“When you open your booklets you will find on the inside twenty sentences, from each of which one or more words have been left out. You are to guess what words were left out and to write them on the dotted lines which show where these words should be. Be very careful to write the best word you can think of on each blank. Write only one word on each of the blanks. Make each sentence sound just as sensible as you can. You will have ten minutes in which to write. Work rapidly and carefully. Ready! Go!”
Exactly ten minutes after saying, “Go!” the examiner should call “Stop! Time up! Give me your papers!” All papers should be collected at once.
Write only one word on each blank.
1. The dog’s name .......... Jack. 2. Little children go .......... bed early. 3. The boy .......... two dollars to the Red Cross. 4. The little .......... likes .......... play with her dolls. 5. Puppies .......... kittens grow to be .......... and cats. 6. The best children .......... the most friends. 7. One should .......... be rude to his .......... 8. The poor .......... was hurt when he slipped and ..........on the street. 9. It .......... amusing .......... watch men chasing their hats on a..........day. 10. Almost any man .......... if he really tries. 11. The elephant is a favourite .......... with children because of .......... .......... and shape. 12. The .......... who .......... a club and .......... a uniform was a policeman. 13. .......... a hot day nothing .......... thirst so well as a .......... of .......... water. 14. .......... is more than merely .......... a flag and cheering when the soldiers .......... .......... home. 15. Anything .......... is not .......... doing .......... is hardly worth .......... at all. 16. One .......... not .......... money to .......... worthy charity. 17. .......... learning a new operation it is sometimes .......... not to .......... .......... all than to practise the .......... way of .......... it. 18. Those things .......... .......... no fear .......... sometimes .......... harmful. 19. .......... drink .......... one is .......... is a .......... pleasure. 20. .......... one .......... their presence .......... not, .......... does .........., .......... a rule, .......... one’s guests.
Directions for Scoring the Test.
The score in this test is the number of sentences completed perfectly within the time limit. No credit should be given for any sentences in which the language is not smooth and meaningful, although errors in spelling should not be counted against the person tested. This test is intended to measure ability to complete sentences rather than ability to spell words. No credit should be allowed unless every blank in a sentence has been properly filled. One error in any one of the blanks will leave the sentence imperfectly done and therefore without credit.
The stencil for scoring this test is less convenient than those furnished with the majority of the Mentimeter tests. The reason for this is the very great possibility of new variations appearing, even after long experience in scoring the test. When more than one blank appears in a single sentence the question as to whether or not a certain word is proper for one of the later blanks depends entirely upon what choice was made in the first blank. It should be held in mind by those who score this test that the stencil does not give all of the possibilities, but only suggests the type of completion which should be considered correct. Anything that is as good as the completions appearing in the stencil should be given full credit, while anything which is not as perfect should be considered incorrect.
The final score obtained by counting the number of sentences perfectly completed should be entered in the lower right-hand corner of the title page of the booklet.
Scores from 0 to 5 indicate Inferior Ability
Scores from 6 to 9 indicate Low Average Ability