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A 1912 eighth-grade exam was donated to a museum in Bullitt County, Ky.The Bullitt County Genealogical Society put a scanned copy of the 1912 eighth-grade exam on its website today. This exam was called the "Common Exam" in 1912 and was "apparently a big deal," according to the Society's description of the scanned document. Students in Bullitt County would come to the county courthouse once or twice a year to take the exam. For passing the exam, students could be given scholarships to attend high school ("which was also a big deal back then," the site says).The exam consists of 56 questions, a 40-word spelling test, and mentions a separate reading and writing test. The test quizzed students on mathematics, grammar, geography, physiology, civil government, and history. Try your hand at some of the questions. Would you have made it into high school in 1912?

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http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0812/1912-ei...

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79% --- but then I finished 8th grade 57 years ago. It's amazing I remembered as much as I did! lol

I'll point out that 8th grade exams were the norm in order to continue on in your education and in most places, after 8th grade, there was a tuition fee, so doing well in order to be accepted AND get some scholarship money was necessary.
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You answered 27 of 37 questions correctly for a total score of 73%, which is disappointing and miraculous at the same time. I finished the 8th grade 49 years ago.
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I didn't make it
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79%
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Made it one point higher....Hahaha! But I suggest we start studying.
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I got a 78%.
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Yeah that is where I was ! Ty for coming on by Seonag!
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79% --- but then I finished 8th grade 57 years ago. It's amazing I remembered as much as I did! lol

I'll point out that 8th grade exams were the norm in order to continue on in your education and in most places, after 8th grade, there was a tuition fee, so doing well in order to be accepted AND get some scholarship money was necessary.
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big maybe.
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2-3 maybe.
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Good Girl! Amazing to see who of our elected officials could pass. Thank you for coming by KAT!
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80% still better than Commie ****.
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That is good! Thank you for coming on by!
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Well at 79% I am expecting given that was a C average...Ugh I hate word. TY Tem!
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I am smarter than an eight grader!
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81 percent, anyway. I'm sure I'd have made it in.
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Your right! Thanks for coming on by!
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80%, but suspect two of my grandparents who went to school in Bullitt County during that time would have made it to high school. As it was, 6th grade in the 1890s was considered a lot of schooling.
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Its Ok! Thank you for coming by that makes you and A+ in my book!
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I'm not saying.
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you betchya!! ;o)
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Honest Cheater! LOL! Thankyou Keeper!
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But I just did this test a couple weeks ago...hehehe
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Me too! But yikes that wasn't all that easy! Thanks Doofs.
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Whoopie! I did a Lot better than I expected to! After so long out of school, I expected to fail!
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Yay going into high school! TY for coming on by Theresa!
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It was **** and so much of the questions are of things that you learn but don't retain. Well thank you for coming on by. Maybe you'll have company!
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