History of the public school system of California.

188 SPECIMEN SET OF QUESTIONS.
3. One-half and one-fifth of a number, plus 6, equals the number; find the number.
4. Add 2/5 and 3/8.
5. How many feet in 40 rods?
6. At 12~ cents each, how many oranges can be bought for $40?
7. Divide the decimal.4 by the decimal.05.
8. How many ounces in 41 pounds of gold?
9. In 9 rods, how many feet?
10. How many inches in 5/9 of a square foot?
11. Find the product of 5x4X 6X0x.
12. 150-20-8-5-9-10-9-6-8-6-7-6-8-7-9-8-7-=?
13. 1000 -300-200-100- 200- 70 - 20- 2 — 9 x 6- 9- 7 -?
14. How many inches in 5/12 of a cubic foot?
15. How many times is ~ a dollar contained in 4 of a dollar?
16. Cost of 61 yards of calico, at 15 cents.
17. One thousand is five-sixths of what?
18. Four-fifths is what part of twenty?
19. Prime factors of 1728.
20. Interest of $1, at 6 per cent., for 2 years, 9 months, 21 days.
21. Interest of $300, for 2 years, 11 months, at 4 per cent.
22. $20 is what per cent. of $30?
23. Find 66( per cent. of $1200.
24. 24 is 120 per cAnt. of what?
25. What number, increased by 80 per cent.= 36?
ii. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
[50 Credits; 5 Questions, 8 Credits each.]
1. For what events in the history of the Revolution is Philadelphia distinguished? Boston?
2. Name four leading colonial wars, and one leading event in
each.
3. Of the distinguished Americans during the Revolutionary war,
name two leading statesmen, four leading generals, two leading
orators, one fpreign minister, and one leading financier.
4. During the war of secession, name four Union victories, and
four Confederate victories, giving the year and the name of the victorious commander.
5. Name ten signers of the Declaration of Independence.
[One Question, Ten Credits.]
6. State in what way in our history the following persons distinguished themselves: 1, Alexander Hamilton; 2, Robert Morris; 3,
Benjamin Franklin; 4, Charles Sumner; 5, John C. Calhoun.
12. COMPOSITION.
[50 Credits. Time, 1 hour.]
1. Write five brief directions about composition-writing, such as
you would give to the highest grade in a Grammar School.
2. Write two directions about paragraphing.