How to Teach Part 20

2. How many brothers had John?..........................

3. What was his sister's name?..........................

SET _b_

Read this and then write the answers. Read it again as often as you need to.

Long after the sun had set, Tom was still waiting for Jim and d.i.c.k to come. "If they do not come before nine o'clock," he said to himself, "I will go on to Boston alone." At half past eight they came bringing two other boys with them. Tom was very glad to see them and gave each of them one of the apples he had kept. They ate these and he ate one too.

Then all went on down the road.

1. When did Jim and d.i.c.k come?...................................

2. What did they do after eating the apples?.....................

3. Who else came besides Jim and d.i.c.k?...........................

4. How long did Tom say he would wait for them?..................

5. What happened after the boys ate the apples?..................

SET _c_

Read this and then write the answers. Read it again as often as you need to.

It may seem at first thought that every boy and girl who goes to school ought to do all the work that the teacher wishes done. But sometimes other duties prevent even the best boy or girl from doing so. If a boy's or girl's father died and he had to work afternoons and evenings to earn money to help his mother, such might be the case. A good girl might let her lessons go undone in order to help her mother by taking care of the baby.

1. What are some conditions that might make even the best boy leave school work unfinished?............................................

2. What might a boy do in the evenings to help his family?.........

3. How could a girl be of use to her mother?.......................

4. Look at these words: _idle, tribe, inch, it, ice, ivy, tide, true, tip, top, t.i.t, tat, toe._

Cross out every one of them that has an _i_ and has not any _t_ (T) in it.

SET _d_

Read this and then write the answers. Read it again as often as you need to.

It may seem at first thought that every boy and girl who goes to school ought to do all the work that the teacher wishes done. But sometimes other duties prevent even the best boy or girl from doing so. If a boy's or girl's father died and he had to work afternoons and evenings to earn money to help his mother, such might be the case. A good girl might let her lessons go undone in order to help her mother by taking care of the baby.

1. What is it that might seem at first thought to be true, but really is false?

2. What might be the effect of his father's death upon the way a boy spent his time?.................................................................

3. Who is mentioned in the paragraph as the person who desires to have all lessons completely done?..............................................

4. In these two lines draw a line under every 5 that comes just after a 2, unless the 2 comes just after a 9. If that is the case, draw a line under the next figure after the 5:

5 3 6 2 5 4 1 7 4 2 5 7 6 5 4 9 2 5 3 8 6 1 2 5 4 7 3 5 2 3 9 2 5 8 4 7 9 2 5 6 1 2 5 7 4 8 5 6

Many tests have been devised which have been thought to have more general application than those which have been mentioned above for the particular subjects. One of the most valuable of these tests, called technically a completion test, is that derived by Dr. M.R. Trabue.[29]

In these tests the pupil is asked to supply words which are omitted from the printed sentences. It is really a test of his ability to complete the thought when only part of it is given. Dr. Trabue calls his scales language scales. It has been found, however, that ability of this sort is closely related to many of the traits which we consider desirable in school children. It would therefore be valuable, provided always that children have some ability in reading, to test them on the language scale as one of the means of differentiating among those who have more or less ability. The scores which may be expected from different grades appear in Dr. Trabue's monograph. Three separate scales follow.

_Write only one word on each blank_ _Time Limit: Seven minutes_ NAME ..........................

TRABUE LANGUAGE SCALE B

1. We like good boys................girls.

6. The................is barking at the cat.

8. The stars and the................will s.h.i.+ne tonight.

22. Time................often more valuable................money.

23. The poor baby................as if it.....................sick.

31. She................if she will.

35. Brothers and sisters ................ always ................ to help..............other and should................quarrel.

38. ................ weather usually................ a good effect ................ one's spirits.

48. It is very annoying to................................tooth-ache, ................often comes at the most................time imaginable.

54. To................friends is always................the........

it takes.

_Write only one word on each blank_ _Time Limit: Seven minutes_ NAME..........................

TRABUE LANGUAGE SCALE D

4. We are going................school.

76. I................to school each day.

11. The................plays................her dolls all day.

21. The rude child does not................many friends.

63. Hard................makes................tired.

27. It is good to hear................voice.......................

..........friend.

71. The happiest and................contented man is the one........

........lives a busy and useful.................

42. The best advice................usually................obtained ................one's parents.

51.................things are................ satisfying to an ordinary ................than congenial friends.

84.................a rule one................a.s.sociation..........

friends.

_Write only one word on each blank_ _Time Limit: Five minutes_ NAME ............................

TRABUE LANGUAGE SCALE J

20. Boys and................soon become................and women.

61. The................are often more contented.............. the rich.

64. The rose is a favorite................ because of................

fragrance and.................

41. It is very................ to become................acquainted ................persons who................timid.

93. Extremely old..................sometimes..................almost as .................. care as ...................