Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-07
Questions At the Teachers' Examinatien
held 1t Barnesville. January 9.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
Parse the italicized words in the fol-
lowing sentences:
j. "some say that erer 'aai',st that season
Wherein, our saviour's birth is celebrated,
The bird of da,cning singeth all night long;
And then, they say, nc spirit dares stir abroad.
The nights are wholesome; then no planets
strike,
Nor fairy wakes, nor witch hath pOwer to
charm,
So houo,ued, and so gracious, is the time
?. Name the parts OF speech.
8. Conjugate the verb - TO lie'' in the
potential mode I'd future tense, and write
a sentence in which the same verb is used
in the I'd person plural, in the same mode
and ten ie.
Write the possessive singular ami
plural of the following words: Teachers,
wives, Kings, James, Mrs. Jenkins. Miss
Rogers, Burns, mOlasses-
5. Analyze the following sentence -
81 He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear"
6. Define analysis and explain its OBJ
ject as an exercise.
I. What is synyhesis, and of what'does
it treat?
o. w hae dic liiS piopcittcs vi the paris
of Speech?
8. What is voice? Write sentence
in which the verb to teach is used in the
passive voice.
10. Correct the following sentences If
incorrect and give reasons:
We do not allow OF such conduct.
We will worship God, he who is from
everlasting to everlasting.
He is wiser than them.
They are the very things which are
most needed.
! Maria, with her sisters, have gone to
school.
Who dares to resist our efforts in this
directiOn7
INTENDED to havegone to the Institute.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. What is meant by the earth's orbit?
.. What is theinclination ofthe earth's
axis to the plane of its urbit:?
~~3. What is the longitude.of place:
~. What is the Gulf stream:
: 5. Name the principal rivers of the
United StateS that flow into the Gulf of
Mexico.
6. Name four OF the largest islands in
the Mediterranean Sea.
Z. What causes the change OF seasons :?
s. What new territory has the United
States recently acquired?
9. What are the the advantages ofmapt
drawing?
10. Draw an outline map of the State
of Ohio.
READING.
l. What is articulation 3
2 What is meant by the n1od,ti0tion Of
the voice?
8. What is meant by infection
4. Name three prerequisites essential
to the correct reading of Il sentence.
5. Write an interrogative sentence /
which should be read with the falling
intiestiOA
ARITHMETIC.
/. What are the fundamental branches
of Mathematics
., What is Arithmetic.
3. What is number? How many
kinds? Define each,
On what is Arithmetic founded, and
what are its fundamental rules
5. What is numeration What Nota-
ton?
o. w Ustt II -s n I-o Oi ISF uistucN Dy 1
SO of $40 of s?
Z. What is the value of 1854 OF. Troy? =?
8. have lot of tobacco on commits.
sion, and sell it through a broker for
s46i2, IS; my commission is p per cent.
the brokerage IL per cent, what de
pay the broker, and what do keep?
8. The boundaries of a square and cir
ele are each 20 feet: which contains the
most, and how much?
10. If / sell my oranges for 65cts., /
ga n Gets. apiece more than if l had sold
them for scots; how many oranges have
L?
ORTHOGRAPHY.
l. What are the uses of pauses
2. From what are the words of the
English language derived?
8. What are Tonics? Give example.
4. What are aspirates, consonants, sub
yocals?
5. What is digraph, trigraph?
6. What is accent, and where is it
placed?
Z. What is the meaning of consonant?
s. What sounds have H, @, S, C., and
G.?
9. Which are the diphthongs In COM :
mon use?
10. What vowels are sometimes cOnso-
nants?
: II. What is simple word?
H. What is compound word :
l3. A primative word?
-f4 A derivative word? e
Is. What is spelling?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
What are the objects of recitation
.. What are the advantages and dis !
i'd dvantages of frequent examinations?
8. Should class he kept back until the
moe backward pupils thoroughly under 4
,tard the lesson? Why? Il
4..When is a teacher prepared to con- =,
lucia recitation? Is
5. Explain your method of conducting
, Rotation in Arithmetic.
8. What do you understand by, and !,
,owdo you value, the "topic method" OF '
recitation? q
4. How do you determine the measure aa
4 punishment for like offences by differ q
mt ,upilsg
s.JNNtat reasons can employers have
or hying higher wages to naalA, than to :,
em9e teachers? ID
9. WhsSquaIities are required 10 make T.
su9essful teacher? pr
10 tDo you favor aeass.ri.,- 81 --..ihIx en-
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