"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine... (Proverbs 17:22)."
"Eighth Grade Final Exam in 1895"
(See also Urban Legends reference for 8th Grade Final Exam.)
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, Kansas USA.
It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley
Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas 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 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./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 cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
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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 $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. 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)
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 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.
Well, did you pass?
Today's Faith 'n Truth-Builder
"...building up yourselves on your most holy faith... (Jude 20)."
"Marred Hands!"
Leslie B. Flynn told a story that illustrates a great truth. An
orphaned boy was living with his grandmother when their house caught
fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy,
perished in the flames.
The boy's cries for help were finally answered by a man who
climbed an iron drain pipe and came back down with the boy hanging
tightly to his neck.
Several weeks later, a public hearing was held to determine who
would receive custody of the child. A farmer, a teacher, and the
town's wealthiest citizen all gave the reasons they felt they should
be chosen to give the boy a home. But as they talked, the lad's
eyes remained focused on the floor.
Then a stranger walked to the
front and slowly took his hand from his pockets, revealing severe
scars on them. As the crowd gasped, the boy cried out in
recognition. This was the man who had saved his life. His hands
had been burned when he climbed the hot pipe. With a leap the boy
threw his arms around the man's neck and held on for dear life. The
other men silently walked away, leaving the boy and his rescuer
alone.
Those marred hands had settled the issue. And so it is with
Jesus. His nail-pierced hands remind us that He has rescued us from
sin and its deadly consequences.
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