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Vol 207 - 8-31-03 - 1895 8th Grade Test
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Today's Feature: - 1895 8th Grade Exam - How'd You Do?
This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. USA. 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.
8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895 (Activate the link at the bottom for the entire test)
Grammar (Time, one hour)
2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.
7. 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.
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
8. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
Geography (Time, one hour)
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
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