Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-15
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
Yeassrday Afssrsesn's Grsnmsr
Qusssiens-reday's PreeesAinss.

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to-day afternoon. the question Of Gram
mar being considered. Here are the
questions:
]. Name and define the general classes
OF nouns. Name and define the CLASSES
Of common nouns. What are the prop
critics OF the noun ..
2. How are verbs classified With re-
spsct to their uses2 Their nature 2
Their form? Name tho properties. In
what are auxiliary verbs defective
8. Conjugate the verb "Ro," both
negatively and interrogatively, In the
present and past perfect lenses. indica.
tive and potential modes.
4. Give the principal parts Of the fol.
lowing verbs : Write, forbsar, grown,
learnt. throw.
s. define the different kinds Of do.
scriptivs sdjsctives. Where Q dsscrip-
tive adjective represents . noun not
expressed. WHAT'S prehxed to II and how
should Il b pansdf
9. Give the piurals Of Mr.. Mrs., Dr..
Miss Jones. whereuuto. whereby, brick.
basis.
2. To what may the relative "that"
DO applisd' Decline chat as q r'la.
tive.
8. Correct the following sentences and
give reasons for corrections: "Think
no man 30 perfect but what he may en-"
''At the same time We attend to this
pause, every appearance Of sing.song
tone must be carefully guarded against"
8. Punctuats: ITO say and straight
-unsay pretending frstwiss to fly pain
protesting nsIt the spy argues no leader
but q liar traced" Parse "areues."
Analyxs: Rivers have always one
ahingly shore TO play over. where they
may be shallow, aud foolish and child
like; and another steep shore under
which they pause. and purify them
selves, and get their strength Of waves
fully together for due occasion.
This morning the examination was
resumed. U. 8. History being the sub
jsct. Here are the questions
1. What Il recorded Of the discovery
Of this country BY Icelandsrs and Nor.
weeians, previous to the voyages OF
Columbusf What one great proof Of
the truthfulnsss OF their records still
existaf
3. What nations made early explora-
lions along the Atlantic coast, and In
what localities did each make its clsimf
8. What led to the Revolutionary
War; How long did II last. and what
svent virtually closed its military opera.
tiousf
4. Name the Presidents Of the United
States In their order, and tho original
States.
s. After the Declaration OF Indspend-
sncs. what form Of government was
adopted 7 How long did II last When
was the present Constitution adopted
@. What II the Monroe Doctrine .
z. When and how was the territory
acquired Of which Nevada 10 . portion Z
OF what territory was Nevada originally
part When was II admitted into the
Union 2
8. What were the two principal causes
Of the late War Of the Rebellion 2 What
was the first overt act Of the war I
Where was the first blood split When
did the war sndf
9. Mention Ave battles Of the War OF
the Rebellion In which the Union forces
were victorious. Five In which the
Confederate forces were victorious.
10. When, whsFs and by whom was
Africsn slavsry introduced into this
country When and how was II abol.
ished Z
Below We give the questions in algebra.
a. given this afternoon
l.. Define term, trimonisl, similar
terms. surd. root.
2. Define equation, homogeneous equs.
ton. identical equation. numeral equa-
ton. literal equation, quadratio equa.
ton.
8. What In eliminatonr What are
the three principal methods OF slimina.
tion2 Define transposition. What
axiom underliss transpositionp
4, Prove the rule for subtraction.
6. Add the fractions Z square y minus
81 square over 81 square. 81 fourth
plus 3y fourth over 81 square y square.
I y square minus 6x square over 10y
square. ...,
Q. Solve the equation: Radical 9 plus
Z plus radical I equals l6 over radical 8
plus I. Find the value Of Z.
z. Find three numbers such that the
first with ons.half the sum Of the second
and third shall be 100; the second With
one.Hfth the sum OF the FIRST and third
shall DO 80; and the sum Of one half
the first. ons-afth the second and twice
the third shall b 288.
8. Find the value Of Z In the follow.
ing: s(x minus b. plus biz minus o.
plus c(I minus ~ equals o..
8. Fled the value OF I In the squa-
ton: plus 9x over 1 minus the trac-
ton z minus Z over y equals IL.
10. Find two numbers such that the
product Of their sum and difference may
Do 8, and the product Of the sum OF
their squares and the difference Of their
squares may be 65.