Kim

I got this from another list I am on and I thought some of you might enjoy
this. This is an actual test given to students in 1895. How many of you
could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I couldn't!
Kim
____________________________________________________________________


8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895

Grammar (Time, 1 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 50 cts. 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 m?
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 are, 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. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
3. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
4. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
5. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
6. 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, 1 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, 1 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 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.

Diana Tashjian

Maybe you could if you'd been "taught to the test" :o)

Diana Tashjian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim" <sinclai@...>
<snip>
> I got this from another list I am on and I thought some of you might enjoy
> this. This is an actual test given to students in 1895. How many of you
> could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I couldn't!
> Kim
<snip>

[email protected]

This is an urban legend. If you check the snopes.com website on
urban legends and do a search for "Salina" you can read an
interesting article about this test!

K.J.


--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Diana Tashjian" <diana@t...> wrote:
> Maybe you could if you'd been "taught to the test" :o)
>
> Diana Tashjian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim" <sinclai@E...>
> <snip>
> > I got this from another list I am on and I thought some of you
might enjoy
> > this. This is an actual test given to students in 1895. How
many of you
> > could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I couldn't!
> > Kim
> <snip>

Tami Labig-Duquette

WOW! Very interesting site!
Tami


>From: kjturk@...
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 22:10:58 -0000
>
>This is an urban legend. If you check the snopes.com website on
>urban legends and do a search for "Salina" you can read an
>interesting article about this test!
>
>K.J.
>
>
>--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Diana Tashjian" <diana@t...> wrote:
> > Maybe you could if you'd been "taught to the test" :o)
> >
> > Diana Tashjian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kim" <sinclai@E...>
> > <snip>
> > > I got this from another list I am on and I thought some of you
>might enjoy
> > > this. This is an actual test given to students in 1895. How
>many of you
> > > could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I couldn't!
> > > Kim
> > <snip>
>

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WOW,I am glad I wasn't an 8th grader then! -)
Kim & Ed Dylan 11 Jacob 10 Noah 22 mos.

--- Kim <sinclai@...> wrote:
> I got this from another list I am on and I
> thought some of you might enjoy
> this. This is an actual test given to students
> in 1895. How many of you
> could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I
> couldn't!
> Kim
>
____________________________________________________________________
>
>
> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
>
> Grammar (Time, 1 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 50 cts. 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 m?
> 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
> are, 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. Relate the causes and results of the
> Revolutionary War.
> 3. Show the territorial growth of the United
> States.
> 4. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
> 5. Describe three of the most prominent battles
> of the Rebellion.
> 6. 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, 1 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, 1 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
> 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.
>
>
>
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim" <sinclai@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 2:26 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895


> I got this from another list I am on and I thought some of you might enjoy
> this. This is an actual test given to students in 1895. How many of you
> could pass this 8th grade test?! I know I couldn't!
> Kim
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
>
> 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
>
> Grammar (Time, 1 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 50 cts. 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 m?
> 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 are, 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. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
> 3. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
> 4. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
> 5. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
> 6. 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, 1 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, 1 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 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.
>
>
>
>
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>

Kim

Oops, I should have checked first! Sorry!
Kim


From: kjturk@...
Subject: Re: 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895

This is an urban legend. If you check the snopes.com website on
urban legends and do a search for "Salina" you can read an
interesting article about this test!

K.J.