The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-10-23
Highland County Board of Examiners.
Examination Questions, Oei 4, 1879.
GRAMMAR.

GRAMMAR.
l. (0 Define case. o. Give an outline
Of case.
2. 70 which of the pronouns is it Gus
tomary to apply gender2
8. Where Is a0hicb preferred to that?
T. (a) What is a descriptive adjective {?
o. What is a defnitive adjective?
3. (a) Give example of redundant verbs
[b) Define an impersonal verb. (c) What
is an act;ve-transitive verb2
6. (s) Name the definite verbs. o. De-
ane the subjunctiVe mode. (c) What are
infnitive modest
Z. How many participles are there ?
g. What are the principal parts of a
verb?
8. la) Name the figures of grammar
o. What is a figure of syntax?
10. Analyze the following sentence:
"Let us lament IN sorrow sore,
For Kent Street well may say,
That, had she lived a tIrstUemOnth more,
She had not died to-day"
Parse the words in italics.
GEOGRAPHY.
l. When is the Earth at Perihelion and
when at ApheliOn?
2. Under what circumstances would
there be no change of seasons
3. What is the character and religion Of
the people of Mexico?
4 What country exports the greatest
quantity of wheat2 Of hides2 of wine
Of wool? and Of coffee?
5. State the situation of Bordeaux,
Havre, Liverpool, CherbOurg, Trieste and
Matanzas.
6. What waters would be passed over in
going by water from Detroit to Odessa?
7. Name the territories of the U. s. and
give the capital of each.
9. Define IsOthermal Line, Dew Point,
Snow-line and Point of Saturation, as used
in geography.
9. Where are Coral Islands found, and
Why confined to these regions2
10. Why are some lakes salt?
oRTHoGRAPHY.
Nauseate, Indorsable, Cologne, Fusible,
PhyIactery, Coercion, Huguenot, Testa-
ceOus Licentiate, ApOthegm.
ARITHMETIC.
/ If a cubic inch of gold is beaten 80 thin as t o
over space s6ft 10 in. by Al it. in, what is the
ehickness of the gold2 Ans. I-zsIUuO in.
2. What weight lin 7. cwt. or. lb.) Of water will
ill a room 20 # long, IS Il. IN. wide, and It.
10 in. high? Ans. 81 T. "A cwt. Or. Il 1896 lbs.
3. The dre sed stone Tor an asylum costs $4I,-
225, when the rough stOus costs Il cts. per cubic
foot; but if bought for 10 ctR. per cubic foot, per
cent. will be deducted from the bill. What is the
cost Of dressing per f0Ot7 Aus. IS cts.
g. "A 2-7 per cent. of 80 of q gallon Of milk is
what per cent. of 81 of gals? Ans. 10 perct.
g. In 1887 gallons of vinegar the water is u
per cent. of the acetic acid 1t contains. How
much water must be added, that = of all may be
water. Ans. 1867 gals.
G. Bought butter at Is cts per 10. The wastage
In repaCking and shipping is 10 per cent. Al
what price must sell q pound, to gain 30 per Ct.
Ans. 20 l-g cts.
Z. ship sailing from n. York suffered damage
$3.50 and lost Of the cargo $500. The value of the
vessel was Sl6, ,Sm, Of the freight $780, the whole
cargo was S29,6O0. Divide the loss and show how
to settle with Mr.. A, who shipped Sl4,4OO, and
lost $500. Ans. A gets 1854.
g. How much quicksilver, sp. gravity ~, tri-
turated with 80 OF, Of chalk, sp. gravity *, will
make compound mass spec. gravity Of 81
Ans. 81 Oz.
Q. Michigan R. R. stock is sOH in n. York,
and n. 7. exchange in Detroit is lilo per cent.
premium. man in Detroit has $33s4.38 1-lO cts.
in currency. How many shares Of stock can he
buy, paying s per cent. in N. Y. for purchasing
Ans. 55 shares.
10. At 30 years old 5,44l persons survive one
year, to T2O who die. What fraction Of certainty
expresses mans chances Of living one year, who
is 30 years Old2 Ans, 6472l-S54al.
Explain this.