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7. Give examples of cases arising in the course of actual class-teaching in which (a) " telling" and (b) "eliciting" may be injurious. What relation should unassisted " silent work " generally bear to that which is done viva voce, and under the master's direct teaching ? 8. Draw up a time-table for a school with 32 pupils. The children are to be taught by a master or a mistress only. The classification of the children is as follows : Two are preparing for Standard V.; four for Standard III.; five for Standard II.; seven for Standard I.; there are five children in the lower division of the preparatory class and nine in the upper. In a large school, what devices may be used to prevent, as far as possible, inferiority in the girls' literary work through their having to attend classes for sewing ? 9. Explain the meaning of the following phrases in " The Standards," 1885: Percentage of passes, percentage of failures, percentage on class-subjects, additional marks. In a certain school there are 57 children on the school-roll; 51 of these are present at examination, and 34 pass ; there are no " exceptions " : find the percentage of passes and the percentage of failures. 10. What is '.'the weekly roll-number "? Describe fully all the register entries that should be made when a new pupil is admitted. At a certain school not more than one-fifth of the total number of the children on the roll were absent on any half-day of the September quarter except those mentioned below, when the attendance was as follows :— Boys. Girls. August 25, morning and afternoon ... 7 3 „ 26, „ „ ... 5 3 September3, „ „ ... 10 10 „ 4, morning only ... ... 15 14 „ 7, morning and afternoon ... 8 4 „ 8, „ „ ... 7 3 With these data complete the following returns to line XIV. Criticise line XV. :

Return of Attendance for the Quarter ending September 30, 1885.

Classes D and B.—Elementaey Science. Time allowed : Three hours. [Note. —Candidates are not to attempt more than twelve questions. Female candidates, if proficient in Needlework, may substitute for this paper the paper on Domestic Economy and the Laws of Health ; but passing in Science will not exempt them from passing in Needlework also.] 1. If a body just floats in water, will it float in oil ? In what liquid will iron float? 2. Draw a vertical section of a fire-engine. What is the use of the air-vessel'? 3. Describe simple experiments to show the pressure of air. If a cylinder of air, open at one end, were placed mouth downwards in a vessel of mercury, how far down would it have to be pressed in order that it might be half filled by the mercury ? If the vessel contained water, how far down would the cylinder have to be pressed ? 4. How is power gained by the use of a common screw lifting-jack? 5. How may the pitch of a musical note be determined? 2—E. la.

: SCHOOL. HalfDays. M. F. TOTAL. I. How many scholars were returned as belonging to the school at the end of last quarter ? [Line VII. of last quarter's return] II. How many of these have left, not having attended at all this quarter ? .. 27 3 24 1 51 4 III. What, then, was the number really belonging to the school at beginning of quarter ? [ Subtract II. from I] IV. How many have teen admitted during the quarter ? 24 23 5 17 5 V. How many, therefore, have belonged to the school this quarter ? [Add III. ami IV.] VI. How many of these (in V.) left before the end of the quarter ? .. 24 1 28 3 52 4 VII. What, then, is the number now belonging ? [Subtract VI. from V.] VIII. What is the average weekly number on the roll during the quarter ? 23 23-7 25 24-6 48 48-3 IX. How many times has the school been open this quarter (mornings and afternoons to bo reckoned separately) ? X. What is the number of half-day attendances ? .. XL What, then, is the strict average attendance ? {Divide X. by IX.] 143 2,805 2,911' J XII. On how many half-days has the attendance been not less than one-half of the number on the roll for the time being ? XIII. What is the number of attendances on these half-days ? XIV. What, then, is the average attendance by the second computation (or working average ) ? [Divide XIII. by XII.~] XV. What has been the largest attendance on any half-day this quarter ? 25 24 19