Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-01
SCHOLARS QUESTIONS.

The following questions were given by
the Township Superintendent to the dis
trict schools at the close of spring term:
PRIMARY ARITHMETIC
is. Write, add. substract, multiply,
and divide: Thirty seven thousand, two
hundred and four, and two hundred and
seven.
6. 2-33tt33-7t11k=?
Z. Give rules for pointing in multipGca-
ton and division of decimals,
s. buy 6 bushels of berries at 50 25 q
bushel, and sell them at 10c quart. Find
my gain.
9. How many cubic yards of air in a
school-room 80 feet long, 81 feet wide, and
10 feet high?
10. Find amount of $500 from Septem-
ber 5, 1892, to May 25, 1898.
PRIMARY LANGUAGE.
1. Write a story from the following
facts: John In apple tree; cross goat comes
along; j ohm throws apples; goat eats them
and seems to say, :" want more;" called
dog; dog could not bite goat; dog barked
and scared goat.
2. Suppose your mother is sick and you
must stay from school. Write letter,
telling of this, and address it to your
teacher.
8. Write correctly: Did tell you John
where to Go. I study said mary reading
writing and arithmetic. Have you James
finished your task said his father.
f. Write a sentence containing direct
quotation, and change it to an indirect
one.
5. Write letter to an uncle who has
made you present of a book.
PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY.
1. Draw an outline map of South
America
2. Give its surface, climate, and pro-
ducts.
8. Name its two largest rivers, and
seven countries, with their capitals.
f. Name the animals of South America.
5. Name the seas touching Europe; also
| the highest mountain.
6. Name its most level, most mountain
GUS. and largest country, with their capi-
tails
z. Name some article we get from
Europe.
8. Name countries of Europe touching
Mediterranean Sea, and their capitals.
9. What kind of surface and climate
has Asia?
10. Draw outline map of Africa.
INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC.
1. Add Il, 1, d, e and 1-12. Use
shortest method.
Q. If 3-5 of number is 411a-5 IT, what
is the number?
8. Make out bill for the following ac-
count, and receipt it: John Smith bought
of George Jones, who lives in ST. Clairs-
vile, 10 pounds of starch at 61ac pound,
and Is pounds of sugar at SC pound, on
April 6, 1898, and 10 pounds of butter at
25c, on May 4, 1893.
4. Which is the larger, the Troy or the
Avoirdupois ounce? How much?
5. Find cost of 6 spoons, each weighing
8 ounces, 8 pennyweight, 8 grains, at So 25
per ounce.
6. When it is Q o'clock here, s3o w.,
what is the time at San Francisco, 1922
Is W.?
2. Define right-angled triangle, radius,
and tell the name of a solid the shape of
saw-log.
8. How many gallons will jar 10 inches
in diameter and IS inches deep, hold?
INTRODUCTORY GRAMMER.
l. Write sentences containing gerund
and participle.
2. Write correctly and analyze: The
man said this is my Brother.
8. Give uses of infnitive and illustrate
each.
4. What parts of speech may be predi-
cate? What the object of preposi ton?
5. Correct: If was him, would wish
/ was rich. One man was only left alive
They can neither read or write, he don't
think.
6. Parse all the words: Finding him
playing, she made him go home
Z. Write complex sentence, and ana
lyze it.
8. Conjugate know, passive, common,
indicative, present perfect.
ADVANCED GEOGRAPHY.
1. Name city in Europe having same
latitude as this place, and account for the
difference in temperature.
Q. Draw map of Mediterranean Sea.
8. Name the six most important coun-
tries of Europe, with their capitals
4. Name rivers and mountains.
5. Distinguish British Isles, Great Brit
ain and England
6. Where are plains in Asia? Name
rivers and animals
Z. Indicate the pronunciation of Thain,
Shan, Iran, Ceylon, Mayla Madrid, Kio-
len, Kilimanjaro, and Blanc.
l. 8. Draw outline map of Africa, and
locate the equator.
8. Name the colonies of Australia.
10. Name the products of Australia and
the islands near it.