American 8th Grade Test from 1912.......

[rbkk]

[stoner]

ummmm will this be on the test ? 

[JensenZ]

Was it too difficult to reference the source of this test to explain the context of it?

 

Here's the full version with all the categories.

 

Full 8th Grade Test

[NickyLouie]

Most recent American college graduates would fail this test for sure.

[mfd101]

So - for non-Usofans - what level is '8th grade' (eg average age of students?).

[rbkk]

Just now, mfd101 said:

So - for non-Usofans - what level is '8th grade' (eg average age of students?).

Mathyom Suksa 2 (13-14 years old)

[JensenZ]

1 minute ago, mfd101 said:

So - for non-Usofans - what level is '8th grade' (eg average age of students?).

13 to 14.

[mfd101]

13-14. OK, so on that basis, I doubt almost any kids of that age anywhere in the Anglophone world today could pass such a test.

 

For those European countries that still have much of an old-fashioned education still in place for those who can benefit from it - which is probably most European countries - such a test would be fine.

[tropo]

3 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

13-14. OK, so on that basis, I doubt almost any kids of that age anywhere in the Anglophone world today could pass such a test.

 

For those European countries that still have much of an old-fashioned education still in place for those who can benefit from it - which is probably most European countries - such a test would be fine.

Forget about kids, not many adults would be able to pass that test. Would you? On an overall score in all 7 categories, I would fail. Of course, a lot of the history and Civil Government questions are USA-specific.

[retarius]

With massive grade inflation in say 'A' levels in the UK I wonder how I would fare these days in such exams. 

I got 10 'O' levels with 9 grade 1s which in 1967 was worthy of an article in the local n news paper.

I got 4 'A' Levels and two special papers. 3 of the 'A' levels were grade A. Again I got a short article in the newspaper, forecasting a bright future. 

I did miserably at university....but pretty well in my career. I think I peaked early 🙂

 

[Will B Good]

The problem, if there is one, lies not in the difficulty of these questions, but in what the "powers that be" decide should be taught......

 

All tests are difficult if you haven't been taught the knowledge to pass them.

[tropo]

2 minutes ago, retarius said:

With massive grade inflation in say 'A' levels in the UK I wonder how I would fare these days in such exams. 

I got 10 'O' levels with 9 grade 1s which in 1967 was worthy of an article in the local n news paper.

I got 4 'A' Levels and two special papers. 3 of the 'A' levels were grade A. Again I got a short article in the newspaper, forecasting a bright future. 

I did miserably at university....but pretty well in my career. I think I peaked early 🙂

 

I was in the 8th Grade in South Africa, and the other kids called me "professor", but I still wouldn't have passed that test, and back in those days the school curriculum was very "old English". Blazers and ties warn at all times, hair was chopped above the collar, and we were caned for minor infringements.

[Will B Good]

Just now, tropo said:

I was in the 8th Grade in South Africa, and the other kids called me "professor", but I still wouldn't have passed that test, and back in those days the school curriculum was very "old English". Blazers and ties warn at all times, hair was chopped above the collar, and we were caned for minor infringements.

Arrrrrr....the good old days.

[proton]

I'm still stuck on how many parts of speech are there?

[ChipButty]

what countries fought in the American civil war? 

[novacova]

45 minutes ago, tropo said:

Forget about kids, not many adults would be able to pass that test. Would you? On an overall score in all 7 categories, I would fail. Of course, a lot of the history and Civil Government questions are USA-specific.

Most Americans have been dumped down by the media, so automatic default to fail this for most Americans. And the same for similar tests of other countries and their citizens.

[novacova]

15 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

what countries fought in the American civil war? 

The Union vs Confederate 

[In Full Agreement]

1 hour ago, NickyLouie said:

Most recent American college graduates would fail this test for sure.

 

 

Most recent college graduates worldwide would fail this test, for sure

 

 

 

[khunPer]

Today a question would rather be:

 

A man bought a farm for $240,000 and sold it for $270,000.
What percent did he gain?
Choose the right answer:

A, 11.1 percent
B, 12.5 percent
C, 300 percent

Edited October 31, 2023 by khunPer
Cannot write C:

[parallelman]

 

On 10/30/2023 at 11:59 AM, JensenZ said:

Was it too difficult to reference the source of this test to explain the context of it?

 

Here's the full version with all the categories.

 

Full 8th Grade Test

120 pupils, boys and girls...Ha, I'm not sure that question would be allowed today