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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JANUARY, 1888.
3. The greater side of every triangle has the greater angle opposite to it.
4. If from the ends of a side of a triangle two straight lines be drawn to a point within the triangle,
these shall be less than the other two sides of the triangle, but shall contain a greater angle.
5. Parallelograms on the same base and between the same parallels are equal to one another.
6. If a straight line be bisected and produced to any point, the square on the whole line thus produced and the square on the part produced, are together double of the square on half the line bisected and of the square on the line made up of the half and the part produced.
7. Give algebraic proof of the preceding.
8. Find the side of a square equal in area to a given equilateral triangle.
9. If two circles intersect one another, the straight line that joins their centres (produced if necessary)
bisects at right angles the chord common to them.
10. On a given straight line describe the segment of a circle containing an angle equal to a given
rectillineal angle.
CLASS I-GRAMMAR. Thursday, 2-4.30.
1. Give rules for the elision or dropping out of mute e in the English language. Apply them to the
inflection of various Parts of Speech.
2. Write the Positive and Comparative of
least
worst
next first
most furthest
3. Give examples of different forms of compound nouns, and classify them.
4. The subject of a sentence may be simple, compound or complex. Illustrate fully.
5. Give some important Adjectival suffixes. Indicate which language they belong to. 6. Explain and illustrate the terms.
Tautology
Prolixity
Euphemism
Period.
7. Parse, the words in Italics. Of the many rich spoils adorning the pageant, none were gazed on with more curious eyes than the golden table, the candlestick with seven branching lamps, and the holy Book of the Law rescued from the flames of the Temple.
8. Analyze
The beauties of the wilderness are his,
That make so gay the solitary place, Where no eye sees them.
Cowper
CLASS I-MENSURATION.
Friday, 9-12.
1. The perpendicular 15 ft. long let fall, from the vertex of a triangle, on the base 56 ft. long, divides
it into two parts in the ratio 5:9. Find the length of the two sides.
2. Find in feet and inches, the diameter of a circle the area of which is one square pole.
3. The diagonal of an irregular quadrilateral field is 18 poles, the perpendiculars on the diagonal from
the other corners measure 38 yds. 22 yds. respectively. Find the area of the field.
4. A circle has a 6 ft. radius. Find area of segment subtended by a chord equal to radius.
5. From the formula for finding area of triangle three sides being given, make a formula for area of isosceles triangle, 'c' being base 'a' each of equal sides From this show the truth of formula for equilateral triangle.
6. Compare the perimeter of a given regular hexagon with that of a square equal in area.
7. Find the radins of a sphere equal in volume to a right cylinder 8 feet 4 in. high and having radins
of base 10 in.
CLASS I-HISTORY.
WILLIAM I TO ELIZABETH.
Friday 2-4.30.
1. State briefly what you know of Anne Boleyn, Eleanor of Provence, Isabella, Maid of Norway, Maid
of Orleans, and Philippa.
2. Make a list of the battles in France in this period, with names of leaders.
3. Explain fully the terms Armada, Interdict, Lollards and Poll tax.
4. Give a brief sketch of the reign of Edward IV.
5. What do you mean by the Feudal System? How did William I's differ from the Continental? 6. Write out a list of only those Monarchs, between William I and Elisabeth, from whom Her Majesty
Queen, Victoria is descended.