8th Grade Final Exam

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Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895?
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 yard?
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

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 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.
 
Originally posted by MiguelDelFuego@Aug 30 2004, 05:37 PM
Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895?

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given the classes i took with it, i don't see why not.

most of the stuff there i've seen/know, but just haven't used in 15 years....
 
I'm with B. Just dormant knowledge.

And hcivic.com... 20 years ago? Can you read?
 
Grammar (Time, 1 hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.

No Cap's locks when posting...it will seem like your yelling at everyone.
No Cap's at the beggining of each word....only in the middle of the word, when posting...ie.......evAr.
Cap's should be used only to express emotions.
no more rules...only those 3 :)

2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.

Ehh? :huh:

3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph.

Ehh? :huh:

4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run.

Fuck, shit, drop a duece, drink beer.....anything else? :D

5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case.

Lawyers dreams......DIVORCE!!! <_<

6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation.

I don't know.........I fergot all about them litt'el fuck's........

7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Screw that...Internet porn here I come.....

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

one guy meets one girl=2, have baby=3, she had affair=4, lawyer takes all the guys shit from him to give to her....=negative bank account.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

How big is a bushel? <_<

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. Per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

??? :ph34r:

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?

??? :blink:

5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.

that hurts my head just trying to think about it. :p

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 yard?
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.

What and get me arrested for forgery?

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

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 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 Questions that are not based on the prerequisite knowledge of the time arnt bad. Id give them a shot, but im not quite that bored yet.
 
Originally posted by hcivic.com@Aug 30 2004, 05:20 PM
that some good old dislexia for you. sorry
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:withstupid: I thought it said 1985 as well.

fuckin sucks when you work at a job where you have to read numbers off a sheet like this: 408 - 15 - 1

Dunno how many times I've walked down aisle 408 down to row 51.... :angry:
 
Don't even get me started about Amish people. I hate those bastards.

Their beliefs dictate that they can't own anything electrical or even mechanical, yet they don't have any qualms about asking YOU to use YOUR phone, or asking YOU for a ride in YOUR car, or to haul something for them on YOUR truck.

Argh!
 
Whoa, back up there fella... I'm partly Amish.

Amish people not only know MP3 players, they have them. Laptops, email and websites. Hell yes.

My particular parish has some of the friendliest people around. Somerset and Garett PA reprezent.

-> Steve
 
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