The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-08-18
fUtnLio SCHOOL TEACHERS.

PUBLiO SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Questions Propourded at the Recent
Examination.
The following is list of the ques
tions propounded to the applicants for
teachers certificates at the recent ex
animation in Forsyth county.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
1. Define (a) English grammar, TO-
Orthngraphy, (c) Etymology, (d) Syn
| tax. lei Prosody.
2. (a) Give five rules for the use OF
capitals. (h) Define noun. giving
properties. (c) Give and define two
| general classes OF nouns. (d) Give five
rules for forming plurals. (e) Name
and define the cases. ~ Define de
| clension.
| 3. (al Name the different classes or |
pronouns, defining each. (b) Decline
the personal pronouns. (c) Decline
"who'' and WHICH"
| 4. (a) With regard to form nam
two classes OF verbs. (b) With regard
to use name two classes of verbs. (O
Define participates.
5. (a1 Name the two general classes
Of adjectives. ~ Name the three
general classes OF definitive adjectives
I(c) Name the demonstrative adiec-
lives. (d) Define pronominal adjec-
| tive.
F! 6. sCorrect these sentences: G|
Those KIND of people are always to b.,
desplsed 10y There goes the carpentcI
and the baker side by side.
Z. Give synopsis OF the verb walk in
the Potential and Subjunctive modes
Diagram this sentence, "He turn
; ing aside saw the burning building"
ARITHMETIC.
: l Find the L g. M and the G G d.
OF 135 and 1872
= Simplify.
merchant bought cask Of
! | wine, containing 4S gallons, for SI20
and afterwards retailed it at S5 cents
! a ct. Did he gain or lose and what
: per cent.
4 What is the interest and amount
OF 1888 20 for yrs, l l mo. and ID days
!. at Al per cent
: 5. What principal in years and 6
t mo. will amount to 1901 60 at per
cent.
, What is the discount and present
worth OF Sl174 81 due in 3 years, mo-,
: money being worth per cent.
I. Ii six men in "A days, working 10
hrs, can build stone wall As yards
J. long; how many men can build stone
: wall Il yards in length in Is days
!. working eight hours.
# s. A market woman bought a GER
tain number Of apples and after selling
1-3, Is and 10 OF them found she had
As apples left. How many had she at
first?
9. A is 81 IT.. high, BIS height is 5 6
: OF AS, C's Is 8 I OF BIS and DIS is 8 10
Of C's. What is DIS height.
d 10. A can do piece OF work in 9
t of day. can do the same work in
81 of a day. How long will A and
y Is complete the work together
GEOGRAPHY
n l. Name the zones, locating and tell.
ing width of each
O. 2. Describe the trade and counter.
trade winds.
3. Bound Forsyth county, naming
u the townships.
4 Give the principal product ri
l. Brazil, Cuba, Canada Philippines,
Puerto Rico, Hawaii
"a 5. Tell why the Dutch East Indies
are SO called and name the islands
constituting them.
y 6. (a) Name and locate the provinces
Of Cuba. TO- How many islands in the
l. Hawalan group.
y /. Give (s) area OF Spain. ~ Popu-
lation of Spain. (c) Principal produc
tions of Spain.
(b) Volcano IN Hawaii. (cl Volcano
in Italy.
: 9. Locate the following towns: Bar
70 celona, Rome, Lyons, Hamburg
Gheut, Canton, Manila, Bombay
q Sydney, Brussels and Leipsic,
10. Name "a the States touching
10 touching the Great Lakes.
II. Name and locate mountain
>. system in each continent.
PHYSIOLOGY.
)r l. Name (d) the bones OF the head
i. TOY Name the bones Ofupper extremity
1t lc) Name the bones OF lower extrem
ity.
~ ? Explain near and far-sightedness
giving correction for each.
3 Give the layers OF the skin and it
offices.
r 4. Give the process OF digestion.
5. Give physiological (a) argumen
he in favor OF cleanliness, 10y against tn,
of use of whiSkey and tobacco.
Words to SPELL Panacea, ciruass
transcendent, .glycrine, glossary, subtle
auxiliary, unique, atrOciOus, ingrati
ate, homogeneous, jaundice, discern
~ ment, imbecile, Kaleidoscope, mahog
any, heinOus, mOccasin, maize, dyspep
Id STA eruditiOn, aerOnaut, apOthecaries
ce | aliquOt.
l. What four nations took part il
the early settlement Of A merica
l. 2. Name the inter colonial wars
w giving date of each
:. 3. Give (a) cause of the French ant
no Indian War, 10y the five objectv
10 points, (c) describe the battle OF Que
VI bee, giving fate OF commanding off
A GERS.
'is Give an account OF the following
n. battles: (a) Guilford Court House
d. (b) Yorktown, Va.
Ii 5. Name and locate (a) one nava
at battle of Revolution, (b) two of tn
- War of 18l2,(c three OF the Civil War
6. Tell what you know OF the Pen
es insular Campaign.
e Z. Describe the following battles
y, (a) Gettysburg, (b) Vicksburg.
1t. s. Name the presidents sine
tie Franklin Pierce, telling those tina
al died in office.
n 9. Name (a) three prose writers
~ stating when they lived. (b) thre
- poets, stating when they lived, &c
W three inventors, and when they lived
e 10. Name the thee departments 0
K the United States Government, stat
is ing of what each is composed and tn
necessary qualifications of eacl
member.
\ II. Tell what you know of tn
r, present trouble with Spain.
oy
as Probably.