SECTION II.

1. The History of England from the Norman Conquest has been sometimes divided into periods of Feudal, Personal, and Constitutional Monarchy. Explain briefly these terms, with the dates of the commencement of each period, and give some account of the state of the peasantry during the first period.

2. What were the circumstances that led to the signing of Magna Charta? Shew that the persons and property of all classes were protected by this Charter. What additional Charter was granted in the following reign? What were its provisions?

3. What were the relations between Scotland and England in the reign of Edward III. ?

SECTION III.

1. Write a life of Cardinal Wolsey, detailing especially his administration of the government and the causes which led to his fall.

2. What were the chief subjects of quarrel between Charles I. and his Parliament?

and on what charges, was he tried?

Before what court,

3. What were the effects upon Scotland of the Union of the two Crowns under James I. ? What was the immediate cause of the signing of the National Covenant?

SECTION IV.

1. Trace the descent of George I. and of the Old Pretender from James I. Shew which had the better claim to the throne by birth. Who was the last male heir of the Stuarts?

2. Name the chief events of importance in the War of American Independence, and give a brief account of George Washington.

3. What was the immediate cause of the Peninsular War? Give some account of Wellington's campaigns in Spain.

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT.

THREE hours allowed for this Paper with that on
MUSIC.

Those who are or have been Pupil Teachers are not to answer more than one question in any Section. Candidates who have not been Pupil Teachers may answer any seven questions they think fit, except in Section VII., from which only one subject should be selected for notes of a lesson.

No Candidate is to answer more than seven questions.

SECTION I.

1. What were the arrangements of your school as to the position of windows, stoves, desks, and galleries? Why have these points to be considered in planning a School? For what lessons is a gallery specially adapted? Describe the construction of a gallery suitable for older children or for infants.

2. Show the advantages of varying the classification of a school according to the subjects of instruction. What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching boys and girls together in the same school?

3. What lessons were you in the habit of giving during your apprenticeship for which full notes were required? What method were you instructed to follow in drawing up notes for an introductory lesson on some new rule in arithmetic ?

(For Females only.)

4. A girl can hem, seam, fell, and plait, and can also fix all the above; construct a scheme for the next two standards in needlework? Name some garment or garments suitable for both standards.

SECTION II.

1. What should be the next steps in reading after a child has mastered the forms of the letters and powers of the vowels? Give examples of a few such lessons.

2. Explain how the reading of dialogue and recitation may be employed to remedy want of intelligence in reading. For what reasons should more than one set of reading books be employed in each class?

3. Which subjects of instruction can be best taught by reading books, and which by oral lessons? Give reasons in each case for your classification.

SECTION III.

1. A class can multiply by numbers up to nine (inclusive), what intermediate steps of reasoning and practice are needed that they may be able to multiply intelligently by such a number as 67? Give more difficult examples of each step.

2. By what method would you teach Rule of Three sums? State clearly the two methods commonly employed, and compare their advantages.

3. By what illustrations on the black board would you prove to children that of = 32, and 3-4 = } ? ♣ 7

SECTION IV.

1. What are the chief difficulties to be encountered by a child beginning small hand copies? How would you deal with them?

2. What general rules of composition would you give to a class which was required to write out from memory the substance of a short story?

3. Name some common faults of letter writing among children. From what causes do they proceed? How would you correct them?

SECTION V.

1. State fully the purposes for which a blackboard . may be used in reading, writing, and geography lessons.

2. A complaint is frequently made, that geography, as taught in schools, is confined to lists of capes, heights of mountains, &c.; how far are such lists useful, and for

what purposes? Illustrate from your knowledge of British capes and mountains.

3. What order should be followed in teaching the parts of speech? Give your reasons.

SECTION VI.

1. What rules were employed in your school to carry out the regulations of the code, that "reasonable care should be taken to bring up children in habits (1) of good manners, (2) of cheerful obedience to duty, (3) of truthfulness?

2. Show that copying, especially in arithmetic, may be the result of bad teaching, or of bad discipline. What precautions would you take to prevent the growth of such a habit?

3. Show the advantages of steady work as compared with cramming in regard to (1) memory and (2) intelligent thought.

SECTION VII.

Write full notes of a lesson on one of the following

MUSIC.

THREE hours allowed for this and the SCHOOL MANAGEMENT Paper.

2. Give an example of transition of two flat removes.