Say, "Now listen. I am going to say something and after I am through I want you to say it over just as I do. Understand? Listen carefully and be sure to say exactly what I say." Repeat, "Say exactly what I say," before reading each sentence. Do not re-read any sentence.
(a) The apple tree makes a cool pleasant shade on the ground where the children are playing.
(b) It is nearly half-past one o'clock; the house is very quiet and the cat has gone to sleep.
(c) In summer the days are very warm and fine; in winter it snows and I am cold.
Credit if one sentence out of three is repeated without error, or two with not more than one error each.
Alt. 3. Healy-Fernald Puzzle
Place frame (short side toward S.) and blocks on table and say, "I want you to put these blocks in this frame so that all the space will be filled up. If you do it rightly, they will all fit in and there will be no space left over. Go ahead." Do not suggest hurrying. Note procedure, especially tendencies to repeat absurd moves, and moves which leave spaces obviously impossible to fill.
Credit if S. fits blocks into place three times within a total time of five minutes for the three trials.
Year XII
1. Vocabulary