I wish they still taught this to 8th graders maybe the economy wouldn’t be in shambles and careening towards socialism
Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt
Might need to call BS on this one, although I've seen a good deal of tests like it online. And, I agree that it's good info, and most of today's adults (myself included) would be hard pressed to answer all of the questions from memory, without a calculator.
But, a reference to "metres" on an 1895 exam, I think, would be unlikely, as the measurements weren't standardized internationally until 1875 or so, and never have gotten standard usage in the US.
If I remember correctly, my generation was the first to get wide "indoctrination" in using the metric system....as a kid I remember show after show, lesson after lesson, on the need to use "meters" instead of "feet", "liters" instead of "gallons", and so on.
Didn't work, LOL. I'm going to go on my 2 mile lunch walk, then put about 10 gallons of gas in my car.
Are the kids supposed to know the exact weight per bushel of each product that might be sold by the bushel?
i would venture to say that many students would be left behind in todays schools if they had to take this test......
We look through old textbooks at the family farm which was built in 1830. (We’re a family of packrats - LOL!) What 6th graders were expected to know in the 1800s and early 1900s wouldn’t even be taught to seniors now. Amazing.