Goin' Coastal
09-29-2005, 01:01 PM
This is interesting, and I have to admit, I would fail this exam!
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>> What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895
>>
>> --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 $30! 0 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.' (HUH?)
>> 5. Give two rules for sp! elling 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 d iacritical 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 movement 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.
>>
>>> "It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate,
>> tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds
> of
>> men."-Samuel Adams
>>
>
>
>
>> What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895
>>
>> --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 $30! 0 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.' (HUH?)
>> 5. Give two rules for sp! elling 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 d iacritical 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 movement 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.
>>
>>> "It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate,
>> tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds
> of
>> men."-Samuel Adams
>>
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