3. In what country is each of the following: Vera Cruz, Oporto, Madras, The Bosphorus, Lake Maracaybo? 4. Name: (a) the largest southern island of the Philippine group; (b) the island on which Iloilo is located; (c) a large lake in the island of Luzon; (d) two of the principal rivers in the Philippine Islands; (e) four of the principal products (cultivated) of the Philippine Islands. 5. Name five states of the United States bordering on the Great Lakes, and the largest city of each state named. Second grade examination. Sec. 12. The time allowed for this examination is four hours. The entrance salary is from $300 to $900. This examination will comprise the following subjects and weights: 1. Spelling.. SUBJECTS. WEIGHTS. 20 20 20 20 20 100 The following are specimen questions and tests in this examination: 1. Spelling. The words in spelling are dictated by the examiner and are required to be written by the competitor in the blank spaces indicated on the first sheet of his examination. The examiner pronounces each word and gives its definition. The competitor is required to write only the word and not its definition. I. 2. Question: The act of questioning; as, to question a witness. Column: A perpendicular section of a page; as, a newspaper column. 3. Regular: A soldier belonging to a permanent army. 4. Possible: Practicable; not contrary to the nature of things. 5. Precious: Of much value; as, a precious stone. 6. Guardian: One who has the care of an orphan. 7. Entrance: A place for entering; as, an entrance to the city. 8. Separate: Divided from the rest; as, a separate parcel. 9. Official: One invested with an office. 10. Eager: Keenly desirous; as, eager to learn. II. Patience: The quality of being patient. 12. Position: State of being placed; as, in a bad position. 14. Language: Human speech; as, the English language. 15. Explain: To make plain or clear; as, to explain a problem. 16. Business: Employment; something to be transacted. 17. Receive: To take or accept. 18. Copyist: One who copies. 19. Certify: To give certain information or assurance. 20. Specimen: A pattern or sample. Arithmetic.-I. Add the following numbers: 7,820,140, 616,487, 18,021,762, 5,329,456, 5,647,893, 432,890, 23,578,932, and 45,004, and from the sum of these numbers subtract 8,641,762. 2. Multiply 794.4 by 4503⁄41⁄2, and divide the product by 49.65. 3. A clerk received a salary of $720 a year. He spent 3% of it for board, 1⁄4 of the remainder for clothing, $144 for all other expenses. How much did he save? 4. An open court contains 160 sq. yds. How many stones 9 in. sq. will be required to pave it? 5. A Manila grocer imported 1083 pounds of butter at 39 cents a pound, and sold it at more than it cost. 5 What was his net profit if his ex 13 penses were $36.47? Letter writing.-Two subjects for letter writing will be found at the head of the blank sheet upon which the letter is to be written, and the competitor may select either of the subjects upon which to write his letter of not less than 125 words. The exercise in letter writing is designed chiefly to test the competitor's skill in composition. In rating the letter its errors in form and address, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, syntax, style, and its adherence to the subject will be considered. Penmanship.-The rating on penmanship will be determined by legibility, neatness, and general appearance, and by correctness and uniformity in the formation of words, letters, and punctuation marks in the exercise in copying from plain copy. No particular style of penmanship is preferred. Copying from plain copy.-N. B.—Paragraph, spell, capitalize, and punctuate as in the copy. All omissions and mistakes will be taken into consideration in rating this exercise. Make an exact copy of the following: The hemp tree in the Philippines reaches an average height of ten feet. It is a native plant, the stem of which is enclosed in layers of half round petioles. The hemp fibre is extracted from these petioles which, when cut down, are separated into strips, five to six inches wide, and drawn under a knife attached at one end by a hinge to a block of wood, while the other end is suspended to the extremity of a flexible stick. The bow tends to raise the knife and a cord attached to the same end of the knife, and a treadle is so arranged, that by a movement of the foot, the operator can bring the knife to work on the hemp petiole with the pressure he chooses. Third grade examination. Sec. 13. The time allowed for this examination is three hours. Eligibles on this register may be certified to any position in the classified service, below class I for which the third grade examination is appropriate. The examination will comprise the following subjects and weights: The following are specimen questions and tests in this examination: 1. Spelling. The words in spelling are dictated by the examiner and are required to be written by the competitor in the blank spaces indicated on the first sheet of his examination. The examiner pronounces each word and gives its definition. The competitor is required to write only the word and not its definition. I. Horse: A well known domestic animal. 2. Equal: One of the same rank. 3. People: A nation; those who compose a community. 5. Divide: To part; to separate; as, to divide into two parts. 6. Useful: In a useful manner. 7. Salary: A payment for services. 8. Foot: A measure of twelve inches. 9. Every: Each one; as, in every case. 10. Papers: Written or printed documents. II. Read: The act of reading; as, to read a book. 12. Notify: To make known; as, to notify a friend. 13. Commence: The act of commencing; as, to commence work. 14. Touch: To come in contact with; as, to touch the book. 15. Sign: To mark with characters or one's name; as, to sign a letter. Special: Particular; peculiar; as, in a special manner. 16. 17. Advance: To go forward. 18. Found: Something discovered; as, he found the book. 20. Failure: The act of failing; as, it was a complete failure. Arithmetic.-I. Add the following numbers: 426,985, 718,643, 5,926,718, 2,046, 359,175, 861,722, and 103,141. 2. Divide 25,877,823 by 8,549. 3. Multiply 58,927 by 8,075 and subtract 28,796,747. 4. The driver of a carromata took an average of 16 fares a day at 35 cents a fare. In 30 days his total expenses were $24. How much did he save? 5. In Feb., 1900, 6,739,632 pounds of rice were imported from Spain, China, and the East Indies. 3,726 pounds were imported from Spain and 551,834 pounds from the East Indies. How many pounds were imported from China? Letter writing. Two subjects for letter writing will be found at the head of the blank sheet upon which the letter is to be written. The competitor may select either of the two subjects upon which to write a letter of not less than one hundred words. The exercise in letter writing is designed chiefly to test the competitor's skill in simple composition. In rating the letter its errors in form and address, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, syntax, style, and its adherence to the subject will be considered. Penmanship. The rating on penmanship will be determined by legibility, neatness, and general appearance, and by correctness and uniformity in the formation of words, letters and punctuation marks in the exercise in copying from plain copy. No particular style of penmanship is preferred. Copying from plain copy.-N. B.-Paragraph, spell, capitalize and punctuate as in the copy. All mistakes and omissions will be considered in rating this subject. Make an exact copy of the following: The natives everywhere continue to employ the primitive method of treating rice paddy for domestic and local use. The grain is generally husked by them in a large mortar hewn from a block of molave, or other hard wood, in which it is beaten by a pestle. Sometimes two or three men or women with wooden pestles work at the same mortar. This mortar is termed, in Tagalog dialect, Luzon, the name given to the largest island in the group. Department assistant examination. Sec. 14. The time allowed for this examination is two days of seven hours each. The first three subjects will be given on the first day, and the remaining subjects on the second day. The entrance salary will not be less than $1,200 per annum. The examination will comprise the following subjects and weights: No. SUBJECTS. Weights. Maximum Ratings. 123 Thesis (500 words to be written on one of two topics given) Mathematics (arithmetic, algebra-including quadratics, and plane 4 History, constitution, government, and geography of the United States.... The figures opposite each subject indicate (1) the relative value of and (2) the credit that will be given as a maximum rating on the subject in the examination. Each competitor in the Department Assistant Examination may also take any one or more of the optional subjects mentioned below, The figures opposite each of these optional subjects indicate the additional credit that will be given for a maximum rating on the subject. Three hours will be allowed in the examination on each subject. Since the preparation of this manual the title of the examination known as "DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT has been changed to ASSISTANT." The subject of " Commerce and industrial resources of the United States" has been eliminated. The subjects and weights of the "ASSISTANT" examination will hereafter be as follows: The seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth optional subjects have been eliminated and typewriting, stenography and mechanical engineering substituted as optionals. |