1895 8th grade final exam - boy has the education system been dumbed down since | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1140687 United States 12/01/2010 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They didn't have computers, or the internet, or phones, or cars, or TV, or any way of accessing real news, so they had to memorize and carry around static and meaningless info in their brains.. Not much else to do back then.... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1180898 Australia 12/01/2010 03:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1072042This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895 Grammar (Time, one hour) > 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. > 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. > 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph > 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,''play,' and 'run.' > 5. Define case; illustrate each case. > 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. > 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes) > 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. > 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? > 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare? > 4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? > 5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton. > 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. > 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre? > 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods? > 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) > 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided > 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus > 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. > 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States > 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas > 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. > 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe? > 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) > [Do we even know what this is??] > 1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication > 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? > 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals > 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) > 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. > 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. > 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. > 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. > 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. > 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks > and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) > 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? > 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ? > 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? > 4. Describe the mountains of North America > 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco > 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.. > 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? > 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. > 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! FROM THAT... TO THIS!!!! SEE..FLOURIDE WORKS!!! Words that describe MERKANS of today!!! OBESE AND GREEDY.. ...UTTERLY STUPID PATHETICALLY DUMB ...WOEFULLY UNEDUCATED ...ABSOLUTLEY BRAINDEAD ...COMPLETE FUCKWITS!!!! |
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Least Servant User ID: 1062754 United States 12/01/2010 03:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is bullshit. That is something you would get after a few years at University. No way this is legit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 983722Nope this is what a standard middle school education used to be. The rellocation of much of this material to second or third year university was done to delay the entrance of productive workers into the workforce... and to make people generally s. :romaflag: Not enough to fight, too many to die. |
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Trench User ID: 1172569 United States 12/01/2010 04:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is bullshit. That is something you would get after a few years at University. No way this is legit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 983722“The difference between combat and sport is that in combat you bury the guy who comes in second.” "The more skills you have,the less shit you need" Philosophy of Liberty: [link to illuminati-order.com] email anytime: [email protected] |
Trench User ID: 1172569 United States 12/01/2010 04:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is bullshit. That is something you would get after a few years at University. No way this is legit. Quoting: Least ServantNope this is what a standard middle school education used to be. The rellocation of much of this material to second or third year university was done to delay the entrance of productive workers into the workforce... and to make people generally s. “The difference between combat and sport is that in combat you bury the guy who comes in second.” "The more skills you have,the less shit you need" Philosophy of Liberty: [link to illuminati-order.com] email anytime: [email protected] |
Least Servant User ID: 1062754 United States 12/01/2010 04:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It also provides justification for creating thousands of jobs for professors in the college systems Quoting: TrenchProfessors who now spend their time teaching college students how to write paragraphs in english. :romaflag: Not enough to fight, too many to die. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1131863 United States 12/01/2010 04:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 989174 You guys realize that most of that stuff was taught in grade school right? I probably would have scored 80% or higher on it. Except for the farming questions. That I would not know unless I was provided the definition of what a rod was and the definition of a bushel. But with the required information the rest is simple grade school stuff. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1140687 United States 12/01/2010 04:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.the-reality-check.com] Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1131863here are the answers. You guys realize that most of that stuff was taught in grade school right? I probably would have scored 80% or higher on it. Except for the farming questions. That I would not know unless I was provided the definition of what a rod was and the definition of a bushel. But with the required information the rest is simple grade school stuff. Yes, and we all retain 100% of what we learned in grade school 10, 20 30, etc. years later...not. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1180931 United States 12/01/2010 04:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.the-reality-check.com] Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1131863here are the answers. You guys realize that most of that stuff was taught in grade school right? I probably would have scored 80% or higher on it. Except for the farming questions. That I would not know unless I was provided the definition of what a rod was and the definition of a bushel. But with the required information the rest is simple grade school stuff. How the hell did I pass grade school than? I don't know half the shit on that test. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1180933 United Kingdom 12/01/2010 04:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have to question the authenticity. Did they even have the metric system back in 1895? I know I saw a question about the cost of boards in metres. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1174870Metric measurements were introduced in 1791! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1144695 United States 12/01/2010 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The stuff I saw my kid practice two years ago, and do well, totally floored me. Glad I was not taking it. |
The Monk User ID: 936918 United States 12/01/2010 04:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They didn't have computers, or the internet, or phones, or cars, or TV, or any way of accessing real news, so they had to memorize and carry around static and meaningless info in their brains.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1140687Not much else to do back then.... Oh my God, you have no idea. People worked like DOGS from sun up to sun down you little bottom feeding flesh bag. They were carved out of rock and could survive anything like cock roaches. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 11360814 United States 03/05/2012 04:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1072042 This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina , KS - 1895 Grammar (Time, one hour) > 1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters. > 2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications. > 3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph > 4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,''play,' and 'run.' > 5. Define case; illustrate each case. > 6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation. > 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes) > 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. > 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? > 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare? > 4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? > 5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton. > 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. > 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre? > 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. > 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods? > 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) > 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided > 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus > 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. > 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States > 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas > 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. > 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe? > 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865. Orthography (Time, one hour) > [Do we even know what this is??] > 1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication > 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? > 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals > 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?) > 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule. > 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. > 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup. > 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. > 9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. > 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks > and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) > 1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? > 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ? > 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? > 4. Describe the mountains of North America > 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco > 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.. > 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? > 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. > 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth. Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying 'he only had an 8th grade education' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?! I have a degree, and I'd have a tough time with some of these questions. |