Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-11
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
QUESTIONS PRESENTED IN GRAM
MAI AND ARITHMETIC.
Some Highly Interesting and Anus
ing Examples OF Word-DefininS
by Successful Applicants.


are excused from further examination Of
the thirty-seven applicants. eleven were re
tanned after the first day, and nine were
finally successful. One applicant, recently
from Canada, obtained 100 per cent on
each Of the papers on arithmetic, and 50
per cent. on grammar. Thequestions were
prepared by Prof W J. Hyde, President Of
the County Board:
QUESTIONS IN GRA@IAR.
1.Detine and illustrate the following terms
rs used in grammar: Object complement,
objective complement, objective adverblal,
nominatve absolute.
>. Analyze in full the following sentence
and parse in full tue words in itatic:
The cariicr you rise, the better your nerves
arW bear Stu2y.
8. Improve the following sentences mo
credits unless the reasons for corrections
are given: (G) By how much do ninteen-
twentieths exceed two-fifths? L5) JOness
brothers wIfes sisters farm has been sold.
b. (c) The farmer went to his neighb0r and
told him that his cattle were in his field
T. State the principles which guide in the
use OF the possessive forms.
5. State and illustrate how parentbetical,
coordinate, transpOsti0nal, appostional
and divisional constructions should be
punctuated.
6. Give and illustrate the formation and
use of compound personal and compound
relative prOnounS.
:. Improve the following sentences, and
assign reasons for correctness: (a) Interest
ing are the adventures of the immediate
descendants Of the first settlers Of Ken
lucky. 10 As we were driving along the
Riverside road We ran into a horse and
buggy. {c} Do you love butter" ld) |
likes cabbage.
IS. Parse, in It'll, the words in italic, in
the following sentences: (G) Much depends
aD9R IVt0 the examiners are. (b) There IS
no one BIZ, ddmreS the beauty Of flowers. icy
The candy is too sweet for the child 10 eat.
O. State four eases in which the relative
thqfshould be used instead OF who or which.
10. Correct the following sentences, and
assign reasons for corrections: (G) She was
more active, but not so industrious as Jane
(b) Them is good spuds. (c) " Washington
was a wise, a prudent, and an able GEN
eral"
QUESTIONS IN WRITTEN ARITHAETIC.
/. What is the value in avoirdupois
weight Of lG MS OF. 10 pvt. - or. troy?
. Add Is of Ito .06 3 10.
.5+3-S 3l-5-21-2
). What is the least sum Of money with
which can be purchased a number of hens
at 70 cents each, ducks at 81 cents, and
turkeys at s. 05i
/. have due me $14f, payable in seven
months. but my debtor agrees TO pay one
half down and one-third in four months;
in what time in equity should the balance
be paid2
5. Required the length of tether tas-
tened to a cows horns, 10 allow her to craze
over an acre of land in circular form.
6. Find the true discount, the simple in
terest. and the compound interest reckOned
semi-anuUally, on s l6j for IS months at Il
per cent,
NAV 18th, was discounted June 10Th al
per cent When was the note due. and
what was the amount of the proceeds
s What sum must be insured Oh s., $50
70 include the premium OF p per cent. and
commission OF per cent. on the property
insured
8 In a mixture called coffee, Of the
whole. plus 2j rs, IS coffee, and part,
less lbs, IS chicorY; what per cent. OF
the whole Is ChiCory?
10. Three persons engage to do piece OF
work for $50 A and b estimate that they
do OF it, A and c of it, and b and G
2-5of it; according 10 this estimate what
part of the $50 should each man receiver
QUESTIONS N MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
!. How many yards Of muslin, at 12l
cents per yard can be bought for 1922
3 4 droyer bought 10 lambs at ~ shil-
lings a head and sold them at - shillngs
ahead how much did he make?
3. How many cows, at $50 each, will it
take to pay for 10 tons Of hay, at S12
ton2
l. a man sold q bureau for $50, and
q n, i. Lol p
for $35 what per cent. would he have
5. I bought COW for $50, which was 40
per cent. less than her value l sold her for
~ per cent more than her value, what
was my gain per cent?
6. A druggist sold some drugs for -
cents, and thereby cleared 80 per cent;
what was the cost?
7. What is the interest of 500 for year
at 121 per cent? 81 per cent? G2l per
cent?
S. How long will it take 500 to double
itself at 5 per cent? 3 per cent? = per
cent?
9. What is the specific duty on a chest
of tea, containing 40 pounds at l2l cents
per pound? at Gi cents?
10. IF q hat is bought at IS per cent. Of
its value and sold at for % per cent more
than its value; what IS the gain per cent?
Il. A, B and c build n boat for $52; A
sent men days, b i men days, 5
men days how much do A, B and re-
ceiye respectively
u \ pole p feet long was broken into
two unequal pieces such that one-third Of
the longer piece equals the shorter re-
qured length Of each piece2
l3. Divide So apples among boys so
thet their shares may be IN proportion, /,
rs
II. How many hens may be bought for
a. 4 4 lens are worth turkeys, and
turkeys are worth 81?
IS Whatrclst:ga quantities Of lard worth
s Gems and - cents q pound must be taken
e. form a mixture worth cents pound?
IL What IS the difference between n
dozen rods square and dozen square rods
Il The surface of . cube is $50 square
inches what is the length of lis edgel
IS Four boats, a, B, c and u, start at
the same time from q given point to sail
around an island A performs the trip in ,
hours, in >, 9 in and D in s; how long.
If they continue sailing, before all will
meet at the starting pointl
10 The area of . rectangular grass plot
is los square yards and its width is 8 feet
what is its length in yards
20 One-half of the square OF a number
equals Is; what is the number
ENAMPLEs or DEFINING.
At the examination of teachers held by
the County Board one year ago, the twenty
five questions below were written upon the
blackboard to be defined by applicants, and
the definitions lso-called) handed in by
one, who, strange to say, obtained a first
grade certificate by reason of her general
average upon all the studies, are added to
the words rs follows
Deprecate-to do any small act depre-
dations anomalous-thest state of remaining
the same all the time; assimilate-tog 20 be-
tween: reprehensible-that which was
known before; analogous-that which can
be separated prevalence-that which comes
before, forerunner; climax-the end, the
last of anything; unique-clever. fine,
nice: Ambassador--a ruler, as a French
Ambassador; puerile-hny, small, as an
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