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I had a feeling it was a hoax since some of the
questions could not possible be answered as posed, by 8th. graders. For
example the question regarding how many bushels a wagon would hold would require
calculus to answer since the grain would be piled on the wagon in the shape of a
parabolic pyramid and could be only estimated by geometry. Other questions
require either a computer or an assumption on the part of the student,
particularly question 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and18 days at
7 percent. If it is simple interest fine, but if it is compounded it would
be difficult if not impossible without tables or a computer. Others have
incomplete information such as 7. What is the cost of 40 boards, 12 inches wide
and 16 ft. long at $20 per metre? Do they mean square meters or linear,
and why since lumber is priced by the board foot.
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Something to ponder.
This is a hoax: <A
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Hasn't technology taken us to new heights in education
over the years???Remember when our grandparents, great-grandparents,
and such 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, KS, 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.The exam
took six hours to complete. Gives the saying "s/he only had an 8th grade
education" a whole new meaning!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,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/bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?4.
District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levyto
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 and18 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 $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,
1865.**********************************************Orthography
(Time, one hour) [I don't 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, 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 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.
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