Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters.

Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.

Orthography (Time, one hour)
1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?

Geography (Time, one hour)
1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, KS. USA.Each of these sections had about 10 questions. There were no multiple choice answers. 


8th Grade Exam