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Grammar.

'The wild birds told their warbling tale,
And wakened every flower that blows,
And peeped forth the violet pale,

And spread her breath the mountain rose.'

(a) Show which are the nouns in the nominative case in the above, and to what verb each is the nominative.

(b) Point out all the adjectives in the above, and show what noun each adjective qualifies.

(a) The nouns in the nominative case are 'birds' nom. to 'told' and 'wak ned'; 'violet' nom. to 'peeped'; and 'rose' nom. to spread.'

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(b) The adjectives are 'wild' qual. ‘birds'; qual. 'tale'; 'every' dist. 'flower'; 'pale' qual. 'violet'; and "mountain' qual.rose.'

'Their' and 'her' are pronom. poss. adjectives, and 'the' is often reckoned a distinguishing adjective.

2. In what mood is the verb after the auxiliaries can, must, will, shall? Give examples.

The mood after can, must, will, shall is the infinitive; as, 'I zan (to) go'; 'I must (to) reat'; 'he will (to) write'; they shall (to) obey.'

Geography.

Answer two Questions.

1. Describe minutely the counties of Durham, Caithness, Pembroke, and Kerry.

Durham is a maritime county of England, bounded on the N. by the Tyne and the Derwent, which separate it from Northumberland; on the W. by Cumberland and Westmoreland; on the S. by the Tees, separating it from Yorkshire; and on the E. by the North Sea. The surface is hilly, and slopes from the west towards the coast. The principal rivers are the Wear, Tyne, and Tees. Durham is one of the chief coal and lead counties in England. Iron, and other mineral products are obtained

on an important scale. A belt of agricultural land extends along the coast, in the southern part of which salt-mines are found. Iron ship-building is extensively carried on at Sunderland, South Shields, Stockton, and Hartlepool. Various manufactures are carried on, but none to any great extent.

Caithness forms the north-eastern extremity of Britain, having but one land boundary, that on the west, where a ridge of hills running north from Morven and the Ord of Caithness separate it from Sutherland. The greater part of the county is made up of mountainous moorland, surrounded by rugged cliffs. The bleak moors and marshes of the interior are being cultivated by the industry of the people, and now form one of the most fruitful districts in the north of Scotland. There are numerous lakes, and rivers valuable for salmon fishing. The glens and hollows between the mountains afford excellent pasture for cattle and sheep.

Pembroke has but one land boundary, that on the NE, towards Cardigan and Carmarthen on all other sides it is surrounded by the sea, and has its shores worn into deep bays and creeks, such as Bride's Bay, and Milford Haven, a harbour large enough to contain the whole of the British fleet. The county forms a peninsula at the south-west corner of Wales. Its scenery is not very rugged, and throughout the whole shire, as the hills near the sea, they sink so low that large tracts of land can be cultivated. The chief towns lie round the inlet of Milford Haven, to which population is drawn by its shipping trade and its ship-building yards.

Kerry lies next to Limerick, on the estuary of the Shannon, and projecting into the Atlantic, forms the most south-western part of Ireland. To the south and east it is bounded by the county of Cork. Its coast is more rugged than any other part of the Irish shores, and is thick'y studded with small islands, of which the principal is Valentia. Two peninsulas jut out to the ocean on its western side, between the deep bays worn by the Atlantic waves, the one ending in Mt. Brandon between Bays Tralee and Dingle, and the other formed of the mass of the McGillicuddy's Reeks, between Dingle Bay and Kenmare Bay. The Reeks end on their eastern side in the mountains and lakes of Killarney, well-known for their beautiful scenery. The in dustry of the county is small, and consists wholly of cattlegrazing, so that it has scarcely any towns, except the fishingtown of Tralee, and Killarney, which depends on the tourists who visit the Lakes.

2. Name the rivers which water the Midland and Eastern Counties of England, and describe their course.

The rivers which water the Midland and Eastern counties

are:

(1) The Trent, which rises in the N. of Staffordshire, flows S. E. through Staffordshire, E. through the S. part of Derby, N.E. through Nottingham, N. through Lincolu, and unites with the Yorkshire Ouse in forming the Humber Mouth. It receives the Sow from Stafford, the Derwent from the N. of Derbyshire, and the Soar from Leicester.

(2) The Great Ouse, which rises in the S. of Northamptonshire, flows N.E. through Buckingham, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Cambridge, N. through Norfolk, and falls into the wash at Lynn Regis; it receives the Cam from Cambridge, and the Little Ouse from Norfolk.

(3) The Witham, in Lincoln, flows eastwards by a circuitous route into the Wash.

(4) The Welland, forming the northern boundary of Northamptonshire, flows eastward into the Wash.

(5) The Nen, flowing northwards into the Wash.

Composition.

Write from dictation the passage given out by the Inspec or.

Penmanship.

Write, in large hand, as a specimen of copy-setting, the word Inexhaustible.

Write, in small hand, as a specimen of copy-setting, Onz gladdening beam of cheerful light.

Needlework.

One hour allowed for this Exercise.

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Total loss 367 17 73 Ans.

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2. A besieged town, containing 5,000 people, has provisions for thirty days, at the rate of 12 ozs. for each person per day. Suppose a quarter of the population leave the town, and each person left is allowed 15 oz. per day, determine the time the provisions will now last.

15 ozs. 12 ozs.

3:4

}:: 30 days: time required.

30 days x 12 x 4.

15×3

*=32 days. Ans.

3. If three boxes of oranges, each containing 2,060, cost £5 19s. 6d., what will seventeen boxes cost, each containing half as many again as the former ?

3 boxes: 17 boxes

2 oranges: 3 oranges

}::£5 19s. 6d. : Cost

£5 19s. 6d. x 17 × 3_ £101 11s. 6d. =

3×2

2

=£50 15s. 9d. Ans.

Note. The ratio of oranges in each box=2: 3.

4. What is the purchase money of 4 hhds. of sugar, each weighing 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lbs., if 3 qrs. 16 lbs. cost £1 13s. 4d.?

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my, pronoun, poss. adj. or poss. case of 1st pers. pron. attributive to 'steps.'

for ever, adv. phrase of time mod. shall be.

2. Distinguish between simple prepositions, compound prepositions, and phrase prepositions, and give one or two examples of each.

Simple prepositions consist of a single word, as, in, to, of, for; compound prepositions are compounded of one another, as, in-to, up-on, with out, through-out, with-in; and phrase prepositions are phrases of two or more words, having together the exact force of a preposition, as in the midst of, right through,' 'at the moment of,in place of.

Geography.

Answer either No. 2 or No. 3, not both.

1. Draw a full map of Italy, with the adjacent islands. Insert the lines of latitude and longitude.

2. Give notes of a lesson on 'The Rivers of Russia flowing southward,' and show how the nature of the country affects their courses.

I. Sketch on blackboard the outline of Russia showing the Valdai Hills. Explain water-shed to be the line or division separating one river-system or basin from another-sometimes very well defined as the Alps, dividing the rivers of Northern Italy from those of Switzerland-but in Russia on account of the general flatness of the country the watershed is not formed by mountains, but by tracts of gently-rising ground. Taking the knuckle of land a little to the West of Moscow we have three lines of watershed-one running from the Moskwa N. E. to the Urals, separating the rivers which flow into the Caspian from those which flow into the White Sea, and containing the sources of the Volga and other large rivers. Another beginning near the same point extends S. E., dividing the Volga from the rivers which run southward and unite with the Dnieper and the Don. The third extends westward to the Bug, and forms an almost continuous swamp, in which many affluents of the Vistula, Dnieper, and Don take their rise. As Russia is essentially a level country, the rivers present a greater line of inland naviga. tion than those of most other countries.

II. Sketch the courses of (1) the Volga (with its tributaries the Oka and Kama), flowing into the Caspian Sea; (2) the Don into the Sea of Azov; (3) The Dnieper, (4) the Dniester, and (5) the Bug, flowing into the Black Sea.

3. Write a letter as from an Englishman in Spain, describing what he had seen in that country that was new to him, and unlike anything in England.

Madrid, July 29, 1882.

SIR, Having reached the capital of Spain, after a general survey of the country and its people, I shall give you a few of those peculiarities which I considered most striking.

There is no country of Europe except Switzerland which possesses such an extent of mountainous surface as Spain. The Pyrenees, like a huge rampart, stretch along the northern border so unbroken that there are only two passes that allow the passage of wheeled vehicles. There are many shallower passes, seemingly cut in the rocks, only fit for mules and foottravellers. Four other chains run parallel to the Pyrenees, called Sierras, from the saww-like appearance of their summits.

The interior of the country consists of a series of plateaux or terraces, separated by these lofty sierras, the higher peaks of which are covered with snow. On the borders, however, Spain resembles many countries of Europe, for the exposure of its north coast to the Bay of Biscay gives it an English character, while the southern end partakes of an African character; and here the produce consists of date-palms, bananas, and sugarcanes. The central parts favour the growth of the vine. Although the country is not famed for large quantities of timber, the mountain-sides are in some districts clothed with trees, notably, the cork-oak, which produces the thick bark, that constitutes the cork of commerce. The roads of the country are so bad that in the south crops of wheat have been utterly wasted for want of good carriage-way to transport them to the sea.

Among its animals, mention must be made of the merino sheep, whose fleece is so fine and highly prized, and the Andalusian bull, in demand for the bull-fights which form the national sport, corresponding to horse-racing in England. Mules and asses are very much finer than any seen in England and are as commonly used as horses are in our country.

The tunny, a fish caught for its oil and for food; the sardine, which goes to England preserved in oil; and the anchovy are fished in the Mediterranean.

Millions of hives store the honey gathered from the flowers of every part of the country. Silkworms are reared for their cocoons, and the cochineal insect for its dye.

The bear, wolf, lynx, and wild boar are found in various retired parts, and a species of monkey is seen at Gibraltar.

At Almaden is one of the richest quicksilver mines in the world, and in Galicia is found a supply of cobalt almost equal to the demand of all Europe, and exhaustless mines of rock-salt are met with in Catalonia.

Wine is the great national manufacture, of which Xeres is the centre, and gives name to the principal export, sherry.

The country, as was said above, is badly off for roads, which prevents the progress of inland traffic, but the introduction and spread of the railway system will reduce this evil.

A traveller, new from the verdure of England, is astonished and horrified at the treeless aspect of the country. The Spaniards seem to have an innate hatred to trees, and if they do not cut them for firewood, they cut them down because they afford a harbour for sparrows that eat the grain.

The finest people of Spain are found in Andalusia, who are tall and handsome, and look well in their picturesque costume when they congregate to show off their finery, and smoke their paper cigars in the squares of the towns.

I should have noted that agriculture is everywhere in a very backward state, the implements being of the rudest description. Of the noxious winds that exceed even the most rigorous of English east winds, are the Solano, a hot wind from the south, and the Gallego, a cold, piercing one from the N.W. I am, Sir,

H. M. Inspector of Schools.} Your obedient servant,

History.

PUPIL TEACHER.

1. What is meant by sound, what by a tone; and how does a sound differ from a tone?

1. Sound is the effect on the ear of the vibration of the air caused by some disturbing force. When the vibration is regular, the result is a musical sound.

A tone is the interval between two sounds, either higher or lower, and can be divided into two semitones.

2. What is a triad? Write in a, b, and c severally the triads of (F) Fa, (B) Se, and (C) Do.