An 1895 8th Grade Final Exam: I Couldn't Pass It. Could You? (Ignore the story's ads and promotions!)
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The key is what they were taught. If they took notes the test would be easy. With what anyone was taught after the baby boomer generation the test would be impossible.
-SB
Great link, Bob, and no, I couldn’t get an “A” on that test.... https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you
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Interesting test. A lot of the math involves units of measure that most of us don’t use. Bushels and rods, for example.
The rules of English - well, I thought I knew some of them.
Funny list of names - Bell, Lincoln, Fulton, Whitney. I recognize all of them, but half of them, I can’t remember who they were or what they did.
I would fail that test miserably today, though I could probably look up all the answers.