Most of you cannot pass this test to graduate from the eighth grade.

[RWNJ]

The test is from 1895. And I'll bet most of you cannot pass it. Here's the link, if you have the courage to try.

I scored 70 percent. Barely passing. But then, I went to a private school and got a decent education.

An 1895 8th Grade Final Exam: I Couldn't Pass It. Could You?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wow.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

A lot, amiright?

 

[OldLady]

The test is from 1895. And I'll bet most of you cannot pass it. Here's the link, if you have the courage to try.

I scored 70 percent. Barely passing. But then, I went to a private school and got a decent education.

An 1895 8th Grade Final Exam: I Couldn't Pass It. Could You?

How did you score it?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?

7 *50 = 350 +104 =, er, what's an incidental?

Were you allowed to bring your HP-12C to class?

 

[Two Thumbs]

an outdated test, for farmers....

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Test reflect the needs of time.

Do you think that an 8th grader from 1895 could pass today's 8th grade exam?

 

[tyroneweaver]

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

3942-1050=2892
2892/60 = 48.2 bushel
48.2 x.50 = $24.10

This is stupid. Wheat doesn't have a tare weight b/c combines are so efficient.
The Portland price of wheat right now is $5.00

 

[rightwinger]

No big deal

8th graders in 1895 were allowed to use a calculator

 

[RWNJ]

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

3942-1050=2892
2892/60 = 48.2 bushel
48.2 x.50 = $24.10

This is stupid. Wheat doesn't have a tare weight b/c combines are so efficient.
The Portland price of wheat right now is $5.00

The ones that got me were the ones about the parts of speech. I can't remember the last time I had to conjugate verbs.

 

[Mac1958]

We would probably need to add a few questions to reflect modern culture, such as:

1. What is the name of the area in which you can hide, if you hear something you don't like?
2. List three examples of Cultural Appropriation
3. Provide 5 tactics you would use to stop someone you don't like from speaking on campus
4. Why are men so horrible?
5. Name 15 genders
6. Provide 10 examples of how white people have ruined America
7. In the average video game, how many people can a ten year old boy slaughter in one minute?
8. Why would any stupid, inbred dupe like America?
9. Name 12 situations in which you should provide a trigger warning
.

 

[tyroneweaver]

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

2x10x3= 60 square feet.
1.24 square feet per bushel
48.38

I love these farm questions. They're pretty easy.

 

[Geaux4it]

a pig and a poke

 

[Geaux4it]

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

 

[OldLady]

Since we're scoring ourselves, I got a 92.

 

[Two Thumbs]

What's a 'cornhole'?

 

[Two Thumbs]

How many peppers would Peter have to pick to pick a pack of pickled peppers?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

What's a 'cornhole'?

Depending on who you ask, it's either a game where you throw beanbags into holes in a board, or it's an asshole.

 

[Two Thumbs]

What's a 'cornhole'?

Depending on who you ask, it's either a game where you throw beanbags into holes in a board, or it's an asshole.

or it's the hole in a silo where the corn goes in.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

I never took redneck economics. I did bale hay in my youth. Even branded a few cattle. Can I get extra credit for that?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

What's a 'cornhole'?

This is my closest guess.



Perhaps a minority hairstyle?