Truman Lee Kelley

“ Answer. . . . . . . . . . 3 A hen had 9 chicks and 3 of them died. How many were left? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 4 Milk costs 8 cents a pint and the milkman is going to raise the price 2 cents. What will it then cost? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 5 If you buy a pencil for 4 cents and pay for it with a dime, how much change should you get? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 6 How many dimes are there in a dollar? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 7 How many eggs are there in 7 nests if each nest has 3 eggs? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 8 How many cents will 8 oranges cost at 3 cents each? Answer. ”

“ Every day the hen goes to her nest and lays an egg for Fanny to eat. Then she makes a funny noise to tell Fanny to come and get the .............. 2 A kitten can climb a tree, but a dog cannot. This is very lucky for Nellie's kitten. Every time Joe's big dog comes along the kitten climbs a tree and the ............. cannot follow. 3 Anna had never seen a squirrel in her life, although she had always wanted to very much. One day when she was playing under a tree she heard a funny little noise over her head. ”

“ Often it saves one from disappointment or failure. Occasionally, however, one finds a person so extremely ................. that his will is paralyzed and he is totally unable to set about any new undertaking. Too much ................. is indeed often ................. than too little. 23 A whale is not a fish, even though it does live in water. A fish has no lungs, is cold-blooded, and absorbs oxygen from the water through its gills; but a whale is warm-blooded and has a genuine set of lungs. ”

“ Can dogs bark? YesNo Does a cat have six legs? YesNo Read each question and draw a line under the right answer.
1 Is milk white? YesNo 1 2 Do we sleep in beds? YesNo 2 3 Is the day as dark as night? YesNo 3 4 Is green a color? YesNo 4 5 Is smoke always yellow? YesNo 5 6 Do men and women dress just alike? YesNo 6 7 Do ships sail on the sea? YesNo 7 8 Are all chimneys made of brass? YesNo 8 9 Are rocks hard? YesNo 9 10 Is everybody as huge as a giant? ”

“ The ambitious person may think that he merely thirsts to "do something" or "be somebody" but really what he craves is to figure potently in the minds of others, to be greatly loved, admired, or feared. To reap a success which no one .................. does not satisfy the yearnings of the .................. individual. 26 Washington was a very silent man. Of no man in the world's history do we have so few sayings of a personal kind. ”

“ Miss Cabot introduced herself to Mr. ............. and begged him to come out and talk with ............., who was waiting outside in the carriage. 15 Joe made up a game which he called "Jac-alack." One person called Jack must climb a tree and hang by his arms from a low bough. The others stand behind him and say in unison, "Alas, alack, he fell on his back," and while they are saying it, one of them hits Jack with a bean bag. If Jack can see or guess who did it, he may drop down, and the guilty person takes his place. ”

“ Once when the ............ came down from the ............ the soldier attacked him with his magic ............ and killed him. 10 Once a hen was so foolish as to go to a fox and ask him to look after her chicks while she went to the barnyard to find some worms for her chicks. The fox was of course quite willing. The hen was gone a long time. When she finally returned, she found that the fox had eaten all her chicks. Since then no ............ has employed a as a nurse. Turn the page and go right on. [3] (p. 3 image) ”

“ Answer. . . . . . . . . . 23If the butcher's scales read one ounce too much on each weighing, how much is a customer overcharged on a pound of steak at 48¢ a pound? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 24At $1.00 a bushel for potatoes and $20.00 a car for freight, how much will a 400-bushel carload of potatoes cost? Answer. . . . . . . . . . 25Tom has just 4 weeds' vacation and wishes to spend it in a city which it takes two days to reach by train. How many days can he spend in the city? Answer. ”

“ It is quite a game and Jack must have strong ................ 16 It is well established that the bee, which is commonly supposed to be so industrious, really works only two or three hours a day. The man who works eight or ten hours a day is therefore far more ............ ”

“ YesNo 10 11 Do pupils always have excellent memories? YesNo 11 12 Are brooms used to sweep bedrooms? YesNo 12 13 Are machines ever useful? YesNo 13 14 Are sugar and salt sold in stores? YesNo 14 15 Are geese generally clad in bonnets? YesNo 15 16 Do lambs roar? YesNo 16 17 Does crime always bring happiness? YesNo 17 18 Does justice sometimes seem cruel? YesNo 18 19 Could one cradle hold eighty infants? YesNo 19 20 Is a beetle very different from a mole? YesNo 20 21 Does the friendship of a cheerful person make us unhappy? YesNo 21 22 Is a dime less than a nickel? ”

“ TEST 1, CONTINUED 21 If I were writing about the rich, I should be inclined to divide them, according to their attitude toward life, into workers and parasites. The motto of the worker is, "I owe the world a life," and the motto of the ................. ”

“ YesNo 28 29 Might a person suffer confusion during an examination? YesNo 29 30 Are marmalade and gruel made of milkweed? YesNo 30 31 Could delicious chocolate be served at a festival? YesNo 31 32 Do all university professors give instruction in science YesNo 32 33 Does it take courage to perform a very dangerous task? YesNo 33 34 Should one always be censured for playing a flute by the fireplace? YesNo 35 35 Are homely people always loathed and disliked? YesNo 35 36 Is it deemed delightful to suffer a bloody defeat? YesNo 36 37 Would a man be fortunate if he could flee from a famine? ”

“ YesNo 46 47 May occasional opposition awaken us to greater endeavor? YesNo 47 48 Is every earl destined to become a genius or a conqueror? YesNo 48 49 Might a person show unfeigned enjoyment of a symphony? YesNo 49 50 Are we irresistibly led to confide in every near-by idler? YesNo 50 51 Do any considerable percentage of motorists use headlights? YesNo 51 52 Does an auctioneer boost prices with earnestness? YesNo 52 53 Is it advisable to use dynamite as a lubricant? YesNo 53 54 Is a person in a frenzy likely to make wild gestures? ”

“ YesNo 56 57 Is it disgraceful to teach a defenseless person decimals? YesNo 57 58 Is the idea of burial usually attractive? YesNo 58 59 May allies make exertion to enter into a federation? YesNo 59 60 Should enthusiastic homage make a man indignant? YesNo 60 61 Could the imperious actions of a lordly person become notorious? YesNo 61 62 Is all adventurous activity to be deplored? YesNo 62 63 Should a person be advised to sacrifice a good opportunity? YesNo 63 64 Is a harmonious alliance sometimes expedient? YesNo 64 65 Could an eloquent lawmaker do anything heinous? ”

“ YesNo 73 74 Is one often assaulted by a boon companion? YesNo 74 75 Ought accursed liars to be suppressed? YesNo 75 76 Might an involuntary impulse impel one to be malicious? YesNo 76 77 Is one necessarily inhospitable who dislikes an obnoxious guest? YesNo 77 78 Does extreme audacity sometimes make us stand aghast? YesNo 78 79 Is humanity subject to joyous emotions? YesNo 79 80 Might a hysterical person given to rashness be intolerable? YesNo 80 Number right . . . . . . . . . .
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Test 2. Score (subtract) . . . . . . . . . . [7] (p. 7 image)
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“ YesNo 69 70 Does bliss always befall desperate people? YesNo 70 71 Could congressional action cause the people to be dissatisfied? YesNo 71 72 May seeing a person drunk decrease one's admiration for him? YesNo 72 73 Could an inexperienced person be jovial and fascinating? ”