Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-06-12
SEVENTH GRADE.


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i | Write the plural IL she sollowing:
eupful. fzagstalf. money. 9, valise.
L 2 Give rules for the use OF the
nominativs and ebiective cases. IL
lustrate.
3 How are verbs divided accord
ing 90 their form? According %
their nsef.
4 Give the principal parts Of the
following verbs: lie Ito recline, lay.
at, sot. raise. rise. prove, am.
5 WhAt is eomparisonf How are
adjectives compared? Give the use
OF fhe comparative.
s Analyxe and parse The following:
Long ego people believed the earth
to be hat. but there are several ways
by which we know that les surface
is curved.
Write letter 20 q friend telling
how you intend spending vacation,
inclose in an envelope, and give the
correct saperscription.
ARITHMETIC.
I Four men start from the same
place to walk around n garden: A
can 60 around In 8 minutes, B In 10
minutes, G in 70 minutes and ID In
Is minutes, In what time will they
all meet at the starting point?
2 A coal dealer bought $50 tons Of
coal, weighing 224O lbs. each, at
$3.50 per ton, and sold it az "a. o
ton, each ton weighing 2000 lbs. what
was his profit
B A farmer has o 10-acre field In
the form Of right triangle; IL one
side measures 200 yards, what is the
length Of the other3
4 A merchant marks an article
u. 90. and sells it at discount Of 20
per Ct, what is. his gain per CT. II
the article cost him 50 cents
8 A sold two dwellings for $500
each; on one he gained 20perct. and0n
the other he lost 20 per Ct, what was
his gain or loss by the transaction ?
6 What is the amount OF $765 for 8
VT. 2 mo. 8 da- at 6 per CT?
II wish 20 borrow 5000 from q
bank for 80 days, for what must
give my note, discount 6 per ct
8 ! invested $2556. .25 in Penn. r.
r stock (s5O), at 81, dividend 81 per
Ct, brokerage, ! per Ct, what was
my annual income from the invest
mentf
9 In what time win 8 Smasons build
. wall "a feet long, working 10 hours
o day, IL 12 masons build q wall 50
feet long in 8 days, working 8 hours
q day9
10 How much shorter distance
does q man walk in going diagonally
across rectangular field, 80 feet by
12O feet. than by going from one cor
ner around 20 the opposite corner !?
GEOGRAPHY.
What are the circles OF the earth?
2 Define latitude. Longitude.
Name and locate the zones.
3 Give the physical regions Of the
United States.
4 Name and locate Eve large CON-
mercial cities Of the u. s.
8 How Is the climate OF Western
Europe modified?
6 Point out the grain growing
sections Of Europe.
2 Whatare the governments Of Ea-
rope?
8 Explain the structure of the
earth . surface.
6 To what causes are volcanoes
supposed 10 be due?
10 What il said OF the relation
between volcanoes and earthquakesf
m SPELLING.
eightieth facetious fanaticism
estuary suspicious creosote
exaggerate economy hippopotamus
negotiation technical witticism
masquerade Disgusting debatable
spontaneous asparagus diameter
chandelier hospital recommend
deyotee musician physician
financier
DIcTATI0N-THE CAPaToL:
The Congress Of the United States,
consisting Of Senate and House ID
Representatives, meets here annu-
ally 10 make laws for the country;
and the Supreme Court, the highest
| judicial tribunal i'm the land, holds
/ IDS sessions here; here also the Pres
idents Of the United States are inau-
gurated.
CTvTcs.
Teachers will use the questions
for the Sixth Grade. and combine
the grades.
PHYsIoIOaY.
Give the composition Of the
bones.
z What are voluntary musclesi
Inyoluntary muscles7
3 Relate the functions Of the skin.
What layers compose it3
What are the benefits Of FIRE.
quent bathing?
D Trace thecirculation of the blood.
9 What are the purposes Of respi-
ration? Give the functions Of the
lungs.
z State some of the consequences
Of living i'm poorly ventilated rooms.
| 8 What is the action ON the heart
OF all ordinary alcoholic drinks?
HIsToRY.
1 Give . brief summary Of the set
tlement Of Maryland.
2 What forms Of government had
the Colonies?
3 Why did the king propose q
tax the colonistss Why did they
object?
What Of the Northwest Terrific
ry?
5 Give Q summary Of Monroe's
administration.
8 What q Claws Compromise