Sunday, April 13, 2008

Are you smarter than an 1895 8th Grader?

Sample questions from the 4 hour test for Salina, Kansas 8th graders from 1895:

2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications.

6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.

3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.

8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, and 1865?

9. Use the following correctly in sentences, cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.

7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each.

Full test here.

H/t: Dr. Dean