Exam questions for this term

Final Examination, Grade 3

Bible Memory:

1. Name four out of seven things that the Lord hates (Proverbs 6, Judy Rogers song)

2. Name six out of twelve disciples.

3. Say one of Colossians 3:15, 16 or 17.

Natural Science:

1. What have you learned this term about dinosaurs?

2. Describe one of the following: dandelion, forget-me-not, violet.

3. Describe some ways that Sam Gribley survived for a year in the woods. (My Side of the Mountain)

4. The Insect Man, by Eleanor Doorly: Tell what you know of the life of Jean-Henri Fabre, OR Tell in detail something that Fabre discovered about insects.

History: Choose one of these questions:

Write what you know of the life of Queen Anne. When did she come to the throne? (This is a bit of a joke, it came out of a story we read by Joan Aiken.)

How is it that King William and Queen Mary became king and queen of England together? What else do you know about them?

Math:

I will give you a separate sheet for this.

Oral Reading:

Read aloud to Apprentice or Dad from something they choose.

Handwriting:

I will give you a separate sheet for this.

Spelling:

I will give you a spelling test.

Literature:

a) Choose one of these questions about Through the Looking Glass / The Other Alice.

1. Describe the White Knight, Humpty Dumpty, or the White Queen. What makes this character important? Why?

2. Tell what you know about the real-life Alice. Do any things, people or events from her real life appear in the story?



b) Kim: Watch the You-tube clip from the 1950 movie of Kim (it’s in German). Write a description of what is going on in this scene. Make up some dialogue if you want. (If you want to do it orally, make up a new soundtrack using a tape recorder to play along with the clip.) (Bonus points if you can identify the uncredited actor who plays Ainsley, the officer in the tent who questions Kim.)

Fine Arts: Describe, in as much detail as you can, one of these paintings by John Singer Sargent:

1. Oyster Gatherers of Cancale, 1878, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
2. The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1882, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3. (Violet Sargent at) The Breakfast Table, 1884, Fogg Museum of Art (Harvard, Cambridge, MA).
4. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, 1885-6, Tate Gallery, London, England
5. An Artist in his Studio, 1904, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Geography:

Describe some of the places that Aunty Dot visited on her trip around the world. What are some of the troubles that Uncle Frank got into?

Name some of the states you know.


Final Examination, Grade 7
June 2010

Science and Mathematics: to be written by Dad.

Bible Memory:--same as grade 3 but you need to say all of them.

Natural Science:--same as grade 3

History:

Write what you know (so far) of the life of Queen Victoria.

Explain the problem of admitting new states to the Union (the United States), with the required balance of slave/free states. Give examples. (Both questions based on Abraham Lincoln's World)

Literature

a) Tom Sawyer: Choose one of these two questions (from this study guide):

Who is Huckleberry Finn? Why does Tom find him appealing?

Tom uses his imagination to escape from the boredom of everyday life. Is this a positive
or a negative characteristic? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
Explain your answer.

b) Kim:--same as grade 3.

c) Poetry: Tell what you know of the poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier. What do you think of the assumption (from Mr. Pipes Comes to America) that he must have disapproved of hymn singing?

Fine Arts: --same as grade 3.

Geography:

Describe the difference between latitude and longitude. BONUS: how can you estimate latitude by using geometry?

Tell about some special-purpose maps shown in the geography book.

Name the states on either the eastern, the southern or the northern border of the United States.

Composition and Grammar:

Give two examples of sentences containing prepositional phrases. Mark the phrases.

Give two examples of direct objects. Mark the direct objects.

Plutarch's Life of Dion:

How might the death of Heraclides have contributed to the murder soon after of Dion? Do you feel Dion’s decision was justified? Why or why not?

Economics: (Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?)

Recent quote: “[One of the president’s senior economic advisers] answered that the government is different from financial institutions because it can print money, and statistically the United States is not as bad off as some other countries. For an investor, these responses do not inspire confidence.”

Explain what is wrong with this kind of thinking. What happens when a government just 'prints money' to get out of debt?

Current Events:

Describe any interesting things you know of that have been going on in the world recently.