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8. English Grammar.—Analysis and parsing of a short ordinary sentence chosen by the examiner.
9. Geography-Outlines of Europe and America, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.
English copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars and a half.
18. For Schools in Class H. (Schools in which a European education is given in the Chinese language.)
STANDARD I.
1. Reading. Two pages of the First Book used in the school.
2. Writing. Five common characters from dictation.
3. Arithmetic.—Notation.
Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.
STANDARD II.
1. Reading. A passage not exceeding fifty characters in the Second Book used in the school.
2. Writing. From dictation, ten consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic—Simple Addition and Subtraction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, seven dollars.
STANDARD III.
1. Reading. A passage not exceeding sixty characters in the Third Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, twenty consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic.—Simple Multiplication, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.
STANDARD IV.
1. Reading. A passage not exceeding seventy characters in the Fourth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From dictation, thirty consecutive characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic. The Simple Rates.
4. Geography.—General outlines of China Proper.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, nine dollars.
STANDARD V.
1. Reading.—A passage not exceeding eighty characters in the Fifth Book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing. From memory, a passage not exceeding forty characters in the same book.
3. Arithmetic.—Reduction (Chinese Tables) and Simple Proportion, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Geography—The Canton Province, in addition to the Geography of the previous Standard.
5. History. The first half of the History used in the school.
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, ten dollars.
STANDARD VI.
1. Reading. A passage not exceeding one hundred characters in any book used in the school, with explanation in colloquial Chinese.
2. Writing.—From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.
3. Arithmetic.—Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Geography. The Chinese Empire.
5. History. The History used in the school.
Copy writing will not be taken in this Standard.
Value of a pass in this Standard, twelve dollars.
Note.—The school books may be wholly or partially in the Romanised Character, at the option of the Manager. When the Romanised Character is used, the passages selected for examination will be of the same length as those for schools in Class IV.
19. For Schools in Class IV. (Schools in which a European education is given in any European language.)
STANDARD I.
1. Reading—Accurate pronunciation of each word in a passage not exceeding five lines in the First Book used in the school.
2. Writing—Copy on a slate or black board a line of print in the same book, and write from dictation a few common words.
3. Arithmetic.—Notation, Simple Addition, and Subtraction.
Value of a pass in this Standard, six dollars.
STANDARD II.
1. Reading.—Slow and distinct reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Second Book used in the school.
2. Writing. A sentence from the same Book slowly read once, and then dictated in single words.
3. Arithmetic.—Multiplication Table, Simple Multiplication and Division, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standard.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in two of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, eight dollars.
STANDARD III.
1. Reading—Clear and intelligible reading of a passage not exceeding ten lines in the Third Book used in the school.
2. Writing. A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.
3. Arithmetic.—Compound Rules and Reduction, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
4. Grammar.—Ability to distinguish the parts of speech in a short sentence in the Reading Book.
Copy writing will be taken in this Standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in three of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this Standard, ten dollars.
STANDARD IV.
1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.
2. Writing.—A sentence from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.
3. Arithmetic. Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple Interest, and Practice, in addition to the Arithmetic of the previous Standards.
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.