TEST 2. READING: SENTENCE MEANING

Samples:	Can dogs bark?	Yes	No
	Does a cat have six legs?	Yes	No
Read each question and draw a line under the right answer.

1	Is milk white?	Yes	No	1
2	Do we sleep in beds?	Yes	No	2
3	Is the day as dark as night?	Yes	No	3
4	Is green a color?	Yes	No	4
5	Is smoke always yellow?	Yes	No	5

6	Do men and women dress just alike?	Yes	No	6
7	Do ships sail on the sea?	Yes	No	7
8	Are all chimneys made of brass?	Yes	No	8
9	Are rocks hard?	Yes	No	9
10	Is everybody as huge as a giant?	Yes	No	10

11	Do pupils always have excellent memories?	Yes	No	11
12	Are brooms used to sweep bedrooms?	Yes	No	12
13	Are machines ever useful?	Yes	No	13
14	Are sugar and salt sold in stores?	Yes	No	14
15	Are geese generally clad in bonnets?	Yes	No	15

16	Do lambs roar?	Yes	No	16
17	Does crime always bring happiness?	Yes	No	17
18	Does justice sometimes seem cruel?	Yes	No	18
19	Could one cradle hold eighty infants?	Yes	No	19
20	Is a beetle very different from a mole?	Yes	No	20

21	Does the friendship of a cheerful person make us unhappy?	Yes	No	21
22	Is a dime less than a nickel?	Yes	No	22
23	Is the guilty thief always located?	Yes	No	23
24	Is it ever important to hurry?	Yes	No	24
25	Might a prisoner feel sorrow at the ruin he has caused?	Yes	No	25

26	Are all antique benches made of bamboo?	Yes	No	26
27	Are battleships dedicated to warfare?	Yes	No	27
28	Can we discern things clearly in a dense fog?	Yes	No	28
29	Might a person suffer confusion during an examination?	Yes	No	29
30	Are marmalade and gruel made of milkweed?	Yes	No	30

31	Could delicious chocolate be served at a festival?	Yes	No	31
32	Do all university professors give instruction in science	Yes	No	32
33	Does it take courage to perform a very dangerous task?	Yes	No	33
34	Should one always be censured for playing a fluteby the fireplace?	Yes	No	35
35	Are homely people always loathed and disliked?	Yes	No	35

36	Is it deemed delightful to suffer a bloody defeat?	Yes	No	36
37	Would a man be fortunate if he could flee from a famine?	Yes	No	37
38	May careful observation be of considerable helpin decreasing mistakes?	Yes	No	38
39	Does speaking with brevity necessarily mean thatone is peevish	Yes	No	39
40	Are chimes ever played in a cathedral?	Yes	No	40
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 2, CONTINUED

41	Do repealed interruptions sometimes exasperate us?	Yes	No	41
42	Should thieves be encouraged by giving them magnificent rewards?	Yes	No	42
43	Are locusts and gnats generally believed to enjoy immortality?	Yes	No	43
44	Might an accidental outbreak cause anxiety?	Yes	No	44
45	May shortages often be prevented by foresight?	Yes	No	45

46	Is an annual appeal made once a week?	Yes	No	46
47	May occasional opposition awaken us to greater endeavor?	Yes	No	47
48	Is every earl destined to become a genius or a conqueror?	Yes	No	48
49	Might a person show unfeigned enjoyment of a symphony?	Yes	No	49
50	Are we irresistibly led to confide in every near-by idler?	Yes	No	50

51	Do any considerable percentage of motorists use headlights?	Yes	No	51
52	Does an auctioneer boost prices with earnestness?	Yes	No	52
53	Is it advisable to use dynamite as a lubricant?	Yes	No	53
54	Is a person in a frenzy likely to make wild gestures?	Yes	No	54
55	Should the captain of a yacht consider the weather forecast?	Yes	No	55

56	Would it take a considerable income to provide a sumptuouswardrobe?	Yes	No	56
57	Is it disgraceful to teach a defenseless person decimals?	Yes	No	57
58	Is the idea of burial usually attractive?	Yes	No	58
59	May allies make exertion to enter into a federation?	Yes	No	59
60	Should enthusiastic homage make a man indignant?	Yes	No	60

61	Could the imperious actions of a lordly person becomenotorious?	Yes	No	61
62	Is all adventurous activity to be deplored?	Yes	No	62
63	Should a person be advised to sacrifice a good opportunity?	Yes	No	63
64	Is a harmonious alliance sometimes expedient?	Yes	No	64
65	Could an eloquent lawmaker do anything heinous?	Yes	No	65

66	Is boric acid a chemical made of graphite?	Yes	No	66
67	Are all festivities characterized by extravagance?	Yes	No	67
68	May imposition upon others become habitual?	Yes	No	68
69	Is a scarecrow a kind of inoffensive imitation?	Yes	No	69
70	Does bliss always befall desperate people?	Yes	No	70

71	Could congressional action cause the people to bedissatisfied?	Yes	No	71
72	May seeing a person drunk decrease one's admiration for him?	Yes	No	72
73	Could an inexperienced person be jovial and fascinating?	Yes	No	73
74	Is one often assaulted by a boon companion?	Yes	No	74
75	Ought accursed liars to be suppressed?	Yes	No	75

76	Might an involuntary impulse impel one to be malicious?	Yes	No	76
77	Is one necessarily inhospitable who dislikes an obnoxiousguest?	Yes	No	77
78	Does extreme audacity sometimes make us stand aghast?	Yes	No	78
79	Is humanity subject to joyous emotions?	Yes	No	79
80	Might a hysterical person given to rashness be intolerable?	Yes	No	80
Number right . . . . . . . . . . Number wrong . . . . . . . . . . Test 2. Score (subtract) . . . . . . . . . .

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 3. READING: WORD MEANING

Samples:	Bread is something to catch drink eat throw wear A robin is a bird cat dog girl horse
In each sentence draw a line under the word that makes the sentence true.

1	March is the name of a day food month week year	1
2	A fat person is always bad blue cold heavy little	2
3	A thing that is perfect is always close early hard little right	3
4	A farmer often raises bears corn gold paper pictures	4
5	Cotton is cool dark heavy soft sweet	5

6	A husband is sometimes a father flower mother sister town	6
7	A path is a place to eat dress die live walk	7
8	A maiden is a bird boy girt king plant	8
9	A lion is blue fine hot strong sweet	9
10	Islands are land ships soldiers time water	10

11	The ocean is fire land paper water wood	11
12	Rice is a battle beast bell cloud grain	12
13	A dove is a bird boat fish horse sheep	13
14	To be silent is to be heard loud quick still wild	14
15	Olives are to burn drink eat ride wear	15

16	To crush is to break escape guard hold plant	16
17	Rapid means long much quick small soft	17
18	A moment means color form money time place	18
19	To stitch is to reward sew starve suggest tempt	19
20	A question is something we answer build eat grow kill	20

21	Harbors are for churches cows gardens horses ships	21
22	To polish is to bribe brighten smite thrive traverse	22
23	To pronounce is to sail show speak stand watch	23
24	A physician is a child doctor master noise valley	24
25	A customer is a person who buys draws fishes hunts sells	25

26	To wander is to improve locate roam situate wail	26
27	To be sober is to be funny grave happy noisy wild	27
28	An orphan is one who has no clothing education hair parents teeth	28
29	To be active is to be hospitable humorous ignoble indolent sprightly	29
30	To be wretched is to be proud silent swift unhappy valuable	30

31	Independence means blame custom freedom mercy virtue	31
32	Agriculture refers to authority appearance defense farming mystery	32
33	To inquire is to appear ask rest sleep watch	33
34	A tavern is a companion funeral parcel park hotel	34
35	To be saucy is to be affectionate agreeable devoted dignified rude	35

36	An argument is a discussion gully gymnasium penance perjury	36
37	Jealous means affectionate appeased benevolent envious sympathetic	37
38	Meek means gaudy gentle mean strength tight	38
39	Gorgeous means frisky gigantic hereditary magnificent malicious	39
40	A barge is a kind of animal boat castle fruit vegetable	40
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 3, CONTINUED

41	Situation refers to noise number place pleasure time	41
42	To plan is to banish bestow design betray defeat	42
43	Behavior refers to position conduct progress revenge temper	43
44	A vagabond is a kite lantern nightingale tramp scholar	44
45	Ambition means aspiration frivolity lettering remorse slothfulness	45

46	A sluggard is ambitious considerate divine earnest lazy	46
47	Victorious means baffled frustrated triumphant unstable vagrant	47
48	To mingle is to mislead blend sanction screech scurry	48
49	To heed is to escape fancy hurry notice prove	49
50	Dignified means lonely monstrous prominent spiritual stately	50

51	An opponent is a delicacy antagonist detective diplomat hostess	51
52	To prophesy is to assess bemoan cancel disclaim foretell	52
53	Imperial affairs concern cities garments kingdoms machines patterns	53
54	To massacre is to investigate lament manifest misunderstand slaughter	54
55	To be prompt is to be formal frightful hospitable punctual purified	55

56	Listless means indifferent loathsome malicious merciless presumptuous	56
57	To lament is to flatter humor injure lend mourn	57
58	A prologue is a kind of introduction knell prohibition sermon tempest	58
59	Lifeless means inanimate indefinite infamous undecided untidy	59
60	An impression is a century compass copy globe pasture	60

61	Crafty means accurate proficient slavish submissive wily	61
62	Liberality means promotion robbery reproof scandal generosity	62
63	Jubilant means abrupt abject confused triumphant doleful	63
64	A bulwark is a hospital hotel protection punishment purchase	64
65	A legacy is an inheritance inscription levy receptacle regulation	65

66	Maintenance means contention continuance corruption cowardice resource	66
67	To meditate is to escort gossip ponder transgress withhold	67
68	Covetous means avaricious bountiful gaudy gray-headed harassed	68
69	Minimum means the largest least most newest oldest	69
70	To chastise is to promise publish punish purchase trifle	70

71	A sequel is something that excels follows interrupts precedes yields	71
72	Ceaseless means boisterous diminished discontented ended incessant	72
73	Emphatic means forcible frantic incurable pernicious reluctant	73
74	To subvert means to overturn shorten sling sojourn spurn	74
75	To be infamous is to be doubtful polished shameful sorrowful valuable	75

76	To be languid is to be courteous domestic doubtful spiritless jolly	76
77	An associate is an adversary ally antagonist emigrant ensign	77
78	To be Vigilant means to be aloof betrothed betwixt lawless watchful	78
79	Decisive means conclusive dazzled genuine profane prudent	79
80	A scullion is a grasshopper gymnasium haycock hedgehog servant	80

81	Usury has to do with chivalry fiction homage loans manufactures	81
82	Perspective has to do with drawing expenses mining religion warfare	82
83	An insurrection is a fugitive rebellion publication punishment hermit	83
84	A reprobate is one who is very cowardly ugly wealthy wicked youthful	84
85	Candid means illegitimate impeccable imperious incisive ingenuous	85
Test 3. Score . . . . . . . . . .

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 4. ARITHMETIC: COMPUTATION

Get the answers to these examples as quickly as you can without making mistakes.
Look carefully at each example to see what you are to do. Begin here.

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
			Add	Add
3 + 2 =	3 + 4 =	2	7	13
		5	4	2

(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
Add	Subtract	Subtract		Add
17	4	7	2 × 3 =	16
2	2	4		53
				32

(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)
Subtract	Subtract	Subtract	Subtract	Multiply
16	96	13	765	26
5	25	5	327	2

(16)		(17)		(18)	(19)		(20)
Multiply		Divide		Divide	Add
253					684876542	6 ÷ 3 =
6	2	) 6	3	) 8	791654220
					587339364

(21)	(22)	(23)		(24)		(25)
Add	Multiply	Multiply
24	6389	4679
12 ⅘	7	68	2	)15.8	2 7/8 - 1 =

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 4, CONTINUED

(26)	(27)	(28)		(29)		(30)
		Subtract
¼ of 828 =	9⅖ - 4⅕ =	79	1/7 × 2 =		.45	)27.90
		16 ⅜

(31)	(32)	(33)	(34)
	Multiply	Multiply
3 4/3 ÷ 1½ =	9.72	697½	27/28 ÷ 6/7 =
	21.8	18	27/28 ÷ 6/7 =

	(35)			(36)
	4.40 + .00044 + 4400 + .04 =			48.76 - 4 3/20 =

	(37)			(38)
	1/2 + 3/4 + 1/6 + 2/3 + 7/8 =			27.34 + 2 1/4 + 89.2 + 4 3/4 =

	(39)			(40)
	3 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 =			1 3/4 + 25.2 + 1 1/5 + 48.961 =

	(41)	(42)	(43)	(44)
			Subtract	Add
		(4)^3=	8 yd. 1 ft. 3 in.	5 yr. 9 mo.
\/	45369		6 yd. 3 ft. 9 in.	6 yr. 7 mo.
				8 yr. 2 mo.

(45)	(46)	(47)
		Express as a decimal
	Multiply	to three places
67.36 + ⅔ =	4 gals. 3 qts. 1 pt.	29 / 64 =
	4
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 5. ARITHMETIC: REASONING

Find all the answers as quickly as you can.
Write the answers on the dotted lines.
Use the blank sheets of paper to figure on. Begin here.

1	How many are 3 eggs and 2 eggs?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
2	Mary is 7 years old. How old will she be in 3 years?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
3	A hen had 9 chicks and 3 of them died. How many were left?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
4	Milk costs 8 cents a pint and the milkman is going to raise the price 2 cents. What will it then cost?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
5	If you buy a pencil for 4 cents and pay for it with a dime, how much change should you get?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

6	How many dimes are there in a dollar?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
7	How many eggs are there in 7 nests if each nest has 3 eggs?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
8	How many cents will 8 oranges cost at 3 cents each?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
9	David earned $3.50 in June, $2.25 in July, and $1.50 in August. How much did he earn in all?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
10	Frank bought 3 two-cent postage stamps and 13 one-cent stamps. How much did he pay for all?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

11	Five girls buy a present costing 25 cents. How many cents does each pay?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
12	If a train goes 60 miles in three hours, how far does it go in one hour?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
13	John has saved $3.75. How many dollars more does he need to buy a pony which costs $45.75?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
14	A man pays the street-car fare for himself and two friends. If the fare is 7¢, how much change should he receive from a half dollar?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
15	A train which was due at 2 p.m. was 3 1/2 hours late. When did it arrive?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

16	What is the cost of 10 oranges at 2 for 5 cents?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
17	Edward has $1.67 in the bank and takes out 2 quarters, a dime, and a cent. How much does he have left in the bank?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
18	What is the cost of a 4 3/4-pound roast at 40 cents a pound?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
19	A boy saved 5 cents a day for two weeks, and 10 cents a day for the next four weeks. How much money does he then have?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
20	A gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches. How many gallons are there in a tank 6x7x11 inches?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

21	The tax rate in an Eastern city has varied as follows: 1910, 21¢ on each $100; 1911, 17¢ on each $100; 1912, 27¢ on each $100; 1913, 26¢ on each $100; 1914, 34¢ on each $100; 1915, 33¢ on each $100. The highest rate was how many times as great as the lowest?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 5, CONTINUED

22	Henry was marked 87 in geography the first month, 91 the second, and 93 the third month. What was his average grade?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
23	If the butcher's scales read one ounce too much on each weighing, how much is a customer overcharged on a pound of steak at 48¢ a pound?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
24	At $1.00 a bushel for potatoes and $20.00 a car for freight, how much will a 400-bushel carload of potatoes cost?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
25	Tom has just 4 weeds' vacation and wishes to spend it in a city which it takes two days to reach by train. How many days can he spend in the city?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

26	If a fence rail is 10 feet long, how many rails will it take to reach a mile?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
27	Sound travels about 1100 ft. a second. If you see the flash of a cannon and 12 seconds later the sound reaches you, how far away is the cannon?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
28	A man had $5000, from which he received 6 per cent income each year. In addition he earned $1500 in business. What was his total income for the year?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
29	Frank and George buy 300 marbles for 50 cents. Frank pays 35 cents and George 15 cents. How many marbles should George receive?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
30	If a watch gains 20 seconds in 24 hours, what fraction of a minute will it gain between noon and 6 p.m.?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

31	The heights of 4 boys in a class are 5 feet 10 inches, 5 feet 9 inches, 5 feet 7 inches, and 5 feet 6 inches. What is the average height?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
32	An article which formerly sold at 12 cents was raised to 18 cents. What per cent was the price advanced?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
33	A broker charges $25 commission on every sale plus 5 per cent on all over $200. What would be his commission on a $500 sale?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
34	If 72 per cent of potatoes is water, how many pounds of solid material are there in a ton of potatoes?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
35	A man invested $1000 in each of 3 different bonds. The first paid 8 per cent dividend and the second 6 per cent, but on the third he lost $5 on each hundred dollars invested. What was his net yearly gain on the three investments?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .

36	If the circumference of a circle is 12.5664 feet, what is its diameter?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
37	The regular price of a certain piece of linen is $4 per yard. A remnant 1 1/4 yards long is offered at $2.50. What per cent reduction is made?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
38	A man six feet tall casts a shadow 8 feet long at 9 a.m. A telephone pole casts a shadow 100 feet long at the same time. How high is the pole?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
39	It costs 43 cents to send a 10-pound parcel post package from New Orleans to Dallas. What will it cost to send an 8-pound package if the cost is 3 cents more on the first pound than on additional pounds?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
40	If the hour hand of a clock is 3 inches long and the minute hand is 4 inches long, how far apart are the tips of the two hands at 9 a.m.?	Answer. . . . . . . . . .
Test 5. Number right. . . . . . . . . . × 4 = Score . . . . . . . . . .

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 6. NATURE STUDY AND SCIENCE

Samples:	The number of cents in a dollar is 200 100 300 Our rain comes from the clouds moon stars
Draw a line under the word that makes the sentence true. Begin here.

1	Thanksgiving comes in July January November	1
2	The earth is shaped most like a baseball football pear	2
3	A sweet-smelling flower is the daisy poppy rose	3
4	The month before July is May June August	4
5	The axle is a part of an ax typewriter wagon	5

6	Alfalfa is a kind of corn fruit hay	6
7	Bacon comes from the cow hog sheep	7
8	An animal that builds dams is the alligator beaver turtle	8
9	Raisins are dried currants gooseberries grapes	9
9	London is in England Scotland Wales	10

11	The dahlia is a kind of animal flower fruit	11
12	The tractor is used in farming mining racing	12
13	Tarts are a kind of drink pastry vegetable	13
14	Planes are used chiefly by barbers blacksmiths carpenters	14
15	Rubber is obtained from animals oil trees	15

16	The antelope is a kind of deer rabbit wolf	16
17	The number of quarts in a gallon is 2 4 6	17
18	A telescope makes things look larger prettier smaller	18
19	Chop suey is a dish of the Chinese Indians Mexicans	19
20	A flower that grows from a bulb is the lily marigold poppy	20

21	The compass is used chiefly by sailors surgeons tailors	21
22	Serge is a kind of cloth drink wood	22
23	The article costing the least is coat gloves overcoat	23
24	The anvil is used by blacksmiths carpenters printers	24
25	A food requiring many eggs is "angel food" bread marmalade	25

26	Rye is most like beans corn wheat	26
27	The cotton gin was invented by Arkwright Watt Whitney	27
28	Beets are useful for making catsup sugar jellies	28
29	The earth moves completely around the sun in about 7 days 30 days 365 days	29
30	The most gold is produced in Alaska New York Tennessee	30

31	The lungs take from the air carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen	31
32	The tadpole is the young of the fish frog lizard	32
33	Most of our anthracite coal comes from Alabama Colorado Pennsylvania	33
34	Molasses is obtained from grapes honey sugar cane	34
35	A great clothing-manufacturing state is Massachusetts Oregon Texas	35

36	A food rich in fats is butter eggs tapioca	36
37	An important meat-packing city is Chicago New Orleans Seattle	37
38	Lard comes from butter cattle hogs	38
39	A food containing considerable oil is rice potatoes walnuts	39
40	Linen is made from cotton flax hemp	40

41	The United States exports coffee cotton tea	41
42	A tree that will grow from cuttings is the oak pine willow	42
43	Organdie is a kind of cloth marmalade musical instrument	43
44	The common house fly often lays its eggs in leaves manure water	44
45	The greatest sugar-exporting country is Brazil Cuba Mexico	45
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 6, CONTINUED

46	The Leghorn is a kind of cow owl goat	46
47	The panther is most like the cat dog wolf	47
48	Electric lights were invented by Edison Marconi Volts	48
49	The most wool is produced in Australia France Holland	49
50	Calcutta is a city in China Egypt India	50

51	Tapioca is chiefly fat starch sugar	51
52	The largest state in the Union is California New York Texas	52
53	The freezing point on the Centigrade thermometer 0° 32° 100°	$3
54	The tooth's enamel is broken down by acids carbon dioxide starches	54
55	Air and gasoline are mixed in the accelerator carburetor gear-case	55

56	A crop which enriches the soil is clover potatoes tobacco	56
57	Distance above sea level is known as altitude latitude longitude	57
58	The house fly spreads bubonic plague typhoid yellow fever	58
59	A very important product of Minneapolis is automobiles flour meat	59
60	A food that has much the same food substance as rice is beans peas potatoes	60

61	A gross equals 64 144 500	61
62	Milk testers were devised by Babcock Bell Edison	62
63	The coarsest of these threads is No. 40 60 80	63
64	The differential is a part of an auto bicycle typewriter	64
65	The largest planet is Jupiter Neptune Saturn	65

66	A plant that can be grafted is the apple tree lily potato	66
67	The normal temperature of the human body is about 60° 98° 12°	$3
68	Alcohol is made from gasoline grains oils	68
69	An avalanche causes destruction by burning sliding spouting	69
70	Most automobiles are manufactured in Michigan New York Iowa	70

71	The Nile is in Africa Asia Europe	71
72	A country that imports nearly half its food is England France Germany	72
73	Bronchitis resembles most dyspepsia headaches sore throat	73
74	A common ingredient of matches is calcium iodine phosphorus	74
75	A body that shines by reflected light is the moon North Star sun	75

76	Monsoons are a kind of plain plateau storm	76
77	The days are longest in March July October	77
73	The largest amount of corn is shipped from Denver Omaha Pittsburgh	78
79	Tokyo is a city of China India Japan	79
80	A place for storing weapons is called an abattoir arsenal cafeteria	80

81	A plant that thrives best in dry places is the lichen lily mushroom	81
82	The dictaphone is a kind of multigraph phonograph typewriter	82
83	The Wyandotte is a kind of fowl sheep watermelon	83
84	Linotypes are used in printing surveying weaving	84
85	An eight-sided figure is called an octagon scholium trapezium	85

86	"Pi" is equal to 7854 3.141 6666	86
87	Croquettes are a kind of food ornament weapon	87
88	A botanist is one who studies animals minerals plants	88
89	The technical name for hard coal is anthracite bituminous lignite	89
90	Air brakes are used on automobiles balloons trains	90

91	Deltas tend to grow larger smaller wetter	91
92	The Angora is a kind of chicken goat sheep	92
93	One of the lightest-known metals is aluminum tin zinc	93
94	The most expensive of these rugs is Axminster Brussels Oriental	94
95	Fondant is a kind of candy meat salad	95
Number right . . . . . . . . . . Number wrong . . . . . . . . . . ÷ 2 = . . . . . . . . . . Test 6. Score (subtract) . . . . . . . . . .

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 7. HISTORY AND LITERATURE

Draw a line under the word that makes the sentence true.

1	An elf is a kind of animal brownie dragon	1
2	"The Glass Slipper" reminds us of Ali Baba Cinderella Goldilocks	2
3	The first President of the United States was Adams Jefferson Washington	3
4	The shepherd boy who became king was David Saul Solomon	4
5	Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492 1620 1776	5

6	The highest officer of a city is the alderman chief of police mayor	6
7	Apollo was the god of rivers the sun wind	7
8	A battle of the Revolution was Bull Run Bunker Hill Tippecanoe	8
9	The god of mischief was Asgard Loki Mimir	9
10	Mount Olympus is located in Greece Italy Washington	10

11	Hiawatha was written by Bryant Longfellow Whittier	11
12	The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 1781 1789	12
13	A name made famous by Longfellow is Matthew Arnold Admiral Dewey Paul Revere	13
14	Kings are supposed to rule for 4 years 8 years life	14
15	"The Children's Hour" was written by Longfellow Riley Stevenson	15

16	The Quakers came from England France Holland	16
17	Ulysses captured Troy by hiding in a forest load of hay wooden horse	17
18	The country which helped America in the Revolution was England France Germany	18
19	Goliath was slain by David Joseph Samson	19
20	Thor lost his armor chariot hammer	20

21	"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written by Alger Sewell Stowe	21
22	Louisiana was purchased by Jefferson Madison Polk	22
23	Peter Pan is the name of a boy dog fairy	23
24	The slaves were freed by Jefferson Lincoln Washington	24
25	The first white man to see the Pacific was Balboa Cabot Vespucci	25

26	The United States was allied in the Great War with Bulgaria France Turkey	26
27	"Treasure Island" tells about Long John Micawber Uncas	27
28	Madame Curie is noted for the discovery of platinum radium pyrite	28
29	"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Alcott Burns Key	29
30	The earliest of these inventions was railroad stagecoach steamboat	30

31	Foreigners can obtain the right to vote by habeas corpus naturalization purchase	31
32	"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" tells about Ichabod Crane Hiawatha Pinocchio	32
33	Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant Sheridan Sherman	33
34	New York was settled by the Dutch English French	34
35	Minnehaha means falling leaves laughing waters whispering pines	35

36	The most important qualification for a voter is generosity intelligence wealth	36
37	The king who let the cakes burn was Alfred Arthur William	37
38	Inability to pay debts is called bankruptcy embezzlement vagrancy	38
39	The messenger of the gods was called Mercury Perseus Vulcan	39
40	Virginia was settled by the English French Spanish	40

41	"Oliver Twist" was written by Dickens Scott Thackeray	41
42	Roger Williams was a colonizer judge merchant	42
43	Valley Forge relates to the Civil War Revolution War of 1812	43
44	Sherlock Holmes was a detective sailor thief	44
45	A man who betrayed his country was Arnold Cornwall Lee	45
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 7, CONTINUED

46	The number of United States Senators from each state is 1 2 4	46
47	"The Man Without a Country" was written by Cooper Hawthorne Hale	47
48	A general in the Civil War was Lincoln Sherman Washington	48
49	The name "Old Ironsides" refers to a man mountain ship	49
50	A President who was assassinated was Garfield Roosevelt Taylor	50

51	The British Prime Minister in 1918 was Lloyd George Balfour Asquith	51
52	The Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton Jenny Lind Rockefeller	52
53	Legal authority over a dead man's estate is given to an administrator judge jury	53
51	Barbara Frietchie sympathized with the English South Union	54
55	Grover Cleveland was a general an inventor a President	55

56	The crime which brings the greatest punishment is larceny manslaughter murder	56
57	The chief cause of the Mexican War was disputed territory immigration slavery	57
58	The stork reminds us of Holland Italy Scotland	58
59	Cornwallis surrendered at Appomattox Bunker Hill Yorktown	59
60	"Treasure Island" was written by Alger Defoe Stevenson	60

61	The "spoils system" refers to farming political offices tariff	61
62	Jesus was betrayed by Herod Judas Pilate	62
63	Louisiana was purchased from the French Indians Spanish	63
64	The son of Abraham was Isaac Moses Solomon	64
65	Lewis and Clark explored The Great Lakes The Mississippi Valley The Northwest	65

66	The number of men in the Light Brigade was 600 500 400	66
67	The War of 1812 was fought against England Mexico Spain	67
68	Among the allies of Germany was Belgium Bulgaria Roumania	68
69	One of Robin Hood's men was Ivanhoe Lancelot Little John	69
70	Each state has the power to coin money declare war establish schools	70

71	A great Scotch poet was Burns Chaucer Milton	71
72	The General who surrendered at Yorktown was Burgoyne Cornwallis Lafayette	72
73	A gnome is a kind of dwarf giant priest	73
74	"Treasure Island" tells about Black Dog Fagin Miss Hazy	74
75	The vessel which overcame the Merrimac was the Monitor Old Ironsides Wasp	75

76	A man known for his strength was Abel David Samson	76
77	One who lives in the poorhouse is legally a bankrupt delinquent pauper	77
78	"A Tale of Two Cities" tells of the American Revolution Civil War French Revolution	78
79	Ivanhoe is a character from Dickens Scott Wordsworth	79
80	Circa changed the men of Odysseus into horses stones swine	80

81	In 1917 there was a great Revolution in Germany Russia Turkey	81
82	A writer of mystery tales was Dickens Poe Scott	82
83	"Styx" was the name of a giant god river	83
84	A city is most likely to own its electric lights gas plant water system	84
85	The author of "Innocents Abroad" is Hawthorne Stevenson Mark Twain	85

86	The American Revolution was chiefly a dispute over boundary lines slavery taxation	86
87	"The Last of the Mohicans" was Hiawatha Mowgli Uncas	87
88	Wallace Irwin is an actor baseball player writer	88
89	Coleridge wrote "Ancient Mariner" "Hiawatha" "Thanatopsis"	89
90	The Chautauqua is a kind of entertainment museum music	90

91	A word that means exactly the opposite of joy is sad sorrow sorry	91
92	Marco Polo was a famous philosopher traveler warrior	92
93	"The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written by Burns Longfellow Tennyson	93
94	The Mohammedan Bible is the Bagavad-gita Koran Zend-Avesta	94
95	The singular of "are" is is was were	95
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 8. LANGUAGE USAGE

Samples

Apples

is
are

good.

told
telled

me.

calculate
expect

to go soon.

Last year uncle

gave
give

me a pair of skates.

His leg was

broke.
broken.

They have

gone
went

to town.

He isn't

any
no

better than you.

Always

bathe
wash

your hands before eating.

I have a

heap
great deal

of work to do.

We had a

delicious
delightful

time at the party.

The earthquake

hurt
damaged

four buildings.

I had

sat
set

there for an hour.

Yourself
You

and your guests are invited.

saw
seen

him do it.

I think dominoes is an interesting

game.
sport.

My father is very

mad at
angry with

me.

We had only started

till
when

Joe came.

The news

are
is

bad today.

Where are you

going?
going to?

They fight

as
like

demons.

I told him to

to quickly run home.
to run home quickly.

doesn't
don't

know anything.

I think you

had ought
ought

to go.

I asked him which one he

chose.
choosed.

This battle

transpired
occurred

in 1863.

He does not go
He goes

to school on Mondays.

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 8, CONTINUED

He acted the part

perfect.
perfectly.

He worked with much

snap.
vigor.

sat
set

the vase on the table.

Rain has been

plenty
plentiful

this season.

The prisoner finally

admitted
declared

he was guilty.

I have often

ridden
rode

a horse.

He went in search

of
his

his sheep.

I have often

risen
rose

early.

The honest person is to be

applauded.
commended.

He is

disinterested
uninterested

in history.

He has

an appointment
a date

with the president.

We charged and

occupied
possessed

their trenches.

Slavery was

abolished
destroyed

in 1863.

His attack on my character made me

indignant.
peevish.

One is not

qualified
fit

to vote at the age of 18.

I have often

rang
rung

this bell.

My work is

much
very

different this year.

caught nearly
nearly caught

down and went to sleep.

laid
lay

down and went to sleep.

All went but

I.
me.

Charity

is when one gives
means giving

to the poor.

It is now

plain and evident
evident

why he left.

Are you sure he

shall
will

succeed?

Arson means

when one sets
setting

fire to property.

I can hardly

endure
stand

him.

Each man and woman

was
were

present.

Why

cherish
pursue

a vain hope?

I wish John

was
were

here.

He has no fear; nothing can

confuse
daunt

him.

Is that

he?
him?

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 9. DICTATION EXERCISE

Test 9. Full score for easier sentences not dictated . . . . . . . . . .
Number right in sentences dictated . . . . . . . . . .
Sum . . . . . . . . . .

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