54. Compare old, near, hind, out, and up.

55. Give the past tense and past participle of 'drive,' 'strive,' 'arrive,' 'weave,' 'cleave,' and 'leave.'

SPECIMENS OF ANALYSIS.

'Who are you?'

.‘you.'

Subject........
Verb of incomplete predication..............' are.'
Predicate... Complement of subject...

'Who?'

'Having examined the whole regiment, the enraged officer struck the guilty man dead with a single blow of his sword.'

Subject.......officer.'

Attributes

of Subject

(a) 'the'

(b) 'enraged'

(c) 'Having examined the whole regiment.'
Verb of incomplete predication.........' struck.'

Predicate { Objective completion.........

Object.........man.'

Attributes 'the'

of Object

unfortunate.'

Adverbial extension

of Predicate.

'It is I.'

Subject.........' It.'

..'dead.'

Predicate Verb of incomplete predication......... ‘is ' consisting of Completion of Subject.........

CANDIDATES-MALES AND FEMALES.

GEOGRAPHY.

1. Mention, in order from north to south, the counties on the east coast of Great Britain.

2. Describe the position of Swansea, Birkenhead, Dover, Leith, Alloa, Crieff, Cork.

3. Mention the chief rivers and the chief seaports of Ireland.

4. Name the order and position of the capes between the mouth of the Humber and Cape Wrath.

5. What is a roadstead, an isthmus, a strait, a river, a river-basin, and a watershed? Give examples of each.

6. Name the chief mountains in Ireland, with the counties in which they are situated.

7. Mention the places in England where the manufacture of iron, silk, and cotton is carried on.

8. Where are the following places, and for what are they noted: Preston, Jedburgh, Limerick, Wick, Leeds, Canterbury, and Portsmouth?

9. Name and give the position of the principal freshwater lakes of Scotland.

10. Describe a voyage round the north of Scotland from Wick to Glasgow, mentioning the chief physical features that might be seen.

11. Name, in order from north to south, the chief British rivers that flow into the German Ocean.

12. In which counties are the following places, and for what are they noted: Chichester, Southampton, Leicester, Kirkcaldy, Belfast, Port-Glasgow, Elgin?

13. Give a short account of the English lakes.

14. Mention as many British towns as you can, engaged in the iron trade?

15. Where and what are the Minch, Skerryvore, Eddystone, Woolwich, the Witham, Loch Corrib, Lough Foyle, the Needles, and Scarborough?

16. What counties are drained by the Forth, and what by the Tweed?

17. Name towns in Great Britain famous for the manufacture of silk, cotton, lace, muslins, iron, earthen

ware.

18. Where, and for what noted are: Staffa, Llandaff, Barrow-in-Furness, Loch Lomond, Snowdon ?

19. Name the capes on the south coast of England, mentioning where they are situated, and anything of note respecting them.

20. Give, in order of importance, the chief commercial ports in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

21. Where are Colchester, Lough Neagh, Stonehaven, Pass of Glencoe, Killarney, Whitby? Say what you know about them.

22. In what counties and at what places are the following to be found: Woollen manufactures, lead mines, hops, hosiery, stoneware ?

23. Name in order the counties of Ireland on the east coast.

24. Describe the position of the following, and tell what you know about them: Isle of Man, Cardiff, Grangemouth, Kilkenny, Bristol, Iona, Sligo.

25. Name the principal lakes in Scotland, showing their connection with the river system, and mentioning any facts you know about them.

26. Name places in Scotland and England where the manufacture of iron is carried on.

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27. Where are the following towns, and for what noted: Sanquhar, Hawick, Beauly, Harwich, Hull, Bristol, Winchester, Enniskillen, Limerick, Drogheda, and Londonderry? 28. What are the chief mineral productions of Scotland, and where are they worked?

29. Enumerate the English rivers that flow into the Irish Sea, with the towns situated on them.

30. State where the following places are situated, and for what they are remarkable: Falkirk, Iona, Giant's Causeway, Rochdale, Sheffield, Matlock, Moffat, Brighton, and Nairn.

31. Give an account of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, naming the chief islands and towns, and stating what you know of the natural features and chief industries.

32. In what counties is the Lake District of England situated? Name the principal lakes, and the towns in their vicinity.

33. State the situation of the following towns, and say for what they are noted: Stoke-upon-Trent, Penzance, Southampton, Cheltenham, Greenock, Fort Augustus, Kirkcaldy, Arbroath, Belfast, Coleraine, Youghal, and Galway.

34. Name the principal towns of the counties that border on the Bristol Channel.

35. Tell the exact positions of the counties of Renfrew and Elgin, name the important towns in them, and say for what they are noted.

36. State what you know of Lifford, Tralee, Clonmel, Cashel, Tuam, Trim, Maynooth.

37. Name in order the capes, bays, and river mouths on the west coast of England and Wales.

38. Name the chief seaports of Scotland, and describe their situations.

39. Where, and for what noted, are Hull, Truro, Cork, Peterborough, Limerick, St Helier, Bangor?

40. Name in order the counties on the west coast of Ireland, with the county town of each.

41. Describe exactly the position of the county of Warwick; give the important towns in it; and say for what each is noted.

42. Where, and for what noted, are Musselburgh, Dornoch, Cromarty, Montrose, Lerwick, St Kilda, Paisley?

43. Where are Dundee, Bannockburn, Barrow-in-Furness, and Coventry; and what industries are connected with them?

44. By how many routes might a coasting vessel sail from Glasgow to Newcastle, and what reason might guide the captain in choosing among them?

45. Where are the chief lakes and mountain ranges in Ireland and England?

46. Name the rivers of England that fall into the German Ocean, beginning at the north.

47. Name the chief lakes in Scotland, and the counties in which they are situated.

48. Assign to their respective counties the following towns: Belfast, Dundalk, Manchester, Glasgow, Sunderland, Bristol, Peterhead, and Plymouth.

49. Where are the chief seats of the woollen, hardware, silk, and pottery manufactures? Can any reasons be given for their distribution over the United Kingdom?

50. From and to what towns are the chief trading routes between Great Britain and Ireland? Do you know of any lighthouses on either coast?

51. Name, in order, beginning at the north, the rivers of Scotland that fall into the German Ocean.

52. Sketch a map of Italy, and mark the positions of the principal towns, rivers, and mountains.

53. Describe, in words, the course of the Elbe, naming its chief tributaries, and more important towns in its basin.