Chapter 3

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71 The Nile is in Africa Asia Europe 71 72 A country that imports nearly half its food is England France Germany 72 73 Bronchitis resembles most dyspepsia headaches sore throat 73 74 A common ingredient of matches is calcium iodine phosphorus 74 75 A body that shines by reflected light is the moon North Star sun 75

76 Monsoons are a kind of plain plateau storm 76 77 The days are longest in March July October 77 73 The largest amount of corn is shipped from Denver Omaha Pittsburgh 78 79 Tokyo is a city of China India Japan 79 80 A place for storing weapons is called an abattoir arsenal cafeteria 80

81 A plant that thrives best in dry places is the lichen lily mushroom 81 82 The dictaphone is a kind of multigraph phonograph typewriter 82 83 The Wyandotte is a kind of fowl sheep watermelon 83 84 Linotypes are used in printing surveying weaving 84 85 An eight-sided figure is called an octagon scholium trapezium 85

86 "Pi" is equal to 7854 3.141 6666 86 87 Croquettes are a kind of food ornament weapon 87 88 A botanist is one who studies animals minerals plants 88 89 The technical name for hard coal is anthracite bituminous lignite 89 90 Air brakes are used on automobiles balloons trains 90

91 Deltas tend to grow larger smaller wetter 91 92 The Angora is a kind of chicken goat sheep 92 93 One of the lightest-known metals is aluminum tin zinc 93 94 The most expensive of these rugs is Axminster Brussels Oriental 94 95 Fondant is a kind of candy meat salad 95

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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 dragon 1 2 "The Glass Slipper" reminds us of Ali Baba Cinderella Goldilocks 2 3 The first President of the United States was Adams Jefferson Washington 3 4 The shepherd boy who became king was David Saul Solomon 4 5 Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492 1620 1776 5

6 The highest officer of a city is the alderman chief of police mayor 6 7 Apollo was the god of rivers the sun wind 7 8 A battle of the Revolution was Bull Run Bunker Hill Tippecanoe 8 9 The god of mischief was Asgard Loki Mimir 9 10 Mount Olympus is located in Greece Italy Washington 10

11 Hiawatha was written by Bryant Longfellow Whittier 11 12 The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 1781 1789 12 13 A name made famous by Longfellow is Matthew Arnold Admiral Dewey Paul Revere 13 14 Kings are supposed to rule for 4 years 8 years life 14 15 "The Children's Hour" was written by Longfellow Riley Stevenson 15

16 The Quakers came from England France Holland 16 17 Ulysses captured Troy by hiding in a forest load of hay wooden horse 17 18 The country which helped America in the Revolution was England France Germany 18 19 Goliath was slain by David Joseph Samson 19 20 Thor lost his armor chariot hammer 20

21 "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written by Alger Sewell Stowe 21 22 Louisiana was purchased by Jefferson Madison Polk 22 23 Peter Pan is the name of a boy dog fairy 23 24 The slaves were freed by Jefferson Lincoln Washington 24 25 The first white man to see the Pacific was Balboa Cabot Vespucci 25

26 The United States was allied in the Great War with Bulgaria France Turkey 26 27 "Treasure Island" tells about Long John Micawber Uncas 27 28 Madame Curie is noted for the discovery of platinum radium pyrite 28 29 "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Alcott Burns Key 29 30 The earliest of these inventions was railroad stagecoach steamboat 30

31 Foreigners can obtain the right to vote by habeas corpus naturalization purchase 31 32 "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" tells about Ichabod Crane Hiawatha Pinocchio 32 33 Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant Sheridan Sherman 33 34 New York was settled by the Dutch English French 34 35 Minnehaha means falling leaves laughing waters whispering pines 35

36 The most important qualification for a voter is generosity intelligence wealth 36 37 The king who let the cakes burn was Alfred Arthur William 37 38 Inability to pay debts is called bankruptcy embezzlement vagrancy 38 39 The messenger of the gods was called Mercury Perseus Vulcan 39 40 Virginia was settled by the English French Spanish 40

41 "Oliver Twist" was written by Dickens Scott Thackeray 41 42 Roger Williams was a colonizer judge merchant 42 43 Valley Forge relates to the Civil War Revolution War of 1812 43 44 Sherlock Holmes was a detective sailor thief 44 45 A man who betrayed his country was Arnold Cornwall Lee 45

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TEST 7, CONTINUED

46 The number of United States Senators from each state is 1 2 4 46 47 "The Man Without a Country" was written by Cooper Hawthorne Hale 47 48 A general in the Civil War was Lincoln Sherman Washington 48 49 The name "Old Ironsides" refers to a man mountain ship 49 50 A President who was assassinated was Garfield Roosevelt Taylor 50

51 The British Prime Minister in 1918 was Lloyd George Balfour Asquith 51 52 The Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton Jenny Lind Rockefeller 52 53 Legal authority over a dead man's estate is given to an administrator judge jury 53 51 Barbara Frietchie sympathized with the English South Union 54 55 Grover Cleveland was a general an inventor a President 55

56 The crime which brings the greatest punishment is larceny manslaughter murder 56 57 The chief cause of the Mexican War was disputed territory immigration slavery 57 58 The stork reminds us of Holland Italy Scotland 58 59 Cornwallis surrendered at Appomattox Bunker Hill Yorktown 59 60 "Treasure Island" was written by Alger Defoe Stevenson 60

61 The "spoils system" refers to farming political offices tariff 61 62 Jesus was betrayed by Herod Judas Pilate 62 63 Louisiana was purchased from the French Indians Spanish 63 64 The son of Abraham was Isaac Moses Solomon 64 65 Lewis and Clark explored The Great Lakes The Mississippi Valley The Northwest 65

66 The number of men in the Light Brigade was 600 500 400 66 67 The War of 1812 was fought against England Mexico Spain 67 68 Among the allies of Germany was Belgium Bulgaria Roumania 68 69 One of Robin Hood's men was Ivanhoe Lancelot Little John 69 70 Each state has the power to coin money declare war establish schools 70

71 A great Scotch poet was Burns Chaucer Milton 71 72 The General who surrendered at Yorktown was Burgoyne Cornwallis Lafayette 72 73 A gnome is a kind of dwarf giant priest 73 74 "Treasure Island" tells about Black Dog Fagin Miss Hazy 74 75 The vessel which overcame the Merrimac was the Monitor Old Ironsides Wasp 75

76 A man known for his strength was Abel David Samson 76 77 One who lives in the poorhouse is legally a bankrupt delinquent pauper 77 78 "A Tale of Two Cities" tells of the American Revolution Civil War French Revolution 78 79 Ivanhoe is a character from Dickens Scott Wordsworth 79 80 Circa changed the men of Odysseus into horses stones swine 80

81 In 1917 there was a great Revolution in Germany Russia Turkey 81 82 A writer of mystery tales was Dickens Poe Scott 82 83 "Styx" was the name of a giant god river 83 84 A city is most likely to own its electric lights gas plant water system 84 85 The author of "Innocents Abroad" is Hawthorne Stevenson Mark Twain 85

86 The American Revolution was chiefly a dispute over boundary lines slavery taxation 86 87 "The Last of the Mohicans" was Hiawatha Mowgli Uncas 87 88 Wallace Irwin is an actor baseball player writer 88 89 Coleridge wrote "Ancient Mariner" "Hiawatha" "Thanatopsis" 89 90 The Chautauqua is a kind of entertainment museum music 90

91 A word that means exactly the opposite of joy is sad sorrow sorry 91 92 Marco Polo was a famous philosopher traveler warrior 92 93 "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written by Burns Longfellow Tennyson 93 94 The Mohammedan Bible is the Bagavad-gita Koran Zend-Avesta 94 95 The singular of "are" is is was were 95

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TEST 8. LANGUAGE USAGE

[Sidenote: Samples is Apples good. [are]

[told] He me. telled]

calculate 1 I to go soon. expect

gave 2 Last year uncle me a pair of skates. give

broke. 3 His leg was broken.

gone 4 They have to town. went

any 5 He isn't better than you. no

bathe 6 Always your hands before eating. wash

heap 7 I have a of work to do. great deal

delicious 8 We had a time at the party. delightful

hurt 9 The earthquake four buildings. damaged

sat 10 I had there for an hour. set

Yourself 11 and your guests are invited. You

saw 12 I him do it. seen

game. 13 I think dominoes is an interesting sport.

mad at 14 My father is very me. angry with

till 15 We had only started Joe came. when

are 16 The news bad today. is

going? 17 Where are you going to?

as 18 They fight demons. like

to quickly run home. 19 I told him to to run home quickly.

doesn't 20 He know anything. don't

had ought 21 I think you to go. ought

chose. 22 I asked him which one he choosed.

transpired 23 This battle in 1863. occurred

He does not go 24 to school on Mondays. He goes

erroneous. 25 The idea that the moon is made of cheese is ridiculous.

they 26 It is who should be blamed. them

crimes 27 He went to prison for his sins.

no good. 28 That fellow is worthless.

remember 29 I seeing him there. remember of

burst 30 He a blood vessel. busted

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TEST 8, CONTINUED

perfect. 31 He acted the part perfectly.

snap. 32 He worked with much vigor.

sat 33 He the vase on the table. set

plenty 34 Rain has been this season. plentiful

admitted 35 The prisoner finally he was guilty. declared

ridden 36 I have often a horse. rode

of 37 He went in search his sheep. his

risen 38 I have often early. rose

applauded. 39 The honest person is to be commended.

disinterested 40 He is in history. uninterested

an appointment 41 He has with the president. a date

occupied 42 We charged and their trenches. possessed

abolished 43 Slavery was in 1863. destroyed

indignant. 44 His attack on my character made me peevish.

qualified 45 One is not to vote at the age of 18. fit

rang 46 I have often this bell. rung

much 47 My work is different this year. very

caught nearly 48 He down and went to sleep. nearly caught

laid 49 He down and went to sleep. lay

I. 50 All went but me.

is when one gives 51 Charity to the poor. means giving

plain and evident 52 It is now why he left. evident

shall 53 Are you sure he succeed? will

when one sets 54 Arson means fire to property. setting

endure 55 I can hardly him. stand

was 56 Each man and woman present. were

cherish 57 Why a vain hope? pursue

was 58 I wish John here. were

confuse 59 He has no fear; nothing can him. daunt

he? 60 Is that him?

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TEST 9. DICTATION EXERCISE

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