Chapter 2

6 A husband is sometimes a father flower mother sister town 6 7 A path is a place to eat dress die live walk 7 8 A maiden is a bird boy girt king plant 8 9 A lion is blue fine hot strong sweet 9 10 Islands are land ships soldiers time water 10

11 The ocean is fire land paper water wood 11 12 Rice is a battle beast bell cloud grain. 12 13 A dove is a bird boat fish horse sheep. 13 14 To be silent is to be heard loud quick still wild 14 15 Olives are to burn drink eat ride wear 15

16 To crush is to break escape guard hold plant 16 17 Rapid means long much quick small soft 17 18 A moment means color form money time place 18 19 To stitch is to reward sew starve suggest tempt 19 20 A question is something we answer build eat grow kill 20

21 Harbors are for churches cows gardens horses ships 21 22 To polish is to bribe brighten smite thrive traverse 22 23 To pronounce is to sail show speak stand watch 23 24 A physician is a child doctor master noise valley 24 25 A customer is a person who buys draws fishes hunts sells 25

26 To wander is to improve locate roam situate wail 26 27 To be sober is to be funny grave happy noisy wild 27 28 An orphan is one who has no clothing education hair parents teeth 28 29 To be active is to be hospitable humorous ignoble indolent sprightly 29 30 To be wretched is to be proud silent swift unhappy valuable 30

31 Independence means blame custom freedom mercy virtue 31 32 Agriculture refers to authority appearance defense farming mystery 32 33 To inquire is to appear ask rest sleep watch 33 34 A tavern is a companion funeral parcel park hotel 34 35 To be saucy is to be affectionate agreeable devoted dignified rude 35

36 An argument is a discussion gully gymnasium penance perjury 36 37 Jealous means affectionate appeased benevolent envious sympathetic 37 38 Meek means gaudy gentle mean strength tight 38 39 Gorgeous means frisky gigantic hereditary magnificent malicious 39 40 A barge is a kind of animal boat castle fruit vegetable 40

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TEST 3, CONTINUED

41 Situation refers to noise number place pleasure time 41 42 To plan is to banish bestow design betray defeat 42 43 Behavior refers to position conduct progress revenge temper 43 44 A vagabond is a kite lantern nightingale tramp scholar 44 45 Ambition means aspiration frivolity lettering remorse slothfulness 45

46 A sluggard is ambitious considerate divine earnest lazy 46 47 Victorious means baffled frustrated triumphant unstable vagrant 47 48 To mingle is to mislead blend sanction screech scurry 48 49 To heed is to escape fancy hurry notice prove 49 50 Dignified means lonely monstrous prominent spiritual stately 50

51 An opponent is a delicacy antagonist detective diplomat hostess 51 52 To prophesy is to assess bemoan cancel disclaim foretell 52 53 Imperial affairs concern cities garments kingdoms machines patterns 53 54 To massacre is to investigate lament manifest misunderstand slaughter 54 55 To be prompt is to be formal frightful hospitable punctual purified 55

56 Listless means indifferent loathsome malicious merciless presumptuous 56 57 To lament is to flatter humor injure lend mourn 57 58 A prologue is a kind of introduction knell prohibition sermon tempest 58 59 Lifeless means inanimate indefinite infamous undecided untidy 59 60 An impression is a century compass copy globe pasture 60

61 Crafty means accurate proficient slavish submissive wily 61 62 Liberality means promotion robbery reproof scandal generosity 62 63 Jubilant means abrupt abject confused triumphant doleful 63 64 A bulwark is a hospital hotel protection punishment purchase 64 65 A legacy is an inheritance inscription levy receptacle regulation 65

66 Maintenance means contention continuance corruption cowardice resource 66 67 To meditate is to escort gossip ponder transgress withhold 67 68 Covetous means avaricious bountiful gaudy gray-headed harassed 68 69 Minimum means the largest least most newest oldest 69 70 To chastise is to promise publish punish purchase trifle 70

71 A sequel is something that excels follows interrupts precedes yields 71 72 Ceaseless means boisterous diminished discontented ended incessant 72 73 Emphatic means forcible frantic incurable pernicious reluctant 73 74 To subvert means to overturn shorten sling sojourn spurn 74 75 To be infamous is to be doubtful polished shameful sorrowful valuable 75

76 To be languid is to be courteous domestic doubtful spiritless jolly 76 77 An associate is an adversary ally antagonist emigrant ensign 77 78 To be Vigilant means to be aloof betrothed betwixt lawless watchful 78 79 Decisive means conclusive dazzled genuine profane prudent 79 80 A scullion is a grasshopper gymnasium haycock hedgehog servant 80

81 Usury has to do with chivalry fiction homage loans manufactures 81 82 Perspective has to do with drawing expenses mining religion warfare 82 83 An insurrection is a fugitive rebellion publication punishment hermit 83 84 A reprobate is one who is very cowardly ugly wealthy wicked youthful 84 85 Candid means illegitimate impeccable imperious incisive ingenuous 85

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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 Add 3 + 2 = 3 + 4 = 2 7 13 5 4 2 --- --- ----

(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Add Subtract Subtract Add 17 4 7 16 2 2 4 2 × 3 = 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) Multiply Divide Divide Add 253 684876542 6 ÷ 3 = 6 ______ ______ 791654220 ------ 2)6 4)8 587339364 -----------

(21) (22) (23) (24) (25) Add Multiply Multiply 24 6389 4679 ______ 12 4/5 7 68 2/ 15.8 2 7/8 - 1 = ------- ------- ------

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TEST 4, CONTINUED

(26) (27) (28) (29) (30) Subtract _______ 1/4 of 828 = 9 2/5 - 4 1/5 = 79 1 .45/27.90 16 3/8 - × 2 = -------- 7

(31) (32) (33) (34) Multiply Multiply 3 4/3 ÷ 1 1/2 = 9.72 697 1/2 27 6 21.9 18 ---- ÷ --- = -------- -------- 28 7

(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 + 2/3 = 4 gals. 3 qts. 1 pt. 29 4 ---- = -------------------- 64

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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.

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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 ........ 10 Frank bought 3 two-cent postage stamps and 13 one-cent stamps. How much did he pay for all? Answer ........

11 Five girls buy a present costing 25 cents. How many cents does each pay? Answer ........ 12 If a train goes 60 miles in three hours, how far does it go in one hour? Answer ........ 13 John has saved $3.75. How many dollars more does he need to buy a pony which costs $45.75? Answer ........ 14 A 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 ........ 15 A train which was due at 2 P.M. was 3 1/2 hours late. When did it arrive? Answer ........

16 What is the cost of 10 oranges at 2 for 5 cents? Answer ........ 17 Edward 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 ........ 18 What is the cost of a 4 3/4-pound roast at 40 cents a pound? Answer ........ 19 A 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 ........ 20 A gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches. How many gallons are there in a tank 6×7×11 inches? Answer ........

21 The 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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TEST 5, CONTINUED

22 Henry was marked 87 in geography the first month, 91 the second, and 93 the third month. What was his average grade? Answer ........ 23 If 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 ........ 24 At $1.00 a bushel for potatoes and $20.00 a car for freight, how much will a 400-bushel carload of potatoes cost? Answer ........ 25 Tom 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 ........

26 If a fence rail is 10 feet long, how many rails will it take to reach a mile? Answer ........ 27 Sound 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 ........ 28 A 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 ........ 29 Frank and George buy 300 marbles for 50 cents. Frank pays 35 cents and George 15 cents. How many marbles should George receive? Answer ........ 30 If a watch gains 20 seconds in 24 hours, what fraction of a minute will it gain between noon and 6 P.M.? Answer ........

31 The 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 ........ 32 An article which formerly sold at 12 cents was raised to 18 cents. What per cent was the price advanced? Answer ........ 33 A 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 ........ 34 If 72 per cent of potatoes is water, how many pounds of solid material are there in a ton of potatoes? Answer ........ 35 A 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 ........

36 If the circumference of a circle is 12.5664 feet, what is its diameter? Answer ........ 37 The 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 ........ 38 A 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 ........ 39 It 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 ........ 40 If 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 ........

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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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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1 Thanksgiving comes in July January November 1 2 The earth is shaped most like a baseball football pear 2 3 A sweet-smelling flower is the daisy poppy rose 3 4 The month before July is May June August 4 5 The axle is a part of an ax typewriter wagon 5

6 Alfalfa is a kind of corn fruit hay 6 7 Bacon comes from the cow hog sheep 7 8 An animal that builds dams is the alligator beaver turtle 8 9 Raisins are dried currants gooseberries grapes 9 10 London is in England Scotland Wales 10

11 The dahlia is a kind of animal flower fruit 11 12 The tractor is used in farming mining racing 12 13 Tarts are a kind of drink pastry vegetable 13 11 Planes are used chiefly by barbers blacksmiths carpenters 14 15 Rubber is obtained from animals oil trees 15

16 The antelope is a kind of deer rabbit wolf 16 17 The number of quarts in a gallon is 2 4 6 17 18 A telescope makes things look larger prettier smaller 18 19 Chop suey is a dish of the Chinese Indians Mexicans 19 20 A flower that grows from a bulb is the lily marigold poppy 20

21 The compass is used chiefly by sailors surgeons tailors 21 22 Serge is a kind of cloth drink wood 22 23 The article costing the least is coat gloves overcoat 23 24 The anvil is used by blacksmiths carpenters printers 24 25 A food requiring many eggs is "angel food" bread marmalade 25

26 Rye is most like beans corn wheat 26 27 The cotton gin was invented by Arkwright Watt Whitney 27 28 Beets are useful for making catsup sugar jellies 28 29 The earth moves completely around the sun in about 7 days 30 days 365 days 29 30 The most gold is produced in Alaska New York Tennessee 30

31 The lungs take from the air carbon dioxide nitrogen oxygen 31 32 The tadpole is the young of the fish frog lizard 32 33 Most of our anthracite coal comes from Alabama Colorado Pennsylvania 33 34 Molasses is obtained from grapes honey sugar cane 34 35 A great clothing-manufacturing state is Massachusetts Oregon Texas 35

36 A food rich in fats is butter eggs tapioca 36 37 An important meat-packing city is Chicago New Orleans Seattle 37 38 Lard comes from butter cattle hogs 38 39 A food containing considerable oil is rice potatoes walnuts 39 40 Linen is made from cotton flax hemp 40

41 The United States exports coffee cotton tea 41 42 A tree that will grow from cuttings is the oak pine willow 42 43 Organdie is a kind of cloth marmalade musical instrument 43 44 The common house fly often lays its eggs in leaves manure water 44 45 The greatest sugar-exporting country is Brazil Cuba Mexico 45

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TEST 6, CONTINUED

46 The Leghorn is a kind of cow owl goat 46 47 The panther is most like the cat dog wolf 47 48 Electric lights were invented by Edison Marconi Volts 48 49 The most wool is produced in Australia France Holland 49 50 Calcutta is a city in China Egypt India 50

51 Tapioca is chiefly fat starch sugar 51 52 The largest state in the Union is California New York Texas 52 53 The freezing point on the Centigrade thermometer 0° 32° 100° 53 54 The tooth's enamel is broken down by acids carbon dioxide starches 54 55 Air and gasoline are mixed in the accelerator carburetor gear-case 55

56 A crop which enriches the soil is clover potatoes tobacco 56 57 Distance above sea level is known as altitude latitude longitude 57 58 The house fly spreads bubonic plague typhoid yellow fever 58 59 A very important product of Minneapolis is automobiles flour meat 59 60 A food that has much the same food substance as rice is beans peas potatoes 60

61 A gross equals 64 144 500 61 62 Milk testers were devised by Babcock Bell Edison 62 63 The coarsest of these threads is No. 40 60 80 63 64 The differential is a part of an auto bicycle typewriter 64 65 The largest planet is Jupiter Neptune Saturn 65

66 A plant that can be grafted is the apple tree lily potato 66 67 The normal temperature of the human body is about 60° 98° 12° 67 68 Alcohol is made from gasoline grains oils 68 69 An avalanche causes destruction by burning sliding spouting 69 70 Most automobiles are manufactured in Michigan New York Iowa 70