Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-09
EXAMINATION PAPERS.
COMPARISON OF LISTS OF CUES
TIONS SUBMITTED.
What the Sacramento and Yolo Ap-
plicants for Teachers Certificates
Were Expected to Know.

The following are the test and first grade
questions submitted by the County Exam
lining Boards of Teachers at the examina-
tons held in Sacramento and Yolo counties
last week, and which will be of interest to
teachers and those preparing for that very
honorable calling. Those used in Yolo
county, it will be seen, are the more diff
cult, if either can be properly so alluded
to. at the examination, out of thirty
three applicants in Sacramento county, five
received first grade certificates and one a
second grade. the remaining twenty-seven
failing to correctly answer eighty-fve per
cent. of the questions in the respective
branches, as required. In Yolo there were
thirty-two applicants, of whom none OBJ
tanned first grade certificates, but twelve
were granted second grade. The questions
used by the two Examining Boards were
as follows:
Questions by Sacramento Board.
ARITHMETIC.
l. Divide % of "a by As of II and HIP.
Prove the result by reducing the fractions
to decimals and working the example
anew.
2. Multiply As ten thousandths by two
and one thousandth, and divide the result
by one million.
5. Find the least common multiple OF
642, ste, 954 and 1900.
4. Three boats sailed around an island
at the same place and time; one of them
can perform the trip in hours, another in
hours, and the other in u hours; how
L Al. Ia
OF starting?
5 How long will it take 50, 900 to earn 3d.
900 at 6 per cent?
g. A. b and enter into partnership
A puts in $500 for months, b $500 for
months, and G $500 for months: they
gain $40; what is each mans share of the
gain?
7. Find the square root of 3534400.5.
S. A line 10 feet long fastened to the top
of a flagstaff reaches the ground 40 feet
from its base; what is the hight of the flag
staff?
g. Find the cube root of 3S45672000.
10. If cube of silver whose side is
inches is worth $500, what is the side of j
cube of silver worth 81 600?
GRAMMAR.
l. Distinguish between phrase and q
clause. Name three different kinds OF
phrases and three different kinds of clauses.
?. What is the distinction between COM
parison, declension and conjugation?
3. don't know what you want. Parse
,0hat. Why is a personal pronoun so
called?
4. What is case2 Write single SEN
tence in which each case is represented.
Decline who, which, it, her, fly.
3. Give the principal parts of bring,
burst, rise buy, break How is the passive
voice formed9
6. Write the relative pronouns and state
how they differ from personal pronouns.
7. What is ellipsis? Give an example
and explain Write sentence in which
| two nominatiyes connected by and re
quire verb in the singular number.
s. Define a participle. Mention the
chief particulars in which participates and
infnitives agree. Mention the chief par
ticulars in which they differ
8. Correct the following sentences
recited my lesson to-day. 1t is easier said
than done. He laid down to rest. Either
he has been imprudent or his associates
vindictive. The premiums were given to
me and George.
10. Punctuate and capitalize the follow
ing life is real life is earnest and the
grave is not its goal dust thou art to dust
returnest was not spoken of the soul.
SPELLING.
Delaware, bilious, parallel recommend,
discipline, caterpillar, avoirdupois, super
sede, symmetry, machine, hemorrhage,
superintendent, mucilage, siege, dia-
phragm, welfare, correspondence, inham-
mable, obeisance, pneumonia, irascible,
infallible, privilege, impetuous, innocence
porous, porridge, portemonnaie, prairie,
saltcellar, sagacious, satellite, squalor. con-
scious, convalescence, cozen Ito cheat,
descension, diphtheria, dissyilable, eques-
TRAN, mattress, millinery, muscle, Mussul-
man, numskull, oxygen, well-bred cam
paign, camphene, canvas.
ALGEBRA
l. Define and illustrate co-efficient, ex-
ponent, reciprocal and unlike terms.
2. Demonstrate that al.
B. Show that any quantity with a mega
tive exponent is equal to the reciprocal of
that quantity with an equal positive ex-
ponent.
f. Required the greatest common divisor
of 3x2-3y2, 3x2 6xy4 3y2, and Sack
3aCy.
5. From&&y substract Ky
Ky KY.
e c;,,o,, 2x x-1 3x- Il ,o.
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