The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-04-24
THE TEST QUESTIONS.
Saturday, April 20, 1895.
ARITHMETIC.
G. f. GOODWIN, Examiner.

Thine . hours.)

(Time hours.)
1. Canton, China, Is in lib de-
grecs IA minutes east longitude, and
San Francisco is in 122 degrees, 26
minutes, As seconds west longitude.
What Is the difference of time be-
tween the two places2
2. l paid 4 times as much for a
desk for my study as for chair.
Had I paid 10 e more for the desk
and Ak less for the chnir,
the two would have cost me si84.
Find the cost OF each.
8. A gold watch case ls carats fine
Weighing 54 pvt, is alloyed with silver
and copper in the proportion of 2
parts Of silver to one part Of copper.
How many pennyweights of each of
the three kinds OF metal does the
case contain?
f. What is one side of the largest
square stick of timber that can be
cut out OF a log 2 feet, 8 inches in di-
ameters
$. My attorney collected 80 q of n
debt Of $500, and charged a e COM
mission. What amount should he
pay me3
8. A ball falls to the floor from a
height OF 10 feet, and rebounds to
the height of feet, then falling again,
rebounds q feet,-and so on. What
distance will it move before coming
to rest?
Z. A bookseller bought Christmas
cards at discount of 30 "a and SO.
The clerk, however, in making out
the bill deducted B59S. The book
sellers gain on account of the differ
ent discount was $3.50. What should
have been the cash price of the cards? !?
s. A number of cattle that cost
$9792 were sold for $12o96, by which
profit Of $l2 head was made. How
many head of cattle were there?
8. Sold two horses for $50 each; on
the first / gain S q more than on the
second. Both cost S9S. Find cost
of each?
10. The difference between the
square inscribed in and described
about circle is 400 square yards.
Find the area Of the circle?
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
c.. E. GOODWIN, Examiner.
(Time 30 Minutes.)
60 (Your pcnmanship will be
graded from this branch).
/. To what extent do you think
concert exercises beneficial; give
your reasons.
2. Name one of the most valuable
exercises in grammar.
3. What are some of the principal
ends which teacher should strive to
attain in the school room3
4. Give your ideas Of good recita-
tion, and tell what are the duties OF
the pupil and what the duties OF
the teacher in the recitation of les
son.
5. Which should be developed first
in a child, the power Of reasoning or
the power OF observation? Why?
GRAMMAR.
FIN. GoRDEN, Examiner.
/. Define sentsnce, clause, and
phrase.
2. What is the base OF infection OF
verbsf OF nouns? OF adjectives?
8. What is the complement of q
verb? Illustrate by sentence.
4. What are defective verbs? Name
some defective verbs.
5. Name the auxiliary verbs. Give
the number OF lenses OF each.
6. BY what parts Of speech are ad-
jective clauses introduced?
Z. What number is the number ot
the verb when used with the pro
noun "you" as subject?
8. What Is the difference between
q predicate adjective and an attribu-
tive adjective?
8. What are some Of the specia
uses OF the pronoun "it"?
10. Parse words in small capitals
MARK WELL my fall, and THAT THAI
ruined me.
GEOGRAPHY.
+. NJ -GoRDEN, Examiner.
l. What are Zones? Why so cal
led? What determines the width o
the Zonesf
2. How far north does South Amer
ica extends What part Of South
America is in the same latitude. al
Cape Colonys
3. What is an avalanche? A glacier
An icebergs A sirocco?
4. What are geysersg Locate th
three principal gcyser regions OF tn
world.
5. Namo tho four -Barbary states