The 8th grade in 1910

chelle belle

I'm afraid the present education system has been dumbed down considerably. What is our Dept of Education doing?

To pass the 8th grade in 1910 in the state of Washington you would have had to:

http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2004/july04/1910.html

EIGHTH GRADE
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AUGUST 18 AND 19, 1910

GRAMMAR

Write the plural of the following words: daisy, leaf, tooth, penny, die, me, tongs, valley, Miss Jones, Mr. Brown.

Name the four kinds of sentences as to use, and the three kinds of sentences as to structure.

Give sentences containing noun, adjective, and adverbial clauses.

Name four kinds of pronouns and give examples of each kind.

In what must a pronoun agree with its antecedent? Illustrate.

He felt the damp of the river fog, that rises after the sun goes down. Diagram or analyze.

Compare: little, much, near, old, up, honest, elegant, famous, neat, merciful.

Write a sentence containing a verb in the active voice, change it to the passive, and explain how this is done.

Name three different ways in which a noun may be used in the nominative case, and three ways in which a noun may be used in the objective case.

Write a letter to a friend describing briefly the country surrounding your home.

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ORTHOGRAPHY (spelling)

1-6. 1. soldier 16. sustenance
2. grandeur 17. obedience
3. numeral 18. cancellation
4. cuticle 19. declension
5. buffalo 20. military
6. decrepit 21. irregular
7. meridian 22. accurate
8. phrasing 23. pernicious
9. prairie 24. laudanum
10. reservoir 25. beneficent
11. Manhattan 26. senator
12. biography 27. registrar
13. emblematic 28. January
14. genuine 29. soliloquy
15. Siberia 30. Tuesday

Write sentences showing the correct use of the following words: beat, beet; great, grate; lain, lane; seam, seem; the, thee.

Mark diacritically the vowels in the following: banana, admire, golden, ticket, lunch.

Form words using the following affixes and tell of the meaning of the words thus formed: ary, less, er, ous, dom.

Define the following words and give examples: primitive word, compound word, vowel, accent, prefix.

UNITED STATES HISTORY
AND CIVICS

What were the three objective points of the Federal forces in the Civil War?

Name the last three presidents in order, and name an important event in each administration.

How did the Colonies of the North and South differ as to social life, education, industries, and customs, prior to the Revolution?

(a) State briefly the causes of the War of 1812. (B) Name two engagements. © Two prominent American Commanders.

Give a short sketch of the life and work of one of the following great men: Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay, William McKinley.

(a) When and where was slavery introduced into America? (B) How was it abolished?

What has made the names of each of the following historical? Alexander Hamilton, U.S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cyrus W. Field, Clara Barton.

(a) State the qualifications of a United States Senator. (B) Name the Senators from the State of Washington.

How do you distinguish between the terms Puritns, Pilgrims, and Separatists?

Give an account of the framing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

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GEOGRAPHY

What causes the difference in climate between Eastern and Western Washington?

Name ten wild animals of Africa.

Tell some reasons why the people of Washington are interested in the Orient.

Name the five chief nations of Europe, and give their capitals.

Name five important cities and five products of Canada.

Sketch a map of South America, locating three rivers, five capital cities.

What and where are the following? Liverpool, Panama, Suez, Ural, Liberia, Quebec, Pikes Peak, Yosemite, Danube, San Diego.

Name five of the principal crops of the United States, and tell the section where each is raised.

Describe the Nile and the country through which it flows.

Name the largest country of Asia, three important cities, and three important products.

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ARITHMETIC

Divide 304487 by 931.

Find the sum of 5/9, 5/6, 3/4, 11/36.

A gardener sells his celery for 8 1/3 cents per bunch. How many bunches should he give for $5.00?

How many board feet in a piece of timber 14 inches square, and 12 feet long?

What number diminished by 33 1/3 percent of itself, equals 38?

By selling my horse for $156 I gained 8 1/3 %. How much did the horse cost me?

A note for $200 was given January 1, 1909, rate of interest to be 8%. How much was due April 1, 1910?

Find the square root of 95.6484.

What is the cost of enough lumber to floor a room 24 feet long and 16 feet wide, at $32 per thousand feet?

How much will it cost me to pave a street 42 feet wide, and 625 feet long, at $11.65 per square yard?

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READING
1-5. One selection in prose and one in poetry from eighth grade reading book. (50 credits) (not included)

Name five American poets, and give a quotation from each.

Who wrote the following?
The Village Blacksmith.
Rip Van Winkle.
The First Snowfall.
The Great Stone Face.
The Raven.

Quote two stanzas of "America."

Quote a stanza from one of the poems mentioned in question 7.

Give in your own words the meaning of the following:
"To him who, in the love of Nature, holds
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks
A various language: for his gayer hours
She has a voice of gladness, and a smile
Into his darker musings with a mild
And healing sympathy, that steals away
Their sharpness ere he is aware."

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PHYSIOLOGY

Describe the structure of the skin.

Locate the thoracic duct.

Trace a drop of blood from the time it enters the left ventricle, until it returns to its starting point, and name the different valves and principal arteries and veins through which it passes.

Describe the composition of the blood.

Why are the arteries more protected than the veins?

Name five special senses.

Explain why health depends largely upon habit.

Explain the effect of alcohol and tobacco upon the action of the heart.

Give some good reasons why boys should not smoke cigarettes.

What do you understand about the germ theory of disease?

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Slamd097

damn I feel stoopid!!!

cb25

wow...the only reason i know most of those is from college...not 8th grade.

consider this - US History isn't even taught until 11th grade, at least where i went to school...and it was a joke. The only reason i learned anything about it was because i took it as an AP course.

i dont know about the rest of the country, but here in florida, all teaching is taught so the kids can pass the standardized FCAT testing each year....basically the kids are just taught how to pass the test, not to really learn or think.....in public school, here, i have always felt my kids needed to be in honors classes (even if some of them are a bit tough) to LEARN as much as possible...

geeeeesh i love the physiology (anatomy?) questions...the thoracic duct, i think i only learned where that is thru my self education of the human body--- i bet there are many in the medical field who dont know where that is these days...

of course back then there were so many fewer students in class....so much less problems with external environment (divorces, single working moms, etc) less kids with emotional problems, less kids with chemical problems, etc....making it much easier to teach....

i think teachers are still awesome, its just conditions that are so tough....

cb25

Quote:

Originally posted by OOXRSIZER@Aug 31 2004, 11:16 AM
i bet there are many in the medical field who dont know where that is these days...

i certainly wouldn't go that far.

but i agree with you wanting to keep your kids in honors classes...i took nothing but honors and AP classes throughout HS. it's the best way to go...some kids complain that you do more work, but it's not true...it's just a higher standard of work - not necessarily longer hours studying, etc.

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Originally posted by cb25+Aug 31 2004, 04:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cb25 @ Aug 31 2004, 04:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-OOXRSIZER@Aug 31 2004, 11:16 AM
i bet there are many in the medical field who dont know where that is these days...

i certainly wouldn't go that far.

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ok, i DO admit i was exaggerating...i hope you didnt take that personally CB! sorry--

Bigol'legs

(a) When and where was slavery introduced into America? ( How was it abolished?

Umm... there was still slavery in 1910

cb25

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Originally posted by OOXRSIZER+Aug 31 2004, 12:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (OOXRSIZER @ Aug 31 2004, 12:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

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Originally posted by cb25@Aug 31 2004, 04:33 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-OOXRSIZER

Quote:

@Aug 31 2004, 11:16 AM
i bet there are many in the medical field who dont know where that is these days...

i certainly wouldn't go that far.

ok, i DO admit i was exaggerating...i hope you didnt take that personally CB! sorry-- [/b][/quote]
no worries, i know you didn't mean it like that :)

littleguy

Well speaking from someone who currently has 33, 37, and 36 students in three different classes, the quality of education has diminished a lot since 1910. We over fill classes and expect teachers to reach unubtainable goals. We teach toward standarized tests, and don't ever really teach skills. I teach in a high school and we have kids who don't care enough to challenge themselves to do better then the next. I have to make sure all of my lesson plans are at a sixth grade reading level because many of my students can barely read. There is lack of support from the community, barely any money, and most of the teachers I've met are still there not because they're making enough money to live but because they are afraid to leave because of what may happen to their students. If I ever hear another person tell me I'm going to have an easy career because I have my summers and weekends off I'll slap them into next week. Cause my weekends are spent preparing for the next week and my summers are spent doing odd jobs to pay the bills for the rest of the year!

caturpilar

Just when I happen to think ''hey, i'm a pretty smart dude'' something like this comes along an extinguishes that little spark...........

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chelle belle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southeast Posts: 2,943 Rep Power: 7	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 I'm afraid the present education system has been dumbed down considerably. What is our Dept of Education doing? To pass the 8th grade in 1910 in the state of Washington you would have had to: http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2004/july04/1910.html EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AUGUST 18 AND 19, 1910 GRAMMAR Write the plural of the following words: daisy, leaf, tooth, penny, die, me, tongs, valley, Miss Jones, Mr. Brown. Name the four kinds of sentences as to use, and the three kinds of sentences as to structure. Give sentences containing noun, adjective, and adverbial clauses. Name four kinds of pronouns and give examples of each kind. In what must a pronoun agree with its antecedent? Illustrate. He felt the damp of the river fog, that rises after the sun goes down. Diagram or analyze. Compare: little, much, near, old, up, honest, elegant, famous, neat, merciful. Write a sentence containing a verb in the active voice, change it to the passive, and explain how this is done. Name three different ways in which a noun may be used in the nominative case, and three ways in which a noun may be used in the objective case. Write a letter to a friend describing briefly the country surrounding your home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORTHOGRAPHY (spelling) 1-6. 1. soldier 16. sustenance 2. grandeur 17. obedience 3. numeral 18. cancellation 4. cuticle 19. declension 5. buffalo 20. military 6. decrepit 21. irregular 7. meridian 22. accurate 8. phrasing 23. pernicious 9. prairie 24. laudanum 10. reservoir 25. beneficent 11. Manhattan 26. senator 12. biography 27. registrar 13. emblematic 28. January 14. genuine 29. soliloquy 15. Siberia 30. Tuesday Write sentences showing the correct use of the following words: beat, beet; great, grate; lain, lane; seam, seem; the, thee. Mark diacritically the vowels in the following: banana, admire, golden, ticket, lunch. Form words using the following affixes and tell of the meaning of the words thus formed: ary, less, er, ous, dom. Define the following words and give examples: primitive word, compound word, vowel, accent, prefix. UNITED STATES HISTORY AND CIVICS What were the three objective points of the Federal forces in the Civil War? Name the last three presidents in order, and name an important event in each administration. How did the Colonies of the North and South differ as to social life, education, industries, and customs, prior to the Revolution? (a) State briefly the causes of the War of 1812. (B) Name two engagements. © Two prominent American Commanders. Give a short sketch of the life and work of one of the following great men: Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay, William McKinley. (a) When and where was slavery introduced into America? (B) How was it abolished? What has made the names of each of the following historical? Alexander Hamilton, U.S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cyrus W. Field, Clara Barton. (a) State the qualifications of a United States Senator. (B) Name the Senators from the State of Washington. How do you distinguish between the terms Puritns, Pilgrims, and Separatists? Give an account of the framing and adoption of the Declaration of Independence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOGRAPHY What causes the difference in climate between Eastern and Western Washington? Name ten wild animals of Africa. Tell some reasons why the people of Washington are interested in the Orient. Name the five chief nations of Europe, and give their capitals. Name five important cities and five products of Canada. Sketch a map of South America, locating three rivers, five capital cities. What and where are the following? Liverpool, Panama, Suez, Ural, Liberia, Quebec, Pikes Peak, Yosemite, Danube, San Diego. Name five of the principal crops of the United States, and tell the section where each is raised. Describe the Nile and the country through which it flows. Name the largest country of Asia, three important cities, and three important products. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARITHMETIC Divide 304487 by 931. Find the sum of 5/9, 5/6, 3/4, 11/36. A gardener sells his celery for 8 1/3 cents per bunch. How many bunches should he give for $5.00? How many board feet in a piece of timber 14 inches square, and 12 feet long? What number diminished by 33 1/3 percent of itself, equals 38? By selling my horse for $156 I gained 8 1/3 %. How much did the horse cost me? A note for $200 was given January 1, 1909, rate of interest to be 8%. How much was due April 1, 1910? Find the square root of 95.6484. What is the cost of enough lumber to floor a room 24 feet long and 16 feet wide, at $32 per thousand feet? How much will it cost me to pave a street 42 feet wide, and 625 feet long, at $11.65 per square yard? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- READING 1-5. One selection in prose and one in poetry from eighth grade reading book. (50 credits) (not included) Name five American poets, and give a quotation from each. Who wrote the following? The Village Blacksmith. Rip Van Winkle. The First Snowfall. The Great Stone Face. The Raven. Quote two stanzas of "America." Quote a stanza from one of the poems mentioned in question 7. Give in your own words the meaning of the following: "To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language: for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile Into his darker musings with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHYSIOLOGY Describe the structure of the skin. Locate the thoracic duct. Trace a drop of blood from the time it enters the left ventricle, until it returns to its starting point, and name the different valves and principal arteries and veins through which it passes. Describe the composition of the blood. Why are the arteries more protected than the veins? Name five special senses. Explain why health depends largely upon habit. Explain the effect of alcohol and tobacco upon the action of the heart. Give some good reasons why boys should not smoke cigarettes. What do you understand about the germ theory of disease? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Slamd097 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Land of big Buritos, and small wheels Posts: 3,001 Rep Power: 8	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 damn I feel stoopid!!! __________________ Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

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cb25 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston/Phoenix Age: 27 Posts: 6,097 Rep Power: 0	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 wow...the only reason i know most of those is from college...not 8th grade. consider this - US History isn't even taught until 11th grade, at least where i went to school...and it was a joke. The only reason i learned anything about it was because i took it as an AP course. __________________ "Here's to Life"

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OOXRSIZER Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 i dont know about the rest of the country, but here in florida, all teaching is taught so the kids can pass the standardized FCAT testing each year....basically the kids are just taught how to pass the test, not to really learn or think.....in public school, here, i have always felt my kids needed to be in honors classes (even if some of them are a bit tough) to LEARN as much as possible... geeeeesh i love the physiology (anatomy?) questions...the thoracic duct, i think i only learned where that is thru my self education of the human body--- i bet there are many in the medical field who dont know where that is these days... of course back then there were so many fewer students in class....so much less problems with external environment (divorces, single working moms, etc) less kids with emotional problems, less kids with chemical problems, etc....making it much easier to teach.... i think teachers are still awesome, its just conditions that are so tough....

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Bigol'legs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MT Age: 30 Posts: 4,114 Rep Power: 9	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 (a) When and where was slavery introduced into America? ( How was it abolished? Umm... there was still slavery in 1910 __________________ Your legs must be your strong point..or else the pyramid will collapse! Member#54 Iron Council Member <img src=\'http://www.ironbodybuilding.com/forums/uploads/post-3-1093010414.gif\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /> <img src=\'http://www.ironbodybuilding.com/forums/uploads/post-3-1124558212.gif\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' />

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littleguy Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Right about... Here! Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 8	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 Well speaking from someone who currently has 33, 37, and 36 students in three different classes, the quality of education has diminished a lot since 1910. We over fill classes and expect teachers to reach unubtainable goals. We teach toward standarized tests, and don't ever really teach skills. I teach in a high school and we have kids who don't care enough to challenge themselves to do better then the next. I have to make sure all of my lesson plans are at a sixth grade reading level because many of my students can barely read. There is lack of support from the community, barely any money, and most of the teachers I've met are still there not because they're making enough money to live but because they are afraid to leave because of what may happen to their students. If I ever hear another person tell me I'm going to have an easy career because I have my summers and weekends off I'll slap them into next week. Cause my weekends are spent preparing for the next week and my summers are spent doing odd jobs to pay the bills for the rest of the year! __________________ I am the last barman poet / I see America drinking the fabulous cocktails I make / Americans getting stinky on something I stir or shake / The sex on the beach / The schnapps made from peach / The velvet hammer / The alabama slammer. / I make things with juice and froth / The pink squirrel / The 3-toed sloth. / I make drinks so sweet and snazzy / The iced tea / The kamakazi / The orgasm / The death spasm / The Singapore sling / The dingaling. / America you've just been devoted to every flavor I got / But if you want to get loaded / Why don't you just order a shot? / Bar is open.

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caturpilar Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: EIBB Age: 31 Posts: 1,136 Rep Power: 6	Re: The 8th grade in 1910 Just when I happen to think ''hey, i'm a pretty smart dude'' something like this comes along an extinguishes that little spark........... __________________ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

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