For the drawings see Fig. 6. The child is counted correct if he reproduces the whole of one drawing and half the other.
3. "I am going to read you some sentences, each of which contains something foolish. Listen attentively and tell me each time what is foolish."
The examiner reads the sentences impressively, but without any special emphasis on the part the child should comment on. Each time when he finishes he changes his tone, and demands, "What is foolish in that?"
Sentences.—(1) An unfortunate bicycle rider fell on his head and was killed instantly; he was taken to a hospital, and they fear he will not recover.
(2) I have three brothers, Paul, Ernest, and myself.
(3) The body of an unfortunate young girl, cut into eighteen pieces, was found yesterday on the fortifications. It is thought that she killed herself.
(4) There was a railway accident yesterday, but it was not a bad one; the number of dead is only forty-eight.
(5) Someone said If I should ever grow desperate and kill myself, I will not choose Friday, because Friday is an unlucky day, and will bring me unhappiness.
Three satisfactory answers are required.
4. "What would you do if you were delayed in going to school?"—"What would you do before taking part in an important affair?"—"Why is a bad action done when one is angry more excusable than the same action done when one is not angry?"—"What would you do if you were asked your opinion of someone whom you did not know well?"—"Why should one judge a person by his acts rather than by his words?"