قراءة كتاب Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8

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Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8

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Ruch G M (Giles Murrel)

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recognition, to yearn to impress one's personality upon one's fellow-men, is the essence of ambition. The ambitious person may think that he merely thirsts to "do something" or "be somebody" but really what he craves is to figure potently in the minds of others, to be greatly loved, admired, or feared. To reap a success which no one .................. does not satisfy the yearnings of the .................. individual.

26 Washington was a very silent man. Of no man in the world's history do we have so few sayings of a personal kind. As for talking about himself, that was something in which he almost never indulged. Yet it would be a great error to interpret his ................. as an indication that he was in any sense cold or unfeeling. 27 As a rule, it is more economical to remember things by associating them clearly and vigorously than by going through many repetitions of them. Thus, a clear understanding of the causes for the Democratic victory in the national election in 1916 will be ................. effective in remembering the fact than a dozen ................. of the statement "Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1916." 28 Fundamentally, education depends upon the capacity of a person to profit by past experiences. Past situations modify present and future adjustments. Education in its broadest sense means acquiring experiences that serve to ................. existing inherited or acquired tendencies of behavior. 29 "Naïve" and "unsophisticated" are frequently confused. The former suggests a type of behavior which is artless, spontaneous, and free from the restraints of custom. The latter implies fully as great lack of knowledge of social usage, and, in addition, conduct which is primitive and perchance inelegant. Thus, the ................. youth was the first to enter the car, and his ................. little sister warmly kissed him in the presence of the king. We may also say that a country boy is ................. with respect to city life and customs. Test 1. Number right .......... × 2 = Score ..........

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Adv. Exam.: Form A

TEST 2. READING: SENTENCE MEANING

Samples:	Can dogs bark?	Yes	No
	Does a cat have six legs?	Yes	No
Read each question and draw a line under the right answer.

1	Is milk white?	Yes	No	1
2	Do we sleep in beds?	Yes	No	2
3	Is the day as dark as night?	Yes	No	3
4	Is green a color?	Yes	No	4
5	Is smoke always yellow?	Yes	No	5

6	Do men and women dress just alike?	Yes	No	6
7	Do ships sail on the sea?	Yes	No	7
8	Are all chimneys made of brass?	Yes	No	8
9	Are rocks hard?	Yes	No	9
10	Is everybody as huge as a giant?	Yes	No	10

11	Do pupils always have excellent memories?	Yes	No	11
12	Are brooms used to sweep bedrooms?	Yes	No	12
13	Are machines ever useful?	Yes	No	13
14	Are sugar and salt sold in stores?	Yes	No	14
15	Are geese generally clad in bonnets?	Yes	No	15

16	Do lambs roar?	Yes	No	16
17	Does crime always bring happiness?	Yes	No	17
18	Does justice sometimes seem cruel?	Yes	No	18
19	Could one cradle hold eighty infants?	Yes	No	19
20	Is a beetle very different from a mole?

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