Maximum Marks. 5 5 5 7 4 12 5 7 1. "All sounds are produced by the vibrations of bodies acting upon the atmosphere." Compare the numbers of vibrations that can be produced by the vocal organs with those producible by musical instruments, from the lowest to the highest possible number. What are the French and German standards of pitch? 2. What general rule must guide composers in the adaptation of music to poetry? Illustrate the application of this rule to verse of Iambic and of Trochaic metre. 3. Define-Melody, harmony, thorough-bass, concord, discord, prime, harmonic chord, inversion, resolution, modulation. 4. Write major common chords and first and second inversions on B, D flat, F, and E flat. 5. Quote the rules to be observed in the arrangement and combination of sounds in the common chord. 6. Put three upper parts in full vocal score to the bass marked Figure 5 in the music sheet. 7. Show in tabular form the chords ordinarily borne by the different degrees of the scale in major keys when writing chords to an unfigured bass. 8. Explain the term natural modulation; and show how gradual modulation is usually effected. Give an example of gradual modulation from G into D. 1. PENMANSHIP TEST (a) Form the words "Brazil," "Yelept" in imitation of plain print, the initials only to be capitals. (b) Write as a copy for a fourth class-"Health and plenty cheered the labouring swain." 2. Specify, and give examples of, faults to be avoided in questioning. 3. What are the disadvantages of simultaneous answering? For what purposes, and under what conditions, may it be permitted? 4. On what grounds may good writing be regarded as indicative of good discipline? 5. Describe the Alphabetic Method of teaching reading, and state briefly the arguments for and against it. 6. Explain intelligently as to a second class the process and principle of "borrowing in subtraction, taking as an example 56073 - 37829. For Admission as Teacher of the Third Class. (Three hours allowed.) 1. PENMANSHIP TEST Maximum Marks. 8 5. What treatment would you resort to in cases of(a) sullenness; (b) petulance; (c) bullying on the part of your pupils? 6. Describe the Phonic Method of teaching reading, 9 and state briefly the arguments for and against it. 7. You are required to teach a second class "to know 12 and distinguish the cardinal points." Draw up full notes of a lesson accordingly. 8. Give the substance of the Regulations regarding (a) Detention of pupils. (b) Suspension of pupils from attendance. 9. Specify (a) The Geography prescribed for the third half-year in third class. (b) The Grammar for the second half-year in fourth class. (c) The Arithmetic for the first half year in fifth class. 10. Give a specimen page, with a few appropriate entries, from the Admission Register. 11. (a) When are-( (b) What documents must be kept constantly sus- (c) In what case may children under seven years of For Admission as Teacher of the Second Class. (Three hours allowed.) 1. PENMANSHIP TEST (a) Form in plain print the word "Material" (the initial only to be a capital), and in ornamental capitals the word "Organization." (b) Write as a copy for a sixth class-" Thorough, not superficial, knowledge is required." 2. Describe the "Lancasterian System” of organization. 3. Mention the different systems of classifying pupils, and point out shortly the advantages and disadvantages of each. 4. Assuming that you are a teacher working singlehanded in an old-established Class 8 school, state the various difficulties likely to arise in connection with the classification of the pupils, and state how you would combat them. 5. (a) Enumerate the principal considerations by which you would be influenced in drawing up a General Time Table. (b) How much time per week would you allot to each of the different subjects of instruction in (i.) a second, (ii.) a fifth class? 6. You have drafts just entering upon the third half-year in third class, and the second half-year in fourth class, respectively. Draw out a month's work for each, as it might appear in the Work Book. 4 6 9 9 8 9 8 7. One of the pupil-teachers in a school, of which you are 10 the head, is in the habit of sending up an excessive number of his pupils for corporal punishment. Give a detailed account of how you would proceed with the view of securing an alteration. 8. "Child nature is many-sided. Every influence is 10 therefore likely to produce complex effects." Illustrate this statement-as far as possible from your own experience. 9. Write a short essay on "The School as a Moral 12 Force.' 12 12 pr 2x q and ax 4. Solve the equations 3. 5. How long will x men take to mowy acres of corn, if each man mows: acres a day? At 5 shillings wages per man a day, how many pounds will the mowing cost? 6. The width of a room is two-thirds of its length. If the width had been 3 ft. more, and the length 3 ft. less, the room would have been square. Find its dimensions. 6 7. Find both the highest common factor and the lowest common multiple of 49be3, 21a2b2, 56ca3, (ii.) 4x+14x1 + 20x3 + 70xr2 and 8x + 28x® - 8x3 · 12x + 56x3. 3. Reduce to lowest terms by the second method of the text-book-that is, by applying the principle that "the H.C.F. of numerator and denominator must be a factor of their sum" 5x3 2x 15x - 6 7x3 4x2 - 21x + 12 7 7 7. Simplify 10. It is between 2 and 3 o'clock, and in 10 minutes the minute-hand will be as much before the hour-hand as it is now behind it. What is the time? 11. A person has just a hours at his disposal; how far may he ride in a coach which travels b miles an hour, so as to return home in time, walking back at the rate of c miles an hour? 9 9 |