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.

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.

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.  

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.  

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.
   
7. 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.
    
    

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

As the pool of knowledge grows with human evolution, eight graders no longer need to know the rules of capitalisation and esoteric arithmetic... The eight graders in 1895 would have no clue how to begin tackling the problems today's eight graders have to solve.

I know it's hard to accept; it's tough when 15 year olds have no idea about things that I was educated in (such as the impact of the Shoah), or don't know how to articulate an argument around paragraphs, or have no clue how to punctuate, but what can we do? The times, they are a-changin'.

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

(I actually agree with you... :-) .

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ORIGINAL: Hippiekinkster

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

(I actually agree with you... :-) .

Oops! I wasn't clear. I meant "time to trot it out so as to show that the OP has a BS "claim." Es tut mir Leid.

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

As the pool of knowledge grows with human evolution, eight graders no longer need to know the rules of capitalisation and esoteric arithmetic... The eight graders in 1895 would have no clue how to begin tackling the problems today's eight graders have to solve.

I know it's hard to accept; it's tough when 15 year olds have no idea about things that I was educated in (such as the impact of the Shoah), or don't know how to articulate an argument around paragraphs, or have no clue how to punctuate, but what can we do? The times, they are a-changin'.

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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

A very well known myth, that should have only taken a few moments to see right through...assuming one actually has a modern education...

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1895exam.asp

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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

A very well known myth, that should have only taken a few moments to see right through...assuming one actually has a modern education...

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1895exam.asp 

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ORIGINAL: bipolarber

Just for fun, I timed myself on the english portion of the test. Using the internet, I had all the answers within ten minutes. Not the hour allotted by the test itself.

Knowing facts is nice, but it's not the basis of a real education. Rather, knowing how to find the information you need in order to answer a question, or to deduce a solution to a problem is far, far more important. Computers are great for storing information and retrieving it. (They're not just for enjoying online porn.) The real trick for humans is knowing how to think creatively, and originally.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstien

Try reading "The Door Into Summer" by Robert Heinlien. He makes a good point in this novel about how a man from any age can teach himself any new technology. How to make use of it is the main thing.

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ORIGINAL: trueshadow

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ORIGINAL: bipolarber

Just for fun, I timed myself on the english portion of the test. Using the internet, I had all the answers within ten minutes. Not the hour allotted by the test itself.

Knowing facts is nice, but it's not the basis of a real education. Rather, knowing how to find the information you need in order to answer a question, or to deduce a solution to a problem is far, far more important. Computers are great for storing information and retrieving it. (They're not just for enjoying online porn.) The real trick for humans is knowing how to think creatively, and originally.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstien

Try reading "The Door Into Summer" by Robert Heinlien. He makes a good point in this novel about how a man from any age can teach himself any new technology. How to make use of it is the main thing.

I love this answer!  I don't know any of the answers, but that doesn't matter, I'll use a technology which didn't exist when these questions were asked!  Knowing where to look is just as good as actually knowing!!!

This is just an excuse for the terrible educational system we have today.  Children today are being taught that feelings are just as valid as actual facts.

It's the fault of the teachers and the teacher's unions.  They fight like tigers to do one thing, and one thing only...that's to raise their salaries.  The success or failure of their students doesn't figure into the equation AT ALL.

Come back to me when there is competition in the educational system.  Come back to me when government gets completely out of the educational system, and its only role is to pass taxpayer money along to the thousands of religious and other private schools that would spring up, teaching those who want to learn.

An educated populace is in the best interests of society.  The current system failed years ago.  We have an educational system that bores the intelligent, and frustrates those less so. 

We should have a solid technical educational system available to the many who have no business being in a four-year college.  There is plenty of opportunity for plumbers, mechanics, electricians and the like out there, yet we are neglecting those young people who would be perfect for those careers.  Do you have any idea what a self-employed plumber makes these days?  I have a friend who is a plumber and he makes over $100,000 per year.  Not bad, huh? 

The No Child Left Behind Act was exactly the wrong 'solution' to this problem.