Edition 1922

Stanford Achievement Test

By Truman L. Kelley, Giles M. Ruch, and Lewis M. Terman

ADVANCED EXAMINATION: FORM A

FOR GRADES 4-8


Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grade . . . . . . . . . Boy or girl . . . . . . . . Age . . . . . . When is your next birthday? . . . . . . . . . . . How old will you be then? . . . . . . Name of school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TestScoreSubject
Scores
Age
Equivalents
(Subject
Ages)
1:Reading: Paragraph Meaning
2:Reading: Sentence Meaning
3:Reading: Word Meaning
Total Reading Score
4:Arithmetic: Computation
5:Arithmetic: Reasoning
Total Arithmetic Score
6:Nature Study and Science
7:History and Literature
8:Language Usage
9:Dictation Exercise
Composite Score (Sum of Subject Scores ÷ 10)
Educational Age

Note. This page may be torn off and filed as a record.

Published by World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, and 2126 Prairie Avenue, Chicago
Copyright 1922 by World Book Company. Copyright in Great Britain. All rights reserved. SAT: ADV. A-3
Printed in U. S. A.
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 1. READING: PARAGRAPH MEANING

Sample: Dick and Tom were playing ball in the field. Dick was throwing the ball and .............

was trying to catch it.

Write JUST ONE WORD on each dotted line.


1 Fanny has a little red hen. Every day the hen goes to her nest and laysan egg for Fanny to eat. Then she makes a funny noise to tell Fanny tocome and get the ..............
2 A kitten can climb a tree, but a dog cannot. This is very lucky forNellie's kitten. Every time Joe's big dog comes along the kitten climbsa tree and the ............. cannot follow.
3 Anna had never seen a squirrel in her life, although she had alwayswanted to very much. One day when she was playing under a tree sheheard a funny little noise over her head. She looked up, and what doyou think she saw? Up there in the ............. was the very thing shehad always wanted to see, a ...............
4 John and Joe played one day till they were very hungry; so John wentinto the house and asked his mother for something to..............When he came out again he had a big apple for himself and another for ...............
5 One day when Jane was sweeping she found a dime on the floor under thebed. They could not find out whose dime it was, so Jane's mother gaveit to her. Now, every time Jane ............ the floor she lookscarefully under the bed for another ..............
6 Helen and Kate pulled their sled through the deep snow to the top of thehill and soon were coasting swiftly down again. They did this over andover. The ............ was so deep that they found it hard work todrag the ............ to the top.
7 Once a black raven wanted to have white feathers like a swan. The ravensaw that the swan lived in the water, and thought it was the water thatmade the swan's feathers so white. So the ............ decided to washhis feathers every day to see if it would not make them ...............
8 Birds' eggs are almost as different from each other as are the birdsthemselves. The robin lays four or five blue eggs. The dove lays twowhite eggs. The sparrow lays six or eight speckled eggs. If we shouldfind a nest with four blue eggs in it, we could be pretty sure that itwas the nest of a ............ rather than of a ............ or dove.
9> Once there lived on a mountain near a village an immense giant whosecruelty kept the people of the village in great terror. However, therewas one person in the village who was not afraid of the giant. This wasa young soldier who carried a magic sword that a fairy had given him.Once when the ............ came down from the ............ thesoldier attacked him with his magic ............ and killed him.
10 Once a hen was so foolish as to go to a fox and ask him to look afterher chicks while she went to the barnyard to find some worms for herchicks. The fox was of course quite willing. The hen was gone a longtime. When she finally returned, she found that the fox had eaten allher chicks. Since then no ............ has employed a as a nurse.
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 1, CONTINUED

11When the bear appeared near the hut, Walter was alone. His father haddriven to the village, that morning, several miles away. Fortunately hehad left his gun hanging on the wall loaded and ready for service.Walter was excited, but he did not hesitate. Quickly seizing the.................. he .................. the...................
12In a certain village a ton of coal costs just as much as a cord ofwood, but it produces twice as much heat. Therefore the poor familiesin this village should be advised to burn ............. rather than .................
13 "Come on" called Joe, "let's go for a swim down by Jones' Point, wherethe river is deep." "No," said Pete, "let's swim down by Duggan's.where the water is warmer." "It isn't because the water is warm thatyou want to go to .............., but because you can't swim," said................
14 Richard and Miss Cabot quickly found their way alone to the house ofMr. Smith on Craven Street. Miss Cabot left Richard in the carriage,walked quickly to the door, and sending up her card by the servant,requested to see Mr. Smith. The ............. soon returned and beggedher to come in. As soon as she had done so. Miss Cabot introducedherself to Mr. ............. and begged him to come out and talk with............., who was waiting outside in the carriage.
15 Joe made up a game which he called "Jac-alack." One person called Jackmust climb a tree and hang by his arms from a low bough. The othersstand behind him and say in unison, "Alas, alack, he fell on his back,"and while they are saying it, one of them hits Jack with a bean bag. IfJack can see or guess who did it, he may drop down, and the guiltyperson takes his place. Otherwise he has to ............ there foranother turn and sing out, "Alas, alack, another whack." It is quite agame and Jack must have strong ................
16 It is well established that the bee, which is commonly supposed to beso industrious, really works only two or three hours a day. The man whoworks eight or ten hours a day is therefore far more ............ thanthe ................
17 Boys and girls know my name. And mothers and fathers, too. Big folkslove me. You do, too. The first letters in the first four sentences ofthis paragraph spell my name; so write it here ................
18 Energy is a measure of the fullness of life and is indispensable forgenius. No energy at all is death. Idiots are feeble and listless.Nearly all the leaders of mankind have been noted for their remarkable................
19 Deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter, while evergreens, as theirname implies, do not. Therefore, in forests composed of .............trees the ground is less shaded in winter than is the case in forestswhose trees are ................
20 Some historians believe that the spread of anti-slavery feeling amongthe people of the North previous to the Civil War was due less to themoral issue involved than to the fact that they recognized the systemof ............ as a menace to the industrial system of free labor.
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 1, CONTINUED

21 If I were writing about the rich, I should be inclined to divide them,according to their attitude toward life, into workers and parasites.The motto of the worker is, "I owe the world a life," and the motto ofthe ................. is, "The ................. owes me a living."
22 Caution, when not present in excess, is a desirable trait. Often itsaves one from disappointment or failure. Occasionally, however, onefinds a person so extremely ................. that his will isparalyzed and he is totally unable to set about any new undertaking.Too much ................. is indeed often ................. than toolittle.
23 A whale is not a fish, even though it does live in water. A fish has nolungs, is cold-blooded, and absorbs oxygen from the water through itsgills; but a whale is warm-blooded and has a genuine set of lungs. Inconsequence, in bodily structure the is ................. like ashark, which is a true fish, than it is like a horse.
24 The brook on our farm has many whims. It ripples over bright and shinyrocks, and falls into a placid little pool so clear that I can see thepebbles on the bottom and can see myself down there, too. As I lookstraight down, it is hard to tell whether what I see is my nose or a .................., but as I move a little, that which I sec standsstill, so I know it is not .....................................Farther on the brook forgets the placid pool and tumbles over roots androcks. It does, indeed, have many ....................
25 To pant for recognition, to yearn to impress one's personality uponone's fellow-men, is the essence of ambition. The ambitious person maythink that he merely thirsts to "do something" or "be somebody" butreally what he craves is to figure potently in the minds of others, tobe greatly loved, admired, or feared. To reap a success which no one .................. does not satisfy the yearnings of the .................. individual.
26 Washington was a very silent man. Of no man in the world's history dowe have so few sayings of a personal kind. As for talking abouthimself, that was something in which he almost never indulged. Yet itwould be a great error to interpret his ................. as anindication that he was in any sense cold or unfeeling.
27 As a rule, it is more economical to remember things by associating themclearly and vigorously than by going through many repetitions of them.Thus, a clear understanding of the causes for the Democratic victory inthe national election in 1916 will be ................. effective inremembering the fact than a dozen ................. of the statement"Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1916."
28 Fundamentally, education depends upon the capacity of a person toprofit by past experiences. Past situations modify present and futureadjustments. Education in its broadest sense means acquiringexperiences that serve to ................. existing inherited oracquired tendencies of behavior.
29 "Naïve" and "unsophisticated" are frequently confused. The formersuggests a type of behavior which is artless, spontaneous, and freefrom the restraints of custom. The latter implies fully as great lackof knowledge of social usage, and, in addition, conduct which isprimitive and perchance inelegant. Thus, the ................. youthwas the first to enter the car, and his ................. littlesister warmly kissed him in the presence of the king. We may also saythat a country boy is ................. with respect to city life andcustoms.
Test 1. Number right .......... × 2 = Score ..........

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 2. READING: SENTENCE MEANING

Samples:Can dogs bark?YesNo
Does a cat have six legs?YesNo

Read each question and draw a line under the right answer.


1Is milk white?YesNo 1
2Do we sleep in beds?YesNo 2
3Is the day as dark as night?YesNo 3
4Is green a color?YesNo 4
5Is smoke always yellow?YesNo 5
6 Do men and women dress just alike?YesNo 6
7 Do ships sail on the sea?YesNo 7
8 Are all chimneys made of brass?YesNo 8
9 Are rocks hard?YesNo 9
10 Is everybody as huge as a giant?YesNo 10
11 Do pupils always have excellent memories?YesNo 11
12 Are brooms used to sweep bedrooms?YesNo 12
13 Are machines ever useful?YesNo 13
14 Are sugar and salt sold in stores?YesNo 14
15 Are geese generally clad in bonnets?YesNo 15
16 Do lambs roar?YesNo 16
17 Does crime always bring happiness?YesNo 17
18 Does justice sometimes seem cruel?YesNo 18
19 Could one cradle hold eighty infants?YesNo 19
20 Is a beetle very different from a mole?YesNo 20
21 Does the friendship of a cheerful person make us unhappy?YesNo 21
22 Is a dime less than a nickel?YesNo 22
23 Is the guilty thief always located?YesNo 23
24 Is it ever important to hurry?YesNo 24
25 Might a prisoner feel sorrow at the ruin he has caused?YesNo 25
26 Are all antique benches made of bamboo?YesNo 26
27 Are battleships dedicated to warfare?YesNo 27
28 Can we discern things clearly in a dense fog?YesNo 28
29 Might a person suffer confusion during an examination?YesNo 29
30 Are marmalade and gruel made of milkweed?YesNo 30
31 Could delicious chocolate be served at a festival?YesNo 31
32 Do all university professors give instruction in scienceYesNo 32
33 Does it take courage to perform a very dangerous task?YesNo 33
34 Should one always be censured for playing a fluteby the fireplace?YesNo 35
35 Are homely people always loathed and disliked?YesNo 35
36 Is it deemed delightful to suffer a bloody defeat?YesNo 36
37 Would a man be fortunate if he could flee from a famine?YesNo 37
38 May careful observation be of considerable helpin decreasing mistakes?YesNo 38
39 Does speaking with brevity necessarily mean thatone is peevishYesNo 39
40 Are chimes ever played in a cathedral?YesNo 40
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 2, CONTINUED

41 Do repealed interruptions sometimes exasperate us?YesNo 41
42 Should thieves be encouraged by giving them magnificent rewards?YesNo 42
43 Are locusts and gnats generally believed to enjoy immortality?YesNo 43
44 Might an accidental outbreak cause anxiety?YesNo 44
45 May shortages often be prevented by foresight?YesNo 45
46 Is an annual appeal made once a week?YesNo 46
47 May occasional opposition awaken us to greater endeavor?YesNo 47
48 Is every earl destined to become a genius or a conqueror?YesNo 48
49 Might a person show unfeigned enjoyment of a symphony?YesNo 49
50 Are we irresistibly led to confide in every near-by idler?YesNo 50
51 Do any considerable percentage of motorists use headlights?YesNo 51
52 Does an auctioneer boost prices with earnestness?YesNo 52
53 Is it advisable to use dynamite as a lubricant?YesNo 53
54 Is a person in a frenzy likely to make wild gestures?YesNo 54
55 Should the captain of a yacht consider the weather forecast?YesNo 55
56 Would it take a considerable income to provide a sumptuouswardrobe?YesNo 56
57 Is it disgraceful to teach a defenseless person decimals?YesNo 57
58 Is the idea of burial usually attractive?YesNo 58
59 May allies make exertion to enter into a federation?YesNo 59
60 Should enthusiastic homage make a man indignant?YesNo 60
61 Could the imperious actions of a lordly person becomenotorious?YesNo 61
62 Is all adventurous activity to be deplored?YesNo 62
63 Should a person be advised to sacrifice a good opportunity?YesNo 63
64 Is a harmonious alliance sometimes expedient?YesNo 64
65 Could an eloquent lawmaker do anything heinous?YesNo 65
66 Is boric acid a chemical made of graphite?YesNo 66
67 Are all festivities characterized by extravagance?YesNo 67
68 May imposition upon others become habitual?YesNo 68
69 Is a scarecrow a kind of inoffensive imitation?YesNo 69
70 Does bliss always befall desperate people?YesNo 70
71 Could congressional action cause the people to bedissatisfied?YesNo 71
72 May seeing a person drunk decrease one's admiration for him?YesNo 72
73 Could an inexperienced person be jovial and fascinating?YesNo 73
74 Is one often assaulted by a boon companion?YesNo 74
75 Ought accursed liars to be suppressed?YesNo 75
76 Might an involuntary impulse impel one to be malicious?YesNo 76
77 Is one necessarily inhospitable who dislikes an obnoxiousguest?YesNo 77
78 Does extreme audacity sometimes make us stand aghast?YesNo 78
79 Is humanity subject to joyous emotions?YesNo 79
80 Might a hysterical person given to rashness be intolerable?YesNo 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.


1March is the name of a day food month week year1
2A fat person is always bad blue cold heavy little2
3A thing that is perfect is always close early hard little right3
4A farmer often raises bears corn gold paper pictures4
5Cotton is cool dark heavy soft sweet5
6A husband is sometimes a father flower mother sister town6
7A path is a place to eat dress die live walk7
8A maiden is a bird boy girt king plant8
9A lion is blue fine hot strong sweet9
10Islands are land ships soldiers time water10
11The ocean is fire land paper water wood11
12Rice is a battle beast bell cloud grain12
13A dove is a bird boat fish horse sheep13
14To be silent is to be heard loud quick still wild14
15Olives are to burn drink eat ride wear15
16To crush is to break escape guard hold plant16
17Rapid means long much quick small soft17
18A moment means color form money time place18
19To stitch is to reward sew starve suggest tempt19
20A question is something we answer build eat grow kill20
21Harbors are for churches cows gardens horses ships21
22To polish is to bribe brighten smite thrive traverse22
23To pronounce is to sail show speak stand watch23
24A physician is a child doctor master noise valley24
25A customer is a person who buys draws fishes hunts sells25
26To wander is to improve locate roam situate wail26
27To be sober is to be funny grave happy noisy wild27
28An orphan is one who has no clothing education hair parents teeth28
29To be active is to be hospitable humorous ignoble indolent sprightly29
30To be wretched is to be proud silent swift unhappy valuable30
31Independence means blame custom freedom mercy virtue31
32Agriculture refers to authority appearance defense farming mystery32
33To inquire is to appear ask rest sleep watch33
34A tavern is a companion funeral parcel park hotel34
35To be saucy is to be affectionate agreeable devoted dignified rude35
36An argument is a discussion gully gymnasium penance perjury36
37Jealous means affectionate appeased benevolent envious sympathetic37
38Meek means gaudy gentle mean strength tight38
39Gorgeous means frisky gigantic hereditary magnificent malicious39
40A barge is a kind of animal boat castle fruit vegetable40
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 3, CONTINUED

41Situation refers to noise number place pleasure time41
42To plan is to banish bestow design betray defeat42
43Behavior refers to position conduct progress revenge temper43
44A vagabond is a kite lantern nightingale tramp scholar44
45Ambition means aspiration frivolity lettering remorse slothfulness45
46A sluggard is ambitious considerate divine earnest lazy46
47Victorious means baffled frustrated triumphant unstable vagrant47
48To mingle is to mislead blend sanction screech scurry48
49To heed is to escape fancy hurry notice prove49
50Dignified means lonely monstrous prominent spiritual stately50
51An opponent is a delicacy antagonist detective diplomat hostess51
52To prophesy is to assess bemoan cancel disclaim foretell52
53Imperial affairs concern cities garments kingdoms machines patterns53
54To massacre is to investigate lament manifest misunderstand slaughter54
55To be prompt is to be formal frightful hospitable punctual purified55
56Listless means indifferent loathsome malicious merciless presumptuous56
57To lament is to flatter humor injure lend mourn57
58A prologue is a kind of introduction knell prohibition sermon tempest58
59Lifeless means inanimate indefinite infamous undecided untidy59
60An impression is a century compass copy globe pasture60
61Crafty means accurate proficient slavish submissive wily61
62Liberality means promotion robbery reproof scandal generosity62
63Jubilant means abrupt abject confused triumphant doleful63
64A bulwark is a hospital hotel protection punishment purchase64
65A legacy is an inheritance inscription levy receptacle regulation65
66Maintenance means contention continuance corruption cowardice resource66
67To meditate is to escort gossip ponder transgress withhold67
68Covetous means avaricious bountiful gaudy gray-headed harassed68
69Minimum means the largest least most newest oldest69
70To chastise is to promise publish punish purchase trifle70
71A sequel is something that excels follows interrupts precedes yields71
72Ceaseless means boisterous diminished discontented ended incessant72
73Emphatic means forcible frantic incurable pernicious reluctant73
74To subvert means to overturn shorten sling sojourn spurn74
75To be infamous is to be doubtful polished shameful sorrowful valuable75
76To be languid is to be courteous domestic doubtful spiritless jolly76
77An associate is an adversary ally antagonist emigrant ensign77
78To be Vigilant means to be aloof betrothed betwixt lawless watchful78
79Decisive means conclusive dazzled genuine profane prudent79
80A scullion is a grasshopper gymnasium haycock hedgehog servant80
81Usury has to do with chivalry fiction homage loans manufactures81
82Perspective has to do with drawing expenses mining religion warfare82
83An insurrection is a fugitive rebellion publication punishment hermit83
84A reprobate is one who is very cowardly ugly wealthy wicked youthful84
85Candid means illegitimate impeccable imperious incisive ingenuous85
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)
AddSubtractSubtract Add
17 472 × 3 =16
2 24 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)
MultiplyDivideDivideAdd
253 6848765426 ÷ 3 =
6 2) 63) 8791654220
587339364
(21) (22) (23)(24)(25)
AddMultiplyMultiply
24 63894679
12 ⅘7 682)15.82 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 =791/7 × 2 =.45)27.90
16 ⅜
(31) (32) (33)(34)
MultiplyMultiply
3 4/3 ÷ 1½ = 9.72697½27/28 ÷ 6/7 =
21.8 18
(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. . . . . . . . . .
10Frank bought 3 two-cent postage stamps and 13 one-cent stamps. How much did he pay for all? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
11Five girls buy a present costing 25 cents. How many cents does each pay? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
12If a train goes 60 miles in three hours, how far does it go in one hour? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
13John has saved $3.75. How many dollars more does he need to buy a pony which costs $45.75? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
14A 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. . . . . . . . . .
15A train which was due at 2 p.m. was 3 1/2 hours late. When did it arrive? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
16What is the cost of 10 oranges at 2 for 5 cents?Answer. . . . . . . . . .
17Edward 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. . . . . . . . . .
18What is the cost of a 4 3/4-pound roast at 40 cents a pound? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
19A 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. . . . . . . . . .
20A gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches. How many gallons are there in a tank 6x7x11 inches? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
21The 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

22Henry was marked 87 in geography the first month, 91 the second, and 93 the third month. What was his average grade? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
23If 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. . . . . . . . . .
24At $1.00 a bushel for potatoes and $20.00 a car for freight, how much will a 400-bushel carload of potatoes cost? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
25Tom 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. . . . . . . . . .
26If a fence rail is 10 feet long, how many rails will it take to reach a mile? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
27Sound 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. . . . . . . . . .
28A 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. . . . . . . . . .
29Frank and George buy 300 marbles for 50 cents. Frank pays 35 cents and George 15 cents. How many marbles should George receive? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
30If a watch gains 20 seconds in 24 hours, what fraction of a minute will it gain between noon and 6 p.m.?Answer. . . . . . . . . .
31The 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. . . . . . . . . .
32An article which formerly sold at 12 cents was raised to 18 cents. What per cent was the price advanced? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
33A 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. . . . . . . . . .
34If 72 per cent of potatoes is water, how many pounds of solid material are there in a ton of potatoes? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
35A 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. . . . . . . . . .
36If the circumference of a circle is 12.5664 feet, what is its diameter? Answer. . . . . . . . . .
37The 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. . . . . . . . . .
38A 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. . . . . . . . . .
39It 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. . . . . . . . . .
40If 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.
1Thanksgiving comes in July January November1
2 The earth is shaped most like a baseball football pear2
3 A sweet-smelling flower is the daisy poppy rose3
4 The month before July is May June August4
5 The axle is a part of an ax typewriter wagon5
6 Alfalfa is a kind of corn fruit hay6
7 Bacon comes from the cow hog sheep7
8 An animal that builds dams is the alligator beaver turtle8
9 Raisins are dried currants gooseberries grapes9
9 London is in England Scotland Wales10
11 The dahlia is a kind of animal flower fruit11
12 The tractor is used in farming mining racing12
13 Tarts are a kind of drink pastry vegetable13
14 Planes are used chiefly by barbers blacksmiths carpenters14
15 Rubber is obtained from animals oil trees15
16 The antelope is a kind of deer rabbit wolf16
17 The number of quarts in a gallon is 2 4 617
18 A telescope makes things look larger prettier smaller18
19 Chop suey is a dish of the Chinese Indians Mexicans19
20 A flower that grows from a bulb is the lily marigold poppy20
21 The compass is used chiefly by sailors surgeons tailors21
22 Serge is a kind of cloth drink wood22
23 The article costing the least is coat gloves overcoat23
24 The anvil is used by blacksmiths carpenters printers24
25 A food requiring many eggs is "angel food" bread marmalade25
26 Rye is most like beans corn wheat26
27 The cotton gin was invented by Arkwright Watt Whitney27
28 Beets are useful for making catsup sugar jellies28
29 The earth moves completely around the sun in about 7 days 30 days 365 days29
30 The most gold is produced in Alaska New York Tennessee30
31 The lungs take from the air carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen31
32 The tadpole is the young of the fish frog lizard32
33 Most of our anthracite coal comes from Alabama Colorado Pennsylvania33
34 Molasses is obtained from grapes honey sugar cane34
35 A great clothing-manufacturing state is Massachusetts Oregon Texas35
36 A food rich in fats is butter eggs tapioca36
37 An important meat-packing city is Chicago New Orleans Seattle37
38 Lard comes from butter cattle hogs38
39 A food containing considerable oil is rice potatoes walnuts39
40 Linen is made from cotton flax hemp40
41 The United States exports coffee cotton tea41
42 A tree that will grow from cuttings is the oak pine willow42
43 Organdie is a kind of cloth marmalade musical instrument43
44 The common house fly often lays its eggs in leaves manure water44
45 The greatest sugar-exporting country is Brazil Cuba Mexico45
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 6, CONTINUED

46 The Leghorn is a kind of cow owl goat46
47 The panther is most like the cat dog wolf47
48 Electric lights were invented by Edison Marconi Volts48
49 The most wool is produced in Australia France Holland49
50 Calcutta is a city in China Egypt India50
51 Tapioca is chiefly fat starch sugar51
52 The largest state in the Union is California New York Texas52
53 The freezing point on the Centigrade thermometer 0° 32° 100°$3
54 The tooth's enamel is broken down by acids carbon dioxide starches54
55 Air and gasoline are mixed in the accelerator carburetor gear-case55
56 A crop which enriches the soil is clover potatoes tobacco56
57 Distance above sea level is known as altitude latitude longitude57
58 The house fly spreads bubonic plague typhoid yellow fever58
59 A very important product of Minneapolis is automobiles flour meat59
60 A food that has much the same food substance as rice is beans peas potatoes60
61 A gross equals 64 144 50061
62 Milk testers were devised by Babcock Bell Edison62
63 The coarsest of these threads is No. 40 60 8063
64 The differential is a part of an auto bicycle typewriter64
65 The largest planet is Jupiter Neptune Saturn65
66 A plant that can be grafted is the apple tree lily potato66
67 The normal temperature of the human body is about 60° 98° 12°$3
68 Alcohol is made from gasoline grains oils68
69 An avalanche causes destruction by burning sliding spouting69
70 Most automobiles are manufactured in Michigan New York Iowa70
71 The Nile is in Africa Asia Europe71
72 A country that imports nearly half its food is England France Germany72
73 Bronchitis resembles most dyspepsia headaches sore throat73
74 A common ingredient of matches is calcium iodine phosphorus74
75 A body that shines by reflected light is the moon North Star sun75
76 Monsoons are a kind of plain plateau storm76
77 The days are longest in March July October77
73 The largest amount of corn is shipped from Denver Omaha Pittsburgh78
79 Tokyo is a city of China India Japan79
80 A place for storing weapons is called an abattoir arsenal cafeteria80
81 A plant that thrives best in dry places is the lichen lily mushroom81
82 The dictaphone is a kind of multigraph phonograph typewriter82
83 The Wyandotte is a kind of fowl sheep watermelon83
84 Linotypes are used in printing surveying weaving84
85 An eight-sided figure is called an octagon scholium trapezium85
86 "Pi" is equal to 7854 3.141 666686
87 Croquettes are a kind of food ornament weapon87
88 A botanist is one who studies animals minerals plants88
89 The technical name for hard coal is anthracite bituminous lignite89
90 Air brakes are used on automobiles balloons trains90
91 Deltas tend to grow larger smaller wetter91
92 The Angora is a kind of chicken goat sheep92
93 One of the lightest-known metals is aluminum tin zinc93
94 The most expensive of these rugs is Axminster Brussels Oriental94
95 Fondant is a kind of candy meat salad95
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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 dragon1
2 "The Glass Slipper" reminds us of Ali Baba Cinderella Goldilocks 2
3The first President of the United States was Adams Jefferson Washington 3
4The shepherd boy who became king was David Saul Solomon 4
5Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492 1620 17765
6The highest officer of a city is the alderman chief of police mayor6
7Apollo was the god of rivers the sun wind7
8A battle of the Revolution was Bull Run Bunker Hill Tippecanoe8
9The god of mischief was Asgard Loki Mimir 9
10Mount Olympus is located in Greece Italy Washington10
11Hiawatha was written by Bryant Longfellow Whittier11
12The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 1781 178912
13A name made famous by Longfellow is Matthew Arnold Admiral Dewey Paul Revere13
14Kings are supposed to rule for 4 years 8 years life14
15"The Children's Hour" was written by Longfellow Riley Stevenson 15
16The Quakers came from England France Holland16
17Ulysses captured Troy by hiding in a forest load of hay wooden horse17
18The country which helped America in the Revolution was England France Germany 18
19Goliath was slain by David Joseph Samson19
20Thor lost his armor chariot hammer20
21"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written by Alger Sewell Stowe21
22Louisiana was purchased by Jefferson Madison Polk22
23Peter Pan is the name of a boy dog fairy23
24The slaves were freed by Jefferson Lincoln Washington24
25The first white man to see the Pacific was Balboa Cabot Vespucci25
26The United States was allied in the Great War with Bulgaria France Turkey26
27"Treasure Island" tells about Long John Micawber Uncas27
28Madame Curie is noted for the discovery of platinum radium pyrite 28
29"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Alcott Burns Key 29
30The earliest of these inventions was railroad stagecoach steamboat30
31Foreigners can obtain the right to vote by habeas corpus naturalization purchase31
32"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" tells about Ichabod Crane Hiawatha Pinocchio32
33Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant Sheridan Sherman33
34New York was settled by the Dutch English French34
35Minnehaha means falling leaves laughing waters whispering pines35
36The most important qualification for a voter is generosity intelligence wealth36
37The king who let the cakes burn was Alfred Arthur William 37
38Inability to pay debts is called bankruptcy embezzlement vagrancy 38
39The messenger of the gods was called Mercury Perseus Vulcan 39
40Virginia was settled by the English French Spanish40
41"Oliver Twist" was written by Dickens Scott Thackeray41
42Roger Williams was a colonizer judge merchant42
43Valley Forge relates to the Civil War Revolution War of 181243
44Sherlock Holmes was a detective sailor thief44
45A man who betrayed his country was Arnold Cornwall Lee45
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 7, CONTINUED

46The number of United States Senators from each state is 1 2 446
47"The Man Without a Country" was written by Cooper Hawthorne Hale47
48A general in the Civil War was Lincoln Sherman Washington48
49The name "Old Ironsides" refers to a man mountain ship49
50A President who was assassinated was Garfield Roosevelt Taylor50
51The British Prime Minister in 1918 was Lloyd George Balfour Asquith51
52The Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton Jenny Lind Rockefeller52
53Legal authority over a dead man's estate is given to an administrator judge jury53
51Barbara Frietchie sympathized with the English South Union54
55Grover Cleveland was a general an inventor a President55
56The crime which brings the greatest punishment is larceny manslaughter murder56
57The chief cause of the Mexican War was disputed territory immigration slavery57
58The stork reminds us of Holland Italy Scotland58
59Cornwallis surrendered at Appomattox Bunker Hill Yorktown59
60"Treasure Island" was written by Alger Defoe Stevenson60
61The "spoils system" refers to farming political offices tariff61
62Jesus was betrayed by Herod Judas Pilate62
63Louisiana was purchased from the French Indians Spanish63
64The son of Abraham was Isaac Moses Solomon64
65Lewis and Clark explored The Great Lakes The Mississippi Valley The Northwest65
66The number of men in the Light Brigade was 600 500 40066
67The War of 1812 was fought against England Mexico Spain67
68Among the allies of Germany was Belgium Bulgaria Roumania68
69One of Robin Hood's men was Ivanhoe Lancelot Little John69
70Each state has the power to coin money declare war establish schools70
71A great Scotch poet was Burns Chaucer Milton71
72The General who surrendered at Yorktown was Burgoyne Cornwallis Lafayette72
73A gnome is a kind of dwarf giant priest73
74"Treasure Island" tells about Black Dog Fagin Miss Hazy 74
75The vessel which overcame the Merrimac was the Monitor Old Ironsides Wasp75
76A man known for his strength was Abel David Samson76
77One who lives in the poorhouse is legally a bankrupt delinquent pauper77
78"A Tale of Two Cities" tells of the American Revolution Civil War French Revolution78
79Ivanhoe is a character from Dickens Scott Wordsworth79
80Circa changed the men of Odysseus into horses stones swine80
81In 1917 there was a great Revolution in Germany Russia Turkey81
82A writer of mystery tales was Dickens Poe Scott82
83"Styx" was the name of a giant god river83
84A city is most likely to own its electric lights gas plant water system84
85The author of "Innocents Abroad" is Hawthorne Stevenson Mark Twain85
86The American Revolution was chiefly a dispute over boundary lines slavery taxation86
87"The Last of the Mohicans" was Hiawatha Mowgli Uncas87
88Wallace Irwin is an actor baseball player writer88
89Coleridge wrote "Ancient Mariner" "Hiawatha" "Thanatopsis"89
90The Chautauqua is a kind of entertainment museum music90
91A word that means exactly the opposite of joy is sad sorrow sorry 91
92Marco Polo was a famous philosopher traveler warrior92
93"The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written by Burns Longfellow Tennyson 93
94The Mohammedan Bible is the Bagavad-gita Koran Zend-Avesta94
95The singular of "are" is is was were95
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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 8. LANGUAGE USAGE

Samples

Applesis
are
good.
Hetold
telled
me.
1
Icalculate
expect
to go soon.
2
Last year unclegave
give
me a pair of skates.
3
His leg wasbroke.
broken.
4
They havegone
went
to town.
5
He isn'tany
no
better than you.
6
Alwaysbathe
wash
your hands before eating.
7
I have aheap
great deal
of work to do.
8
We had adelicious
delightful
time at the party.
9
The earthquakehurt
damaged
four buildings.
10
I hadsat
set
there for an hour.
11
Yourself
You
and your guests are invited.
12
Isaw
seen
him do it.
13
I think dominoes is an interestinggame.
sport.
14
My father is verymad at
angry with
me.
15
We had only startedtill
when
Joe came.
16
The newsare
is
bad today.
17
Where are yougoing?
going to?
18
They fightas
like
demons.
19
I told him toto quickly run home.
to run home quickly.
20
Hedoesn't
don't
know anything.
21
I think youhad ought
ought
to go.
22
I asked him which one hechose.
choosed.
23
This battletranspired
occurred
in 1863.
24
He does not go
He goes
to school on Mondays.

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 8, CONTINUED



31
He acted the partperfect.
perfectly.
32
He worked with muchsnap.
vigor.
33
Hesat
set
the vase on the table.
34
Rain has beenplenty
plentiful
this season.
35
The prisoner finallyadmitted
declared
he was guilty.
36
I have oftenridden
rode
a horse.
37
He went in searchof
his
his sheep.
38
I have oftenrisen
rose
early.
39
The honest person is to beapplauded.
commended.
40
He isdisinterested
uninterested
in history.
41
He hasan appointment
a date
with the president.
42
We charged andoccupied
possessed
their trenches.
43
Slavery wasabolished
destroyed
in 1863.
44
His attack on my character made meindignant.
peevish.
45
One is notqualified
fit
to vote at the age of 18.
46
I have oftenrang
rung
this bell.
47
My work ismuch
very
different this year.
48
Hecaught nearly
nearly caught
down and went to sleep.
49
Helaid
lay
down and went to sleep.
50
All went butI.
me.
51
Charityis when one gives
means giving
to the poor.
52
It is nowplain and evident
evident
why he left.
53
Are you sure heshall
will
succeed?
54
Arson meanswhen one sets
setting
fire to property.
55
I can hardlyendure
stand
him.
56
Each man and womanwas
were
present.
57
Whycherish
pursue
a vain hope?
58
I wish Johnwas
were
here.
59
He has no fear; nothing canconfuse
daunt
him.
60
Is thathe?
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 . . . . . . . . . .

× 2 = Score . . . . . . . . . .

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