SAMPLE Why do we use stoves? Because ☐ they look well ☒ they keep us warm ☐ they are black
Here the second answer is the best one and is marked with a cross. Begin with No. 1 and keep on until time is called.
1 It is wiser to put some money aside and not spend it all, so that you may ☐ prepare for old age or sickness ☐ collect all the different kinds of money ☐ gamble when you wish 2 Shoes are made of leather, because ☐ it is tanned ☐ it is tough, pliable and warm ☐ it can be blackened 3 Why do soldiers wear wrist watches rather than pocket watches? Because ☐ they keep better time ☐ they are harder to break ☐ they are handier 4 The main reason why stone is used for building purposes is because ☐ it makes a good appearance ☐ it is strong and lasting ☐ it is heavy 5 Why is beef better food than cabbage? Because ☐ it tastes better ☐ it is more nourishing ☐ it is harder to obtain 6 If some one does you a favor, what should you do? ☐ try to forget it ☐ steal for him if he asks you to ☐ return the favor 7 If you do not get a letter from home which you know was written, it may be because ☐ it was lost in the mails ☐ you forgot to tell your people to write ☐ the postal service has been discontinued 8 The main thing the farmers do is to ☐ supply luxuries ☐ make work for the unemployed ☐ feed the nation 9 If a man who can’t swim should fall into a river, he should ☐ yell for help and try to scramble out ☐ dive to the bottom and crawl out ☐ lie on his back and float 10 Glass insulators are used to fasten telegraph wires because ☐ the glass keeps the pole from being burned ☐ the glass keeps the current from escaping ☐ the glass is cheap and attractive 11 If your load of coal gets stuck in the mud, what should you do? ☐ leave it there ☐ get more horses or men to pull it out ☐ throw off the load 12 Why are criminals locked up? ☐ to protect society ☐ to get even with them ☐ to make them work 13 Why should a married man have his life insured? Because ☐ death may come at any time ☐ insurance companies are usually honest ☐ his family will not then suffer if he dies 14 In Leap Year February has 29 days because ☐ February is a short month ☐ some people are born on February 29th ☐ otherwise the calendar would not come out right 15 If you are held up and robbed in a strange city, you should ☐ apply to the police for help ☐ ask the first man you meet for money to get home ☐ borrow some money at a bank 16 Why should we have Congressmen? Because ☐ the people must be ruled ☐ it insures truly representative government ☐ the people are too many to meet and make their laws
Instructions for Giving Alpha Test 4.
Test 4.—Synonym—Antonym
“Attention! Look at the directions at the top of the page while I read them.” (Examiner.—Read slowly.)
“‘If the two words of a pair mean the same or nearly the same draw a line under “same.” If they mean the opposite or nearly the opposite, draw a line under “opposite.” If you cannot be sure, guess. The two samples are already marked as they should be.’—Ready—Go!”
After 1½ minutes, say “Stop! Turn over the page to Test 5.” (Pause.) “Now you have to turn your books around this way.” (Examiner illustrates the necessary rotation.)
TEST 4
If the two words of a pair mean the same or nearly the same, draw a line under same. If they mean the opposite or nearly the opposite, draw a line under opposite. If you cannot be sure, guess. The two samples are already marked as they should be