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 lit 
eracy. Before deciding upon that standard, it was essen 
tial 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 
<6 
Correct copying.... 
. .22 
<s 
Spelling 
. . II 
te 
Judgment 
..is 
ce 
100 points