The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1880-03-25
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS.
Examination Questions, IIareE 20, 1850.


GEOGRAPHY.
1. Define Circle, Meridian, Orbit, Anti
podes and Zenith, as used in Geography.
2. Which of the Zones have four sea
sons, and why
3. In going south from Toledo 20 the
Gulf of Mexico, through what States would
you pass?
E. Name the mountain ranges of the U.
S. and the States through which they eL-
tend
5. Name four particulars in which noun
tains are of importance.
6. What countries constitute the Scan
dinavian peninsula, and by what waters is
it surrounded
Z. What are and where are, Tilsit. On
dawa, Dieppe, GaUTisanker and Funchal2
s. Where are Earthquakes most frequent,
and what are the causes of them?
9. Name the most important ocean cur
rent known, and in what does its impor-
tanCe consist?
10. Name the mineral and cereal prod
ucts Of the U. s. and tell where each is
most abundantly produced.
ENGLISH GRA1nIAR.
/. In teaching grammar to beginners,
which should We teach first, ''Parsing" or
"Analysis?7 ?7
2. What kind Of modifers can an in
fnitive, used as a noun, have? Give the
modifers.
8. Parse used, as, and noun in the above.
4. Give complete classification Of the
pronoun. Are all declinable2 In how
many ways may lrbGt be used
3. Write the plural p0ssessive Of bandit,
helix, datum, index and 9.
6. Define mode, tense, voice, verbal
noun, defective verb.
Z. Mark, according to Webster's diacrit-
ical marks q in call dare, fat, fate; 90 in
good H in thus; in sin.
s. Parse the words in ''Let Us walk our
little way"
g. Which is correct, ''Three times five
are 6tteen,n or atbree times i've Is fifteen ?''
20. Diagram the analysis Of the follow
ing sentence, and parse the words UNDER
scored:
$40 t9hoql, soon moved with touch Of blamss
thus Ere;
What words have passed thyHDs, Adam, ssversE
Impuf'st thou that 90 my defa1lt, OF wiz
OF wsHd'ring, as thou cal'st it. which Uh1
Butmight as iZ Zhavs happened, ,th0ubeing BY p,
ARITHMETIC.
1. Reduce IS; All; COS; 3.s7 and .426
to common fractions and add.
.. On the day of the Declaration Of In
dependence of the U. s. at noon, if / cent
had been placed at u per cent. interest,
what would be the amount of it to-day, az
O'Clock P VI. ?
8. In what time viii $50 amount to
| SgGO.S5, at $40 per cent?
Ans. yrs. 10 m. Cd.
4. What is the time of day, when $40
of the time till midnight equals the time
/ past n0on? Ans. b. 80 m. P. NJ
.. How long viii it take three 2-inch
pipes to empty a cistern, which is filed by
/ two 3-inch pipes in I b. and 80 min?
Ans 2 b. Is N.
/ g. If Is yds. of cloth cost $50, when wool
| is Is cts per h., and labor is 81 per day Of
/ 10 hours, how many yards of cloth of the
same kind can be purchased for $50, when
wool is go cts. per d., and Sl-50 per day
of 8 hours each
z. (Analyzs) 8 Of AS money and 2 OF
/ B's money equals $500; and 3 of B's is
twice & of AS. What sum has each
Ans. A, $3.50, B, $500.
8. Sold a horse so that 4-5ths of the
gain eQualed 2-1j of the cost. What was
the gain per cent Ans. 168 per cent
9. Iaa square lot containing of an acre,
how far is the center from each corner,
and from the center Of each side2
10. What is the weight Of a hollow iron
ball, 15 inches in diamster, and 8 inches
thick, when full of water, if the specific
gravity of iron is 7.S2
Write the table Of fluid measure used b
physicians.
Write the rules of stone mGs0ils' work
How is the plastering Of a house ssii-
mated
How is Bank Discount estimated
ORTHOGRAPHY.
Accrescent, Cynical, Bizarre, Hosiery
Celery, Juiciness, Blamable, Eugacious
Chrys0lite.