LANGUAGE  AND  LITERACY  TESTS

151

Use  of  the  card,  that  it  was  decided  henceforth  to  eliminate
all  applicants  who  were  below  a  certain  standard  of  literacy. ­
  Before  deciding  upon  that  standard,  it  was  essential ­
  to  try  out  a  number  of  tests  of  varying  difficulty.  The
test  which  was  finally  decided  upon  was  as  follows:
-•  "Name
Address  ———  —
17  178
2 -  Add  +11  Subtract  —  12
3-  (a)  Draw  a  line  through  the  biggest  number.  3  86,  28
(b)  Write  a  number  larger  than  107.
( c )  Put  the  number  63  on  the  longest  line.  —  -
4-  (a)  Copy  “When  I  am  hurt  I  go  to  the  hospital.”

(b)  Write  these  numbers  on  the  lines  on  the  right-hand  side.

17
89
346
5894

Basis  for  marking

Legible  figures

..  15  points

Legible  letters

..IS

Si

Correct  arithmetic.  .

.  .22

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Correct  copying....

.  .22

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Spelling

.  .  II

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Judgment

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100  points