SCHOOL WORK.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1937, Page 8

SCHOOL WORK.

LESSONS FOR FRIDAY. Below are given details of the ninth, instalment of work which, has been set to be done by the pupils of the Levin District High School to-morrow '(Friday) : Form V. ARITHMETIC. —(1) Extract the square root of .00998001. (2) What will £4250 amount to in 2i years at 5 per cent. p.a., compound interest. (3) Find the number of yards of fencing required to enclose a square paddock of 40 acres. (4) What diminution is made in a man's income when income tax is raised from 7d to 9d in the £. (5) If a cubic foot of gold be made to cover 432,000,000 sq. inches, find the thickness of the coating? (6) A certain sum of money is lent for 219 days; the rate per cent. p.a. is 4J, and the interest is £55 15s 7£d. Find the sum? ENGLISH, Form Vb.—Make a paraphrase of poem No. 35 in Palgrave's Golden Treasury.

LATIN, Form Va. —Translate into English Ex. 91 A. Form IV. ENGLISH, Forms IVa and b.—Anthology of Modern Verse: Read carefully page 15, "The Little Waves of 3reffney." Write an appreciation of the poem, mentioning choice of words, figures of speech, rhythm, etc. Give examples from the poem to illustrate your answer. Form 111, ENGLISH, Form Ilia.—Make a precis of Act 11. of "Midsummer Right's Dream." Form Illb: Read in Pritchard, "The Battle of Shoreby." Work the exercises, particularly Ex. IV. FRENCH, Form Ilia.—Do question 6 on Ex. 6, page 98. ■CHEMISTRY, Form Ilia, boys:— Glendinning, Chap. V. Read pa,ges 64 and 65 only; then answer questions 1 and 4 on page 75. Form Ilia, girls: Caradus, Chap. XVI. Read pages 222-226. Then do these questions—(l) What are the characteristic properties of acids? , Name 3 common acids. (2) What are I the characteristic properties of alkalies? Name 3 common alkalies. Form Ha. ARITHMETIC.—Text book, page 46. Mental 1 to 8, problems 1-5. ENGLISH.—Text book, page 20, lesson 2; text book, page 133, lesson 7. SPELLING.—List 20 difficult words on pages 78 and 79 of your journal. POETRY.—Learn the poem on page 70 of your journal. Write out and send in the meaning of the verses in your own words. Forms la and lib. ENGLlSH.—Reading: Journal pages 86-90. Grammar: Text book, set 3, les-i son 3, page 33, Nos. 1-5. SPELLING. —Write six words from your list with meanings and opposites. ARITHMETIC—Form la: Ex. 35D; 5-8; Form lib: Ex. 21, letter A. HISTORY.—What events in New Zealand history are connected with these dates: 1840, 1814, 1831, 1842, 1876, 1844, 1868. Write notes on the Hauhaus and Te Kooti. GEOGRAPHY.—Trace a map of the| world. Put in main currents and name them. I Standards V. and IV.(Boys).

READING.—S minutes each day aloud. Dead with dictionary. Standard V., page 75, Standard 4, page 39, 40. ENGLISH.—Write an essay of at least two pages on "School at Home," using these ideas: Why at home; Am I learning anything; which is best to work at home, to work at school; to waste my time; which subjects I like best; what mother thinks of it. ARITHMETIC—Standard V., page 56, CI, D 6, E 3 and 5; Standard IV, page 48, A, 1,2, 3, and 4. DRAWING.—A motor-shed. Standard IV. (Girls). ARITHMETIC—MentaI: Revise score rule. Make up 10 examples and write answers. Written: Page 25, A and B. ENGLISH.—Page 43, lesson 3. GEOGRAPHY.— Read page 49 and mark on your map of New Zealand the chief places where electricity is generated. POETRY.—Revise memory gems and poems already learnt. Find suitable memory ,gems and copy neatly into writing books. Standard 111. ARITHMETIC—MentaI: (1) 1-8 of 144; (2) Half-crowns in £B'lss; (3) How many hours from 9 a.m. Friday to 9 a.m.. Saturday; (4) 9 packets of biscuits at 7i each; (5) add: 1/4 + lOd + 61d + 1/-; (6) Ounces in 3 lbs; (7) How many days from beginning of April to end of May; (8) Cost of one gallon at' 9d a pint; (9) 29 florins, how many pounds, shillings and pence; (10) How many threepences in 13s 9d. Written: (1) (a) Add £l7 lis 9d 4£lB 14s 7d + £l9 16s 8d + £l6 17s lid; (b) £l7 18s 4d + £l3 9s lid + £l6 lis l'Od + £l4 8s lid + £l3 17s 6d. (2) (a) £l6 17s 6d x 4; (b) £6 6s 6d x 6; £l4 14s lid x 7. (3) (a) £l6 14s 7d £9 18s lid; (b) £l7 10s £l6 8s lid; (c) £l4 0s Od £6 9s Bd. (4) 8678 + 9637 + 7578 + 6984 + 8746 + 8886. GEOGRAPHY—What is (1) an island; (2) a lake; (3) a- river; (4) a waterfall; (5) a bay; (6) a harbour; (7) an ocean; (8) a sound; (9) a strait; (10 a gulf. Give one example and say where it is. READING.—Page 37. The Three Tests: (1) Where would the queen of Bellonia live? (2) What were the three conditions; (3) Write a word to match "yonder"; (4) Could he read thoughts? (5) What is parchment; (6)1 What were roots of a mountain? I Standard 11. ARITHMETIC—(I) 8d + 6d + 9d ' + 4d = ?; 9d + 7d + 6d

-f 3 = ?; 6d + 7d + 5& +■ 8d = ? (answers in shillings and pence). (2) 6d x 4 = ?; 8d x 7 = ?; 7d x 9 = ? (answers in shillings and pence). (3) 14d —' 6d; 18d 7d; 19d lid. (4) 168 + 279 + 145; (5) 632 SPELLING.—Donkey, baby, babies, owner, driver. ENGLISH: "Write sentences using the following words in them: Who, that, as soon as, while. Write a letter to your teacher telling her about your favourite winter game. DRAWING.—Draw a boat on the

Standard I. SPELLING.—Fright, alone, fault, knocked, once, other. Write sentences with words alone and fault. BEADING: Read whole of "The Room with Looking Glass Walls." Answer these questions: (1) Why were the Prince and Princess angry? (2) What happened when they made a noise in the coach? (3) What made the Prince and Princess laugh? ENGLISH. —Finish these sentences: (1) Before I have my breakfast ; (2) When I am a man (or lady) —; (3) [f lam very ,good —; (4) Before the sun sets —. ARITHMETIC—(a) 4 + 9 = ?.; 5 + 11— ?; 7 + 8=?; 8 + 6=?; 9 + 7 = ?; 8 + 9 = ?; 8 + 12 = ?; 9 + 11 = ?; 6 + 12 = ?. (b) 6 x 5 = ?; 8 x 4 + ?; 9 x 6 = ?; 12 x 3 = ?; 8 x 6 = ?; 9 x 5 = ?; 8 x 3 t= ?; 12 x 4 = ?; 10x6= ?. (c) 23 36