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Problem: To bisect the area of a given triangle by a line parallel to the base. (Hint: Line doel. not bisect the sides of triangle.)

How many points are there in the plane of the three given lines that are equidistant from these lines? Problem: To find two such points.

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Exercise: The radius of a circle is 15 cm.; find the length of the arc subtended by a chord 15 cm.
in length.

(a) Inscribe a regular hexagon in a circle; then inscribe a regular dodecagon (or 12-sided polygon).
(Give construction without proof.)
(b) Exercise: Prove that the area of the regular inscribed dodecagon is equal to three times the
square of the radius. (Hint: Use a side of the hexagon as the altitude of two small triangles
of the dodecagon.)

VALIDATING EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION, AND LITERATURE

PART I

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION

Weight, 100

Time: 1 hour.

1 10 Among the following words, some are misspelled. Write correctly the misspelled words in the

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blank spaces.

(a) seperate.

(b) atheletic.

(c) procede.
(d) preceed.
(e) wondrous.

indissoluble.

(g) comotion.
(h) intermitent..

(i) dismissal.

(j) permiting.

2 12 Punctuate and capitalize the following:

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(k) respectible.

(1) reconnaissance.

(m) coinside.

(n) occidentel.

(0) blamable

(p) blameworthy

(q) desicate...

(r) tyrany.
(8) sergeant.

(t) prefering.

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no i havent i replied is it as interesting as her former novels

18 (a) Give synonyms for these words: deprive copious-promise.

(b) Give antonyms for these words: assemble-friendship-bravery,

(c) Give simple words for these more elaborate ones: discourse-recompense-physiognomy. (d) In the following sentences underline the word giving the correct meaning:

(1) The shuffling walk of the man was his only (peculiarity-characteristic-talent—ability). (2) Silas Marner's love of money made him very (egotistical-avaricious-veracious).

15 Check below those sentences which state the truth in regard to the following sentence: "Raising and expending the billion and a half dollars necessary to support the public schools of the United States is the largest financial problem that the communities have annually to face."

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"Face" is a noun.

(k) "Necessary" is a conjunction.

(m) "Dollars" is the subject of the sentence.

(n) This sentence has a relative pronoun.

(0) This sentence has two coordinate conjunctions.

15 Some of the following sentences contain faulty constructions; others have grammatical errors. Rewrite each sentence putting it in the best form of which you are capable.

(a) The correspondence began just one month later which led to the surrender.

(b) The broker's business is a lucrative one but I should not want to be one of them.

(c) Send whomever will do the work.

(d) I feel badly, and I will not be able to keep the engagement.

6 30 Write an expository paragraph of about 75 words on any topic of your choice.

PART II

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE

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Weight, 100

Time: 2 hours.

8 Name at least four of the great authors connected with the Romantic movement and a work of each.

8 Name at least four of the great authors of the Victorian Age and a work of each.

12 In the spaces before the column at the right, place the number of the author who corresponds from the list in the column at the left.

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6 In the following sentences underline the word or words making the correct answer:

(a) The setting of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is in-Berkshire Hills, The Valley of the Hudson River, Catskill Mountains, New Hampshire, Mississippi Valley.

(b) Becky Sharp is a character in-The Rivals, Mill on the Floss, Vanity Fair, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Virginian,

(c) "How far that little candle throws his beams: So shines a good deed on a naughty world" was spoken by-Falstaff, Portia, Micawber, Amelia, Tiny Tim.

(d) The earliest of these writers was Kipling, Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Pope, Tennyson, Keats.

(e) Tennyson wrote-Old Ironsides, Tam O'Shanter, Eve of St. Agnes, Idylls of the King, My Last Duchess.

The name of Boswell is associated with-Byron, Goldsmith, Johnson, Pope, Milton.

6 Give the names of the authors of any three of the following poems:

Lycidas.

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

The Cotter's Saturday Night.

The Lady of the Lake.

6 Give the names of the authors of any three of the following works:

Vicar of Wakefield.

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14 Indicate under the proper headings below which authors are writers of prose or of poetry and which are English or American:

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40 Select an American author of note and in a short composition of not less than 250 words tell what

was his special contribution to American literature.

Following paragraph 23 insert a new paragraph, which may be called paragraph 23a, as follows:

ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE

The academic board will consider and may accept without other mental requirements:

(1) A properly attested college certificate (Form I) that the candidate is a regularly enrolled student in good standing without condition in a univer sity, college, or technical school accredited by the United States Military Academy, provided that the entrance requirements of the course he is pur suing require proficiency in subjects amounting to not less than 15 units the list given below, and provided further, that he has satisfactorily com pleted one semester's work.

Of the 15 units, 2 must be in algebra, 1 in plane geometry, 11⁄2 in English grammar and composition, 11⁄2 in English literature, and 2 in history. The remaining 7 units may be chosen from the list of optional subjects given here after but can not include commercial or other subjects not included in the list. A full record of academic work at the college, giving subjects taken and grades attained in each, must be submitted on Form I.

If a scrutiny of the certificate submitted shows low grades the certificate will be rejected.

(2) A properly attested certificate (Form III) from the college entrance examination board that the candidate has shown proficiency in the examinations set by the board in subjects amounting to 15 units from the list given below. Of the 15 units, 2 must be in algebra, 1 in plane geometry, 111⁄2 in English grammar and composition, 11⁄2 in English literature, and 2 in history. The remaining 7 units may be chosen from the list of optional subjects given hereafter but can not include subjects not in the list. If a scrutiny of the certificate submitted shows low grades the certificate will be rejected.

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(3) A properly attested certificate (Form III) from the college entrance examination board that the candidate has shown proficiency in the examination set by the board in the 8 required units from the list given below and a properly attested certificate from a preparatory or public high schoo accredited by the United States Military Academy showing proficiency in 7 units of the optional subjects given hereafter. If a scrutiny of the certificate submitted shows low grades the certificate will be rejected.

(4) A properly attested certificate (Form II) of a candidate accredited as an "honor school" appointee who has been graded in academic work in the upper 10 per cent of his class. The certificate will be forwarded to the academic board, United States Military Academy, at the time the appointment is made.

A candidate whose certificate under paragraph 23a has been rejected will be required to take the regular entrance examination.

A candidate whose certificate under paragraph 23a has been accepted is excused from the mental examination but must appear for the physical examination.

Paragraph 24: Add the following subjects to the optional list:

Economics.

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Making a new total of 411⁄2 units in the optional list.

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Paragraph 38: At the end of the fifth subparagraph, after the words "for physical examination," add the following: "and, if required, for the validating examination."

Paragraph 39: Omit all.

Paragraph 42: Begin the paragraph as follows (lines 1 and 2):

The physical examination of a candidate begins after the conclusion of his last mental examination, and is continued daily until completed, etc. Following paragraph 46, insert a new paragraph, which may be numbered paragraph 46a, as follows:

No cadet to be married.-No married person shall be admitted as a cadet; and if any cadet shall be married before graduation, such marriage shall be considered as equivalent to a resignation and he shall be required to leave the institution.

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WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, November 1, 1929.

The following publication, entitled “Information Relative to the Appointment and Admission of Cadets to the United States Military Academy," is published for the information of all concerned.

[A. G. 351.27 (8-14-29).]

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAB:

C. P. SUMMERALL,

General, Chief of Staff.

OFFICIAL:

C. H. BRIDGES,

Major General,

The Adjutant General.

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