The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-08-25
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINERS
LIST OF QUESTIONS, AUG. 25, 1881.
ARITHMETIC

ARITHMETIC,
i. What number, divided BY Is, leaves 8
Tor = remainder by l3, leaves 2 2 by II,
leaves 0 ? and by z, leaves 81
Ans. 1918.
2. Find the G, c. D. Of $3.50 G. and
$4,000. Ans 4sC. is. 23o 2O'.
3. A dealer paid s3.45 Tor ls9 Yards OF
ribbon, and sold Il Tor badges, each yard,
At l2i cents each Find his gain.
Ans. Sl5.
4. Bought l4lbs. 1903. opium At 62J
cents an ounce Az. W. and rolailod Il nj
8 cents a Horuplo How much was gained?
Ans. Sll062I,
&, II lI,l2O cubic feet Of wood cost
$3.50 and 2b-4S, what will 81 cords cost?
Ans. Sl0 l-42.
0. II Of an article is sold for what ! OF
I cost, what Is the per cent. Of loN on
She part aoldi Ans. 33i,
Z. A, Of Boston, wishoa 10 pay debt Of
el, 250 In Chicago. Exchange being per
cent. and the time discount per cent.
what must ho pay for draft payable IN
oo dhya7 Ans. 81, ,22l.25.
8, On March 20lh, q man bought 500
bushels Of wheat a. s I 80 per buahel. He
afterwards sold II for 81 ,2i2 cash, and his
profit was equivalent 10 8 per cent. per
annum on the amount Invested, Give The
date Of the sale, Ans, May 4lh.
o. From point In the street, q polo
l03 "A feet long reaches a window 90 feet
high, and on The other aide reaches one 40
leat high. How Wide Is tho street?
Ans, 40 6b3 feet.
TO- A walk 2 feet vide II laid out round
. circular plot, which has q radius Of 10
ieet, What is the area Of tho walk7
Ans, l38 23Oi feet.
GRAMMAR,
]. What Il the real purpose Of grammat-
leal study
2, Way do 40 many persons ugo incor.
rect language
o, When should Grammar 10 sludlsd
from textbook ?
Z Anal 70 and diagram this sentence,
"To promiss mach before play bsJfn,
Ana when f's done hhk pardon, Ffrs q s'H,
hsN rot b. gutiig ""
Parse the italicized words.
D. Name tho mood uaed IN these llneH
"'Iis meet Achilles meet not Hector"
lshak,)
"hhattlls soldier Keep hls OATH"
"whal b these two olive branches !"
800 (Hceh. ", i9,
III he were here ho woud speak
0. Parse OIL tho words In this sentence,
us there augbt In sleep can charm the
senaoW
o. In tho following aonlenee, give your
mode OF paulng tho word u, "l1 it true
shat q swan lives longer thBu d raven ~
What rules on agreement Bud on g0pcrR-
mont would you apply iu analyEing the
above sentenoe
g. Explain ihe difference between agreo.
ment and government, aq used In Gram.
mar
o. Correct these
~ scarce know what 90 say
"she up wlthhsT hsl and took him on
lhe iuec,n
"lle can b,ag, but la not able to do
much"
10, WrIto q line containing Smile,
huu VUV u'HtalhlNB kAypeip9lC'
GEOGRAPHY.
/. What msridisnS divide thoearlh into
the Eastern and Western Hemisphorts
2, Name tho capital, three principal ei.
ties, chief mountain range, three largest
rivers, form Of government and prevailing
religion Of Italy,
o. What is tho cause OF land aud son
breCzeF7 Cyolonos2 Monboons2
4, How Is The rainbow iormsd2
8. Name tho largest river IN each grand
division, and give tho principal city on
each.
o, Name the longest State IN the U. s.
aud the smallest, and toll how they com.
pare In siEo. Give principal productions,
Z. Bound Guiana aud give capitals.
8, Ia what country and on what waters
ls Toronto? Milwaukee, TrcbiEond2 Aiao-
ciol WSnking2
Q, How would you 60 by boat from
Chicago 10 BostonY
10, Draw a map Of the British Isles,
ORTuoGRAPuY.
Mallo, Prophecy, Whoreabout, Uniorget.
able, schuylkll, Bsmemor, Marseiles,
Ftolemy, PoslaloEEi, Amaryllia
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