cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 See if you would pass the 8th grade back in 1895: This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 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 do, lie, lay 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. per bu, 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 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 inch? 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 around 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, and 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, 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, super. 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 N.A. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give 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 inclination of the earth. The top of the test states > "EXAMINATION GRADUATION QUESTIONS OF SALINE COUNTY, KANSAS April 13, 1895 J.W. Armstrong, County Superintendent.Examinations at Salina, New Cambria, Gypsum City, Assaria, Falun, Bavaria, and District No. 74 (in Glendale Twp.)" According to the Smoky Valley Genealogy Society, Salina, Kansas "this test is the original eighth-grade final exam for 1895 from Salina, KS. An interesting note is the fact that the county students taking this test were allowed to take the test in the 7th grade, and if they did not pass the test at that time, they were allowed to re-take it again in the 8th grade." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Intersting Snopes evaluation of this test: LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Were you required to spell "smart" correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 that is way too much to read on snoops, are they saying it's fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Were you required to spell "smart" correctly? 1373027[/snapback] I'm terrible at grammer but you all already knew that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I'm terrible at grammer but you all already knew that 1373033[/snapback] Grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Grammar 1373034[/snapback] See, I told U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Am I a smark person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I am not so sure i am smark enough to pass this test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 Am I a smark person? 1373049[/snapback] Yes you are. In fact when I take over the world, I will make you VP of Pr0n. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 that is way too much to read on snoops, are they saying it's fake? 1373030[/snapback] No, they don't deny it's veracity. However they defend modern education vs. education in 1895 or whenever that was. They point out the inadequacies of that test as well as the reasoning behind modern education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Grammar 1373034[/snapback] See, I told U 1373037[/snapback] This ain't grammar boys. This be spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 This ain't grammar boys. This be spelling. 1373099[/snapback] proves my point even more. I is be not teached good in the ways of english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 proves my point even more. I is be not teached good in the ways of english 1373189[/snapback] Ralph Wiggum: Me fail English? That's unpossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Speeking of bad speling. anyone sen yukon around lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Speeking of bad speling. anyone sen yukon around lately? 1373200[/snapback] He was online less than 2 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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