Eighth Grade Examination - Grammar

 GRAMMAR

(Write on all of the questions)

1. Name the parts of speech and give a word to illustrate each. 
2. What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb. Illustrate with sentences. 
3. Give the principal parts of these verbs: come, sit, write, rise, lie, sing. 
4. Distinguish between a sentence and a clause. A clause and a phrase. Use a clause in a sentence. Underscore it. 
5. Parse the words in bold type: SEND forth a cheerful thought and wait; The world shall find it SOON or late. 
6. Analyze or diagram two of these sentences:
   1. "Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away."
   2. A great writer has said that grace is beauty in action; I say that justice is truth in action.
   3. To dare is great, but to bear is greater. 
7. Make an outline from which to write an essay on good roads. 
8. Write an essay of not less than 200 words from the outline.

One of ten parts of the Winnebago County, Illinois Eighth Grade Examination given on May 5th and 6th, 1916. 

Eighth Grade Examination - Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

(Write on any five of the questions)

1. What four things must be observed when building- any kind of silo? 
2. Discuss onion raising: its advantages, soil needed, manner of planting, cultivating and harvesting. Name two standard varieties. 
3. (a) A cow requires about ,4 ft. by 9 ft. floor space for a stall, with 4 ft. by 3 ft. additional for a manger. How much floor space will be required for 20 cows?
   (b) Will it be better to stand the cattle in one long row, or in two rows of 10 each?
   (c) If in two rows, would you have them face each other with the manger between, or face the wall? Why?
   (d) Will "scrub" cattle require the same room? 
4. (a) A "scrub" cow will give 15 lbs. of milk, worth 80 cents per cwt., daily for 300 days in the year, and raise a calf worth $3. What is the farmer's profit on her?
   (b) A Durham cow will give 25 lbs. of milk daily for the same time and raise a calf worth $5. What is the farmer's profit on her?
   (c) flow much more does Ile make on the Durham than on the "scrub"? 
5. How may potato rot be prevented? 
6. Discuss the care and feeding of poultry. 
7. Suppose it takes two applications of two lbs. of paris green each, and two days' time at $1 per day to destroy the bugs on an acre of potatoes, how many bushels of potatoes at 30 cents will it take to pay for the treatment? Acid to it price of parts green at 30 cents per pound. 
8. How do animals show a lack of care?

One of ten parts of the Winnebago County, Illinois Eighth Grade Examination given on May 5th and 6th, 1916. 

Eighth Grade Examination - Physiology

 PHYSIOLOGY

(Write on any five of the questions) 

1. Describe the circuit of the blood from the veins back to the veins. 
2. Mention some tests which show that the size of the lungs can be increased, 
3. What is the normal temperature of a human being? Which animals are warm blooded? 
4. What is the difference between muscle and tendon? Describe three different kinds of joints. What is a ligament? 
5. Mention two things that food does for the body. Mention five food substances. 
6. What is meant by flat foot? How can this be avoided? In buying shoes what points should be kept in mind? 
7. Discuss the effect of alcohol upon the nervous system. Give one illustration of its effect. 
8. How should a sleeping room be ventilated? A school room lighted? 
9. Give three great laws of habit forming. In what two ways are they formed? 
10. Describe the alimentary canal. Name its different parts and tell what goes on in each part. 

One of ten parts of the Winnebago County, Illinois Eighth Grade Examination given on May 5th and 6th, 1916.   

Eighth Grade Examination - Geography

GEOGRAPHY

(Write on six of the questions)

1. Name the continents in order of their size. Which continents are crossed by the tropic of Capricorn? By the Arctic circle? 
2. Locate two great deserts and explain why they are deserts. 
3. Explain why the present European war has caused an advance in the price of wheat and a decline in the price of cotton. 
4. Make five lists of countries noted for the pro¬duction of the following: tea, coffee, cotton, wheat, wool. 
5. Cite at least three water routes that may be shortened by passing through the Panama Canal. 
6. Define latitude, longitude, meridian, rotation, trade winds, delta, water shed. 
7. Explain the change of seasons. 
8. Explain Standard Time in the United States. When it is eight o'clock here, what time is it in San Francisco? In New York? 
9. Tell what these are: Plata, Duluth, Manitoba, Rainier, Tibet, Puget, Bombay, Tokio, Volga, Titicaca, Vienna, Llanos. 

One of ten parts of the Winnebago County, Illinois Eighth Grade Examination given on May 5th and 6th, 1916.  

First Car

The first car that I owned that was not previously owned by a family member was a 1977 Orange Toyota Corolla hatchback.  I bought it when the 1975 Toyota Celica that I bought from my sister started developing engine trouble.

As you can see from the bill of sale, the regulations were a bit different back then.  No mileage requirements, no stated warranties, just a simple trade-in this car, drive away the next car.

I ended up driving this car until the mid 1980's.  I was driving from St. Louis to Wisconsin for a golfing weekend when it threw a rod about 50 miles out of town.  I got it towed back to St. Louis, dropped another engine in it, and then ended up trading it in for a Chevy Cavalier station wagon. 

Holes in One.

Sept 18, 2017

I guess I got spoiled when I was growing up.  I was on the Golf team in High School, and before I graduated I had racked up four holes in one.  Being a young kid, I didn't appreciate them as I should have. 

After I graduated, I didn't get to play golf as often, and as the kids were growing up, I may have got a couple of rounds in per year.  However, now that the kids are out of the house, I have more time to play at the local Country Club. 

However, that next elusive hole in one has eluded me.  At least a half a dozen times, I have put my tee shot within a foot of the hole, this one was on number 16, a 190 yard par 3.  But, as you can see, it's still a few inches short.  Sometimes, special things are wasted on the young. 

Me and My Monkey

 I always showed an interest in golf while growing up.  Took some lessons with the local recreation department but didn't really get into it until I got to High School and I went out for the Golf Team.  During that time, my sister was into crafts  where she would buy plaster figures and paint them.  So, one Christmas or Birthday or other occasion, she made this monkey for me. 

As you can see, it's had a bit of a hard life.  Scratches here, chips there.  But somehow, during all my moves around the country, I brought along the monkey.  It was never displayed in a prominent location, probably spending half it's life in a box or so, but isn't that how it goes?  I had to clean off quite a bit of dust and dirt before taking his picture. 

But, sadly, it comes time for all things to pass.  So long, monkey.  I'll remember you fondly and thank my sister for putting that effort into making him for me.  And it reminds me of the Beatles.