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----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Davis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: [ReadingClub4TheBlind] Eighth grade test >>>> > Do you remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that >>> they >>>> > only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of >>>> > us >>> ha >>>> > ve >>>> > 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 >>>> > incidenta >>>> > ls? >>>> > >>>> > 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 >>>> > meter? >>>> > 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 >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > US History (Time, 45 minutes) >>>> > 1. Give the epochs into which US 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, >>>> > bloo >>>> > d, >>>> > 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 >>>> > us >>>> > e >>>> > 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. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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