Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-09
EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS
HAVE Many TESTS
Co. Superintendent Sends Out
Big List of Questions.
Queries Pertain to Many Things Not
Regular ExaminatiOn-HOW Many
Can You Answer!

to the teachers of the country schools.
The questions were in the form OF
tests to be applied to eight grade pu-
pills. The papers were marked by the
teachers giving the tests and given
back to the pupils writing them, not
being returned to the county superln-
tendent's office. Mr.. Brick especially
asked that the pupils be not crowded
in order to get diploma later on.
He also called attention to the use
of the school library, and to looking
after sanitation and health inside and
outside the school. The regular eX-
aminatiOns will take place early III
April Of this year.
The list of questions sent out en-
brace Geography, Spelling, Constitu-
ton. Physiology, United States history,
Agriculture, Arithmetic, OrthOepy,
Grammar and Reading. As they make
interesting reading and clearly indi-
cate what the trend of modern educa-
ton is, we print them as follows:
Geography.
1. Draw a map of Grant county and
place in it the incorporated cities and
villages and also the railroads.
2. Name the chief counties in Wis
consin for the following products:
Sheep, hogs, horses, rye, oats, corn,
iron, peas, potatoes.
3. Define latitude, longitude, rota-
ton. revolution, axis. What uses are
these in studying geography?
4. What causes day and night? Sea
sons? Under what conditions would
there be no change of day or night?
No seasons?
5. What different things influence
the climate of a region? Illustrate
this by naming a region.
6. What did the United States get
from each of the countries in Europe
now at war?
q. Locate on the map you draw OF
the United States the most important
regions for each of the following:
Iron. fruit, fishing, rice, sulphur, coal,
zinc
s. Locate ten important trade cen
tiers iii the United States and tell for
what each is noted.
8. The longitude Of Berlin is Is de-
grees. % hours, 50 min. 2; the longi-
tude of Boston is II degrees, 4 hours,
Z min. w. When it is 100 p. "a. at
Boston, what is the time in Berlin?
10. Draw a map of a township and
i'm it locate the E12 Of the NWA Of the
SCI OF sec. 8. How many acres in
this tract? How many rods Of fence
does it take to enclose it?
Spelling.
Give one rule for spelling. 90
points.)
2 Spell go points,: common, lazy,
believe, angle, mucilage. fOrcible, veg
etable, eligible, receive, separate, sal
eratus. business, changeable, college,
angel, busy, balance, tariff, serviceable,
grammer, raisin, scythe, disciple, di-
pIOma, Rhode Island, necessary, sent
ence, until, privilege, fiery, mileage,
committee, supersede, cellar, Tonnes
see. movable, massacre, control, VII
lage. burglar, benefited, icicle, attor-
ney, measles, chimney
Constitution.
H. Who is the president of the
United States? U. S. Senator from
wisconsin? Congressman from Wis
consin? Give qualifications, salary and
term of Office of each
2. When are town meetings held?
School meetings? What business is
done at each? Who is your town clerk?
Town chairman? District board?
8. What is the present congress
discussing now? What work does the
president want them to do?
A. What is meant by Presidents
Cabinet: preamble, majority, vote,
treason?
g. How are laws made in the Wis
consin legislature? Tell fully.
6. What may be done at school
meeting?
z. In what ways may war be de-
clared on another country? Peace
made?
s. Name four parts OF the U. S.
Constitution that we do not now use.
OrtheOpy.
/. Child must be able TO give the
sounds Of all the letters with their
diacritical marks. (Teacher to test
orally.
2. Pronounce correctly: Fore
head. soffee, almond, God, bayou, gov
ernor, engine, lettuce, recess, tiny.
8. When is final silent in adding
a syllable?
A. Must be able to find rapidly in
the dictionary the following: eX. E.
Pluribus Unum; Suez; Ida; a; i. e.;
Plato; key words; ing; niche.
3. Write the rules for and g and
give words to illustrate each.
Grammar.
1. Classify sentences as to form and
use and illustrate each.
2. Define the following and use
each in a sentence: phrase, clause,
collective noun, antecedent, direct
quotation.