pass the test****below > for 8 > ****th**** graders set in 1895****,**** with flying colours given the five > hours**** allotted******** …………****.. and how many 8****th**** graders > today would make anything of this at all?***** > > **** > > ***8****th**** 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)* > > > > ***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, lingual. > 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) > 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?!* > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. 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