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- Draw a physical map of Hindostan.
- State the Cotton, Iron, and Woollen Towns of the United Kingdom, and the situation of each.
- Draw a lesson on "The Tide," its cause and effects. Indicate places having remarkably high and others having little or no tide, and state any other interesting facts.
- Where are—Cheltenham, Tralee, Rothsay, Whitehaven, Mantes, Cadiz, Frejus, Spezzia, Trieste, Brindisi, Valetta, Damietta, Bushire, Buda, Cronstadt, Kandy, Pondicherry, Smolensko, Chusan, Pesth, Tobolsk, Amoy, Clyde, Featherstone, Maketu, Riverton.
GRAMMAR.
THIRD CLASS TEACHERS.
- Explain according to their derivation, the names of the Parts of Speech.
- Why should the "Article" not be considered as a separate "part of speech," and how might it be better classed?
- Divide the consonants into classes, and explain the classification.
- Explain all the different uses and positions of the apostrophe.
- Write the plural of—Daisy, dimity, alley, money, donkey, calf, life, handkerchief, stuff, staff, die, cod, salmon, penny, sow, crisis, seraph.
- Write the feminine of—Bullock, earl, friar, stag, hero, lad, wizard.
- Quote and exemplify the rules for the comparison of adjectives.
- Give as many examples as you can of irregular comparisons.
- Distinguish between the possessive cases of the personal pronouns and the corresponding possessive adjective pronouns. Shew both their different form and different use.
- Give examples of—Demonstrative, distributive, and indefinite pronouns. Are they used as nouns, adjectives, or both, and how?
- Explain, with examples,—verb, mood, tense, verbal noun, participle, active, passive, neuter, indicative, subjunctive, infinitive, auxiliary, impersonal, defective.
- Exemplify the different kinds of adverbs.
- Parse each word separately in the following sentence—An examination, at which certificates of all classes will be granted, shall be held by the Board of Examiners at Christchurch some time in the month of January.
ARITHMETIC.
THIRD CLASS TEACHERS.
- What is the difference between the English and French methods of Numeration? Which of them should be used in our schools, and why?
- Write out in words at length the number 2300002300230230.
- Also 8050050.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1874, No 20
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Examination for Certificates, January 1874: Geography, Grammar, and Arithmetic for Third Class Teachers
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