THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH AUGUST, 1893.
STANDARD IV,
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1. Reading Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth
Book used in the school.
2. Writing-Eight lines of ordinary prose from the same book slowly dictated once by a few
words at a time.
3. Arithmetic.Vulgar fractions and reduction of the most ordinary weights and measures,
in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.Parsing (fully) a simple sentence from the Reading Book.
5. Geography.--Europe, in addition to the geography 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 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.
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 --Decimal fractions, simple proportion, simple interest and practice, in addition
to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a simple sentence.
5. Geography.-Asia and Africa in addition to the geography 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 four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this standard: fourteen dollars.
STANDARD VI.
1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression an ordinary piece of prose or poetry
chosen by the examiner.
2. Writing --A short theme or letter or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar
will be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic.-Compound proportion, compound interest, profit and loss and square root,
in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
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4. Grammar.-Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or poetry) chosen by the
examiner.
5. Geography-America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the continent prescribed.
6. History.-A period of the History used in the school.
Value of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard: sixteen dollars.
STANDARD VII.
1. Reading.To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency and expression,
a passage from a historical drama of Shakespeare, chosen by the Manager.
2. Composition.--A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling and handwriting to be taken into
account.
3. Arithmetic.-Cube root, averages, percentages, discount and stocks, in addition to the
arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.-Common prefixes, terminations and derivatives from foreign languages.
5. Geography.-Commercial Geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to
draw from memory a map of any
of the continents of the eastern hemisphere.
6. Elementary Science.-Animal and plant life and distribution of plants, animals and races
of mankind.
7. History.-A period of the History used in the school, in addition to the history of the
previous standard.
Value of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard: eighteen dollars. NOTE.-The Arithmetic of girls schools need not include decimal fractions, square or
cube root, discount or stocks.
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