8th Grade Reading Test in 1928

(Picture this! You're a student in 1928...This is the type of test you would be presented.  Complete your answer and proceed to
check them... Good LUCK!)

 

1) Give two good reasons why you should learn to read.
2) Outline briefly some book you have read this year. Give author.
3) Why should you use the dictionary and reference books? Name reference books you have used?
4) Choose eight of the following and name the author of each:   a) Christmas Carol b) Crossing the Bar c) The Man Without a Country d) The Vision of Sir Launfal e) Bunker Hill Address f) Message to Gracia g) Gettysburg Address h) God Bless us Everyone  i) The House by the Side of the Road
5) Give a quotation from Abraham Lincoln. Name one of his famous speeches and tell under what circumstances it was given.
6) Name and discuss two important current affairs of the year (remember, you are taking a 1928 test!), one of national importance and one concerning state affairs.