West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-11-04
ARITHMETIC.

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ARITHMETIC.
1. What is Cancellation ? What is the
sign What are the leading principles ?
2. A father left his eldest son three
seventies of his estate. HE youngest son
son four-sevenlhs Of the remainder, and
his daughter the remainder, who received
sl72Ss less than the youngest son; what
was the value of the estate
3. What is the greatest fraction which
will divide 1872, Z, I, IL 1917
4. man bought yards of cloth for
81, and sold 4 yds. of the same for SIS:
what was the rate per cent OF proft2
8. Find the Compound Interest of 800
for yr. z mos. and 10 days at per cent.
payable semi annually,
6. What must l ask for oxen worth
$40 apiece, that after falling 33 per cent.
l.may gain 10 per cent. on the value ?
z. What Ia the area OF field whose
sides are, respectively, so, 80 and 40
chains?
g III person could travel at the rate
of second of distance in second OF
time, how much time would be inquired
TO travel around the earth
0. If, at a Presidential election, .he
voting begin at sunrise and end at sunset,
how much sooner will the polls open and
close at Etstport, Maine, 60 dogs. West,
than at Astoria; Oregon, l24 degs. West
10 Paid in casa $240 Tor lot of mer-
chaudse sold Il the same day, receiving
aote for $3.50 at 60 days, wnich l got
discounted at the Hartford B nk what
per cent did make by the speculation
ORTHOGRAPHY.
l. What is Orthoepy
2. What is the best method OF teaching
photography ? Do you teach ~
3. Give two reasons In favor of spell
in by the written method"
4, How do you teach the Alphabet To
beginners
5, What is Accent2 What determines
the proper accent of words ?
o. Which letters are never used as con
sonantsr Which of the consonants rep
resent hut one sound
z. What sounds have Gu, phi, X. aud in
what circumstances do they occur
8. Give six rules Tor the use of capital
letters.
o and 10 Spell Ia following words
The following are the words that were
given, orally, TO be spelt Pencil, rebus,
topaz, hotel, misprint, venerate testa-
ment, leopard, tortoise, cornice, brazier,
razure, gl6zier, seizure, vizer, elysian,
buskin, tuscan, despair, compare, affair,
typical, vertical, veuiricle, pinnacle,
technical, billiards, vermilon, battalion,
chandelier, bombazine, cxonera,e, exag-
gerate, empyreal. imperial, hypocrisy,
controllable, qulntessence, repcllent, tx
cresceuce, sidereal, vicious, prescious,
italiciz', ipdelible, sup rintcndeni, ser
geaut
HISTORY.
1. What was the "D,rr Rebellion, ;"
Rhode Island, 1s42?
2. What is meant by the doctrine OF
Estates Rights
3. How was T,xls acquired by the
United StstsP
4. Tell the story Of Valley Forge
8 Give brief history Of The Mormons.
6. What was Salem Wichcrahl
T. What was the doctrine of Nulifca-
tor, 1892
8. Describe Perry's victory, 1918
8. Tell briefly the story Of John Smith,
the early ColoList.
10 Describe the surrender Of Lord
Coinwellis.
GRAMMAR
T. What il your idea of the impo rtance
Of English Grammar as branch among
| the common school studies?
! 2. What is the method by which you en-.
| deavor 10 make this branch interesting "a
pupils?
B. Pare the words OF this sentences
Seek quite early to teach each yupil
god manners."
4. What is Analysis.2
5, Define a simple sentence, a complex
sentence, and a compound r, ntence.
9. OF what may the subject consist 2
illustrate by example,.
Z. Analyzs by diagram or Otherwise,
this sentence "Shcridsn, hearing the
guns, galloped from Winchester to take
! command"
8 Aualyze by diagram o- otherwise :
"There is limit at which forbearance
ceasas TO be virtue"
10. What ie punctuation
GEOGRAPHY.
]. 10 what zone do you liv2 WY
has il two diftlnct seasons Why ia tie
winter cold2
2, Locate Lands Eod, Straits Of Glib
ralter, Sicily, Cyprus, Corea.
3. What States border upon the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers
/ 4, % what streams are the following
cities located Benares, Cairo, Tlmbuctoo,
Cologne, Vienna. Psus2
3. Name the largest city ia each Of The
following countries England, France,
Germany, United States, China, Austria
LAP
! g. Explain the origin Of volcanoes and
earthquakes.
2. Draw an outline map Of Europe or
Afaica.