Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-06-01
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
Principals Room Senior Class

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
Principals Room Senior Glass
ARITHMETIC.
l. What must ask for an article which
cost $500, SO that may fall 20 per cent
and 10 per cent from my asking price and
still have profit Of 20 per cent?
2. An agent sold 400 barrels of apples
at s475 barrel, charging 81 per cent
commission he invested the proceeds in
wheat at 60 cents a busheI, charging 8
per cent commission for buying how
many bushels of wheat did he buy
g. What annual income would receive
by investing $ssss 70 in 0 per cent stock,
bought at 1iOf, brokerage per cent?
4. A fruit-deaIer bought 800 barrels of
pears for 5000, and lost 20 barrels: at
what price per barrel must he sell the
remainder to gain 10 per cent on the
transactions
5. Find the interest OF $685. at = per
cent from May 30, 1894, to October 20,
1901.
6. The interest on $40 at per cent
was $71.10: how long was it loaned.
7. The amount for years, months,
~ days at per cent is s2s1.50 what is
the principal?
s. What is the amount of $720 at per
cent compound interest, semi-annually,
for years, s months. 81 days
0. If eight men build 240 feet of wall
in go days of 10 hours each, how many
feet of wall will IL men build in 80 days
of hours each?
10. The longitude of Martinsburg is .So
west, and the longitude of Shanghai is
1919 east: what time Is it at Shanghai
when it is 10 o'clock noon, May 80, at
Martinsburg !?
GRAMMAR.
/. Describe and illustrate the three
WAYS of distinguishing gender.
g. Decline in both singular and plural:
/, he, it. bog, or.
8. Compose sentences which shall con-
tain the following words: calm (as
noun and as verb, aoeU Gas an adjec-
tive, noun, and an adverb), record (as
a noun and as verb, running (as an
adjective and as participle).
4. Give the principal parts of the fo'-
lowing verbs: hang ito execute, 8loeo Ito
cut grass), moD Ito put away in barn.,
Stay, shoa0.
5. Analyze or diagram:
Every worm beneath the moon
Draws different threads, and late or soon
Spins foiting out his own cocoon.
-1'e7lnySon.
6. Write letter to the American Book
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, inclosing
money order for five dollars in payment
of ten copies of McGufrey's Fourth Read
er, which are to be sent by U. s. Express.
I. Parse the italicized words in the
fifth question.
s. Give synopsis of the verb see in
the indicative mode, active and passive
voices.
8. Paying careful attention to spelling,
use of capitals, and punctuation, repro
duce briefly what you consider the most
lesson in the Fourth Reader
10. Correct, if necessary was afraid
would be hurt. One swallow don't
make a summer. Every passenger will
please show their ticket. Boys, don't
use cigarettes. If was rich, would go
TO Europe.
IL. What lenses does the indicative
mode haves the subjunctive the po-
tential?
~. Write sentence containing sub
ordinate clause used as an adjective ele-
ment--as an objective element-as an
adverbial element
GEOGRAPHY
l. Which State produces the most cat
lie ? rice? siverl coal? oysters
umber2 wool? copper? iron? pc
?. Name the largest city in Virginia,
Massachusetts,, Louisiana, Maine, West
Virginia, Nebraska, Indiana, South Car
Dina, Colorado, and Maryland.
3 Give the source, direction, and
mouth of the following rivers: Suse ue-
hanna, Monongahela, Shenandoah, Rio
9rande, Missouri.
4. What is the prevailing language in
Mexico? Brazil? Canada? Cuba ?
Chile ?
5. Give the capital, largest city, long
est river, form of government, and pre-
vailing religion of Russia.
g. What mountains extend through
Italy ? Between France and Spain
Between the Black and Caspian Seas
In the northern part of Turkeys Be-
tween Russia and Siberia?
7. Locate Jersey. Corsica, Zealand,
Crete, and Sicily.
8. Give the capitals of Spain, Austria,
Belgium, Roumania, Switzer-
land, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Portu-
gal.
8. Name the rulers of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Russia, and Austria.
10. What country in Europeis most
noted for its schools and universities :?
for the production of wines? for man
ufactures in general ? for scenery? for
density of population
II. What and where are the following:
Belfast, Pc, Auvergne, Liverpool, Bis
cay.
II. Give the water route from Liver
pool to Odessa.
SPELLING.
curfew usurper
alligate libeler
comparative customer
suburbs preceding
imagery antedate
hickory antifebrile
optician heirloom
omniscient burdock
crucial whirlpool
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