Could you have passed Gr.8 in 1895?

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  • IWantU_Jeff
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2005
    • 2092
    #1

    Could you have passed Gr.8 in 1895?

    Was looking for something for PHP when I came across this:

    http://www.barefootsworld.net/1895finalexam.html

    9 reasons for use of a capital letter?
    I got 5:
    1) Name of a person
    2) name of a place
    3) name of a thing
    4) start the sentance
    5) start of converation


    I know I'd fail - no internet then to look this stuff up

    But makes you wonder what has happend to school systems....
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    • pornguy
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Mar 2003
      • 62910
      #2
      Hell I dont think I could pass it now. I am too lazy.
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        • Phoenix
          BACON BACON BACON
          • Nov 2002
          • 35475
          #3
          Originally posted by IWantU_Jeff
          Was looking for something for PHP when I came across this:

          http://www.barefootsworld.net/1895finalexam.html

          9 reasons for use of a capital letter?
          I got 5:
          1) Name of a person
          2) name of a place
          3) name of a thing
          4) start the sentance
          5) start of converation


          I know I'd fail - no internet then to look this stuff up

          But makes you wonder what has happend to school systems....

          we have been dumbed down to make us good little labourers

          dont ask questions...and there is no such thing as aliens
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            • IWantU_Jeff
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2005
              • 2092
              #4
              Originally posted by Phoenix
              we have been dumbed down to make us good little labourers

              dont ask questions...and there is no such thing as aliens
              lol

              its really amazing to see the diffrence between now & then though. I dont think I was even taught that stuff at school..hell I dont think my teachers would have had the patience to even teach that stuff everything was such a rush to get through it seemed.
              Jeffy B.
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                • MattO
                  The O is for Oohhh
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 10861
                  #5
                  IT'S FAKE

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                    • DaisyDuke
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                      • Apr 2005
                      • 331
                      #6
                      Hi Jeff
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                        • IWantU_Jeff
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 2092
                          #7
                          Originally posted by MattO
                          IT'S FAKE
                          bummer

                          I still couldnt answer it lol
                          Jeffy B.
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                            • IWantU_Jeff
                              Confirmed User
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 2092
                              #8
                              Originally posted by DaisyDuke
                              Hi Jeff
                              Hey hawtness whats going on with you?
                              Jeffy B.
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                                • spunkmaster
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2004
                                  • 2052
                                  #9
                                  What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?

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                                    • Manowar
                                      jellyfish  
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 71528
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by MattO
                                      IT'S FAKE

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                                        • Cyndalie
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 3615
                                          #11
                                          9 reasons for use of a capital letter?
                                          I got 5:
                                          1) Name of a person
                                          2) name of a place
                                          3) name of a thing
                                          4) start the sentance
                                          5) start of converation
                                          6) abbreviation (Est.)
                                          7) acronym "GFY"
                                          8) Emphasis "STOP!!!"
                                          9) Prefix to a name "Mr" or suffix "Jr"

                                          Also consider:
                                          The names of the days of the week, and of the months of the year, are written with a capital letter. Also festivals, holy days, time period (like 'Renaissance')
                                          The first word of a direct quotation
                                          Roman Numerals

                                          Good schools here
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                                            • dready
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 5247
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by MattO
                                              IT'S FAKE
                                              That is the most non-sensical rebuttal I've ever read.
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                                                • NoWhErE
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Sep 2005
                                                  • 10595
                                                  #13
                                                  I dunno what you guys are talking about, those seem like very basic questions to me.

                                                  But then again, I wasn't schooled in America... or even in English!
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                                                    • Linkster
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                      • 3216
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by spunkmaster
                                                      What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals?
                                                      A trigraph is a combination of three letters representing one sound. An example is eau as in bureau.
                                                      A subvocal is beneath the voice, a silent or nearly silent sound.
                                                      A dighthong is a complex vowel sound made by gliding continuously from the position of one vowel to that for another within the same same syllable. An example is (ou) as in down.
                                                      Cognate letters are related in derivation, for instance, i and y.
                                                      Linguals are sounds articulated by using the tongue, for instance the sound th

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                                                        • Holly Lez!
                                                          She's back
                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                          • 3480
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Phoenix
                                                          we have been dumbed down to make us good little labourers

                                                          dont ask questions...and there is no such thing as aliens
                                                          LOL I love Dumbed down
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                                                            • reynold
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                              • 51271
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Linkster
                                                              A trigraph is a combination of three letters representing one sound. An example is eau as in bureau.
                                                              A subvocal is beneath the voice, a silent or nearly silent sound.
                                                              A dighthong is a complex vowel sound made by gliding continuously from the position of one vowel to that for another within the same same syllable. An example is (ou) as in down.
                                                              Cognate letters are related in derivation, for instance, i and y.
                                                              Linguals are sounds articulated by using the tongue, for instance the sound th

                                                              yeah I cheated
                                                              THnaks. I've learnt something today!

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                                                                • Shoehorn!
                                                                  Die With Your Boots On
                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                  • 22872
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by MattO
                                                                  IT'S FAKE
                                                                  Not surprising. Even if it WAS real, it has been well documented that Columbus didn't discover America, so you certainly can't answer a question with the right answer if the question is wrong.

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                                                                    • slapass
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                      • 14625
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by MattO
                                                                      IT'S FAKE
                                                                      Lazy. No fake just not conclusive in showing decline of education. The test is real.

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                                                                        • Marshal
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                                                                          • Jun 2005
                                                                          • 15228
                                                                          #19
                                                                          this is pretty interesting thing!
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                                                                            • Evil1
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2002
                                                                              • 3893
                                                                              #20
                                                                              ok so now grab an 8th grader from 1895 and have him code up that test in php.. see how far you get. times change.

                                                                              are you suggesting 8th graders in 2006 should be taught how many bushels of wheat of wagon can hold?

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                                                                                • OG LennyT
                                                                                  Wall Street Pimp
                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                  • 14345
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  The Algebra I help my 6th grade son with today is stuff I did in High School.

                                                                                  The English homework he brings home is pathetic.

                                                                                  Are we getting smarter??

                                                                                  Maybe on certain subjects that are prevelant as Evil1 alluded to.
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