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4. Grammar. Parsing, orally or in writing at the option of the examiner, a simple sentence from the Reading
Book.
5. Geography.-Map of the World (general outlines) and Europe.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in
four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars. STANDARD V.
1. Reading.-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some
common book or newspaper.
2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling
and grammar will be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Grammar.—Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of a complex sentence chosen by the examiner from an
ordinary book or newspaper.
5. Geography-Asia, Africa and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars.
STANDARD VI.
1. Reading. To read with fluency and express any ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner. 2. Writing. A short theme, or letter, or easy par Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into
account.
3. Arithmetic.-Compound Interest, Square and Cube Root, Profit and Loss, and Progression, in addition to the
Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing, orally or in writing, of an ordinary stanza of poetry chosen by the
examiner.
5. Geography.-Ability to draw from memory a map of any of the Continents, the map to include the principal
rivers, mountains and cities in the Continent prescribed.
6. History. The first hundred pages of the History used in the school.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars.
Note.-In Girls' schools, Arithmetic in Standard V will not extend beyond Vulgar Fractions, and in Standard VI
not beyond Decimal Fractions.
20. For Schools in Class V. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language, with Chinese in addition.)
STANDARD I.
The same as Standard I for schools in Class IV.
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Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars. STANDARD II.
In addition to Standard II for schools in Class IV,
page of the First Book used in the school, with explanation of single words in the prin-
in the school.
dictation, ten common characters.
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this Standard but it vill not be "ounted if the scholar has not passed
ue of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars and a half.
STANDARD III.
In auton to Standard III for schools in Class IV,
5. Chin Reading. Two pages of the Second Book used in the school, with explanation.
6. Chinese Writing.-From dictation, twenty characters in the same book.
7. Chinese Speaking.-Turning very short sentences into colloquial Chinese.
Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed
in six of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.
STANDARD IV.
In addition to Standard IV for schools in Class IV,
6. Chinese Reading. A short passage in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation.
7. Chinese Writing. From dictation, forty characters in the same book.
8. Chinese Speaking.-Turning short sentences into colloquial Chinese.
Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed
in seven of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars and a half.
STANDARD V.
In addition to Standard V for schools in Class IV,
6. Chinese Reading.-A short passage in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation.
7. Chinese Writing.-From memory, a short passage in the same book.
8. Chinese Speaking. Turning a short passage in the same book into colloquial Chinese.
Chinese copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed
in seven of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, fourteen dollars and a half.
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In addition to Standard VI for schools in Class IV,
7. Chinese Reading.—An ordinary passage from a Chinese newspaper, with explanation.
8. Chinese Writing.-A short letter.
9. Chinese Speaking.-Fluent and correct colloquial Chinese.
Chinese copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, sixteen dollars and a half.
21. In all cases where copy writing is taken, not less then one month's work must be shown to the examiner.
22. Scholars who are presented under Standards IV, V and VI for schools in Classes III, IV and V, may also be ex- amined in one or more of the following subjects, namely:-Algebra, Geometry, Physical Geography, and the Natural