Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-03-22
EXAMINATION QUERIES
Submitted by Superintendent Beck
toPupilsin the Upper Grades OF
the Napoleon Schools.

The following examination ques-
tions were given to pupils in the
High School and A Grammar, by
Supt. Beck Of the Napoleon Union
Schools.
GRAMMAR-HIGH SCHOOL.
!. What do you mean by contracting SEN
tences? What is the object2 How are SEN
tences contracted?
2. What is a phrase; clause? Classify
phrases and clauses.
8. What ia an element2 Outline elements
according TO some author.
4. Is there a difference between a noun
clause and substantive clause? Verify
your answer by illustrations.
5. What is the strengthened copula? Write
sentence to illustrate your answer and an
alyze it.
6. Analyze the following and parse the
words in itali -:
Like the leaves of the forest when summer
is green,
That host with their banners at sunset are
seen.
7. Compose sentences using "but" as an
adjective, as a conjunction, as an adverb,
and az proposition.
reasons: Him being on deck, we gave three
cheers for the good ship. Will you go to
the Presidents this evening? Adam was
Gains and Abel's father.
8. How doyou parse, "They elected him
President" and "Three times three are
twelve?"
10. What are reflective verbs? Illustrate.
What is synopsis? Write the principal parts
of chide, mulch, set, ought and hear. Is the
last regular or an irregular verb? Why?
Highest grades given: Marie Weiss
bach, IS per cent; Earl Crawford, so
per cent; Basil Hartman, go per cent.
RHEToRIC-HIGH SCHOOL.
1. Contrast wit and humor. What is a
pun? Repartee?
2. What is the difference between sublimi-
ty and beauty? Give some of the causes OF
sublimity in literature.
8. Taste lie whatP Give complete classi-
ication of taste.
/. What is criticism? Discuss the value
of criticism.
5. What IS a capital letter? Give the use
of capitals. Give tne principal rules for the
use of capitals.
6. What are grammatical points? Rhe-
torical points? classify them.
z. What is rhetorical figure? Give the
origin of figures. Name the figures in the
following sentences: He was swamped in
the meshes of his argument. We were ever
from the cradle bred together. Life bears
US on like the current of mighty river.
Storms shall sob themselves to sleep. The
waves rolled mountain high.
8. Exemplify periodic and non periodic
sentences. Classify sentences rhetorically.
8. What is discourse? Name the parts of
a regular discourse. Define each.
10. What do you mean by the structure of
a sentence? How is it changed? Illustrate
fully.
Highest grades were: Emma Klein
ath, 81 per cent; Edith Genereaux,
70 per cent.
ARITHMETIC-A GRAMMAR.
l. A has farm. square in form, the dag
onal of which is 200 rods, how mar acres in
the farm?
2. BIS garden ia 12 by 18 rods, and @ has
garden that ia 18th as large, similar in
form; find its dimensions.
8. A rectangular eistern that holds so bbl.
of water, is just twice as deep as it is wide;
what is its depth?
4. How many cubical blocks, each side of
which is 4 of an il ch. will fill cubical box,
each side Of which is 215 inches?
cent. stock in order TO yield the same income
as ~ per cent. stock bought at 80?
6. $50 is what per cent. of 81 cents?
l. 10 is what per cent. of 215?
7. If 20per cent. of AS money equals 18
per cent. of BIS, and both have 5000, how
much has each?
8. Find the lat price of sewing ma
chimes that cost the retailer $47.75 with 20,
90 and per cent. of, including $2.15 for
freight and draysge.
8. How must I mark goods that cost So a
yard, in order to deduct 20 per cent. from
the markei price and still make 20 per cent.
on the cost price, allowing 10 per cent. for
bad debts?
10. A man owning farm sold 1885 of it
and the remainder is worth $348.75, find the
value of the whole farm.
Higest grades were; Dorr Wood
ward and Golda Turk, rs per cent.
May Turk. 70 per cent; Chas. Smith,
70 per cent.