The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-02-28
EDUCATIONAL.

CONDUCTED ~ W. W. F. BRIGHT,
County SuDt. Of Education
EXAMINATIONS OF TEACH
ERS, FEB. Is, 1901.
Prepared by Examination Com
m'ttee oS the State Board of Ed.
ucutiOn.
GRAMMAR
|. Toll how cit" and "thcro" arc
used III tn, follow ng sc tencc5:
I. ct is growing dark" b. "It is
easy to find it," c. "rhcro wore
giants in those days." RI
3 In the fol'oxins sentences
point out the clauses an | tell how
they arc us 1t: "Rcputatlon is what
we seem to lie zone of the many
objections 10 b ting is that 1t de
mora;izc' the character" "Wha.
ho promised lie will do"
3. Name several verbs OF incon,.
pl"tr prcdication, and write some
sentences to illustrate their u.c.
i. Il. Give the constr uction Of
"nignt' in the sentence, might
coming on, We Lighted n fire"
b. Tell what is wrong in tbe
following sentence and correct the
error: 'Cr"ssing tho ferry, my
hat fell INTO the rivor.n ''~.>-
). State and illustrate tic two
u3"2 OF TIE compound personal pro.
n"unS ''mysc.f,' "himSclf," &C.
8. Tel! Whether "who" or
"Whom" should be inserted in the
fni!owing blank places and why:
s. c do you think Will be
r'ccted?"
b. - d. you think it was
that callod?"
G. 81 do not know -- h has
metz
d : were you talking to?"
u. She Ia q girl - | know to
b, fai.hlul.'
I. State in q short, well written
paragraph the merits Of some fa-
vurito authors of your.
GEOGRAPHY.
/. (n) What is the "World
i:iIGr2' (b) rs shnpe2 (c.) OF
what does it consist?
, (M Which of tho Grand Di. |
Visions OF land is north Of the
Elanto!? (h) Which arc crossed
Ivy h" Equator? (c) What scpar-
ntc1 the O'd World from America?
3 (D Name the continents which
borlo Oh tho P;,c,hc Ocean. (b)
| What oceans border on North
America?
i In what direction does the
Rocky Mountnin Highland extend?
w. Along which side of tho con.
tinent does it lie2 (c) On which
side of the Rocky Mountains arc
there vast plains? (d) What High.
lands are on the east and west sides
vt the Mississippi basin? ()
Which nnrt Of tho Central Plain is
Il aimed by the Mississippi river
and its branches?
s. (a) What river forms the
outlet uf the Great Lakes? 10
Which portion OF the Central Plain
IS in The basin of the Nelson river?
g. (O On which side Of the
An1c' is the great plain Of South
! Amerira? (b) Which River Sys.
ten drains the larger basin the
= Amaz n or the Plata? (c) Com,
pare thN Central Plains Of North
America ANIL South America az
: follows: What large River System
: draius I. Q Southern part Of each ?
: Ihe II 'r'hrrn part? Tho NORTH
l '2ntral pare?
/. (D Which is the larger Noul,
America or Europe? (b) Which
has two moro reguIrr coast line?
, (r) Name five large bodies Of wat.
r. that partly surround tho Scan.
Iinavian Peninsula.
8. (O Nciinn: Enrth's orbit,
(h) What two causes combine &c
r", durH chan%'s in the length OF
iAv and night?
.. N D>Glr: X,no, rare.
d"nS", I>o'h'lm:. (b) Why do the
rH" heat lri;S q t.rtrom the 4 ,uc,r
,N d fine arI cxp'ail wind,:
t.al' winds: cyclones: momso ,ns.
~. in) What are the worlds
nt' wlrt p'Dll:l rs regions?
Nhn' regions prnduce rice? cot.
to1' c.rn? toa' (h) Locate the
N"r'd< great coal miuirg regions.
l'N What mineral ranks next to
seal in Importance?
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