II. ARITHMETIC.
1. Divide 2 + ( of ¦}}) − ¦ by 1
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2.
(GO marks.)
A ship is worth $16,000. If I havo of it, and sell of my share, how much have I left, and what is it worth? 3. Divide 1121.4 by ·534, and provo by Vulgar Fractions.
4. Reduco 7/10 to the decimal of LI.
5.
Fine the Square Root of 282475249.
6. Find the Cube Root of 69426531.
7. The interest of a certain sum of money, lent for 4 years and 9 months, at $4 per cent a year, is $161.50. What
was the sum lent ?
8. Find the difference between the Simple and Compound Interest of £13,333,,6,,8 for 5 years at 5 per cent.
9.
I bought a knife at 1/ and sold it at a profit of 247. What was the gain per cent?
10.
A can do a piece of work in 20 days of 7 hours, and B can do it in 14 days of 8 hours; how many hours a day
should A and B be engaged together to finish the work in 10 days?
I. METALS :--
III. CHEMISTRY.
(1.) How may the Metals be classified?
(2.) What is the proportion of Motals to Non-metals ?
(3.) What Metals are represented by these symbols ; — Fo, H, K, Nu, Pb, Pd, Pt, Su?
II. ALLOTR¦-
(1.) What is an Alloy ?
(2.) Mention some of the more important ones and their composition. (3.) What name is given to Alloys which contain Mercury ?
III. IRON :-
(1.) What are the properties of Iron ?
(2.) Distinguish Cast Iron, Malleable Tron, and Steel.
(80 marks.)
(3.) What are the processes by which these thren states of From are produced; and in what does the distinction
between them consist ?
IV. COPPER :—
(1.) In what places doos Copper occur?
(2.) Mention the principal Copper ores, and the methods by which they are roditred.
(8.) What are the Tests for Copper ?
V. TEAD
(1.) Enumerate and describe the Oxides of Lond.
(2.) Give the more common Salts of Lead, and express their composition in symbols.
(3.) What is the composition of these substances :—
(a) Plumber'a Solder, (b) Fine Solder, (c) Type Metal, and (8) Shot ?
VI. SILVER:—
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(1.) By what process can chemically-pare Silver be obtained?
(2.) How is Silver extracted from Galena?
(3.) What are the properties of Silver 7
VII. GOLD:—
(1.) Mention some places where Gold is found; and give the percentage of Gold to Silver in the specimens
found in those places.
(2.) Given 6 Fe SO, + 2 Au Cl, to find Gold.
(3.) What are the Tests for Gold ?
VIII. TIN:—
(1.) What is the principal ore of Tin, and how is it reduced?
(2.) What is Mine Tin, and what is Stream Tin?
(3.) What is Tin-plate? Describe the process by which it is made.
IV. COMPOSITION.
(100 marks.)
THE ORANGE.
V. DICTATION.
(50 marks.)
When I was a child of seven years old, my friends on a holiday, filled my pocket with half-pence. I went directly toward a shop where toys were sold for children, and being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, under standing the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth, put me in mind what good things I wight have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I eriel with vexation. This little event, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often. when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't give too much for the whistle;" and so I saved my money,
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