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Form 3 Examination 1
Child’s Name _____________________________________________________
Age: ________ years, _________ months
Directions: There is to be no review of material before exams. Give the student one prompt at a
time and allow him/her to complete it before giving the next question. All responses should be
written or typed by the child into a Word document, unless otherwise indicated. Hand-written
responses should be scanned into a single PDF when the child is finished with the exam. Do not
interrupt the child or ask prompting questions as a general rule. If the parent must encourage a
child who is having difficulty answering, please include what is said by the parent in brackets in
the response. For responses that do not lend themselves to being written, the parent may take
observational notes or insert a picture, audio file, or video link instead (if you are so inclined
and tech-savvy). Parents should assess their own students’ work using the descriptors provided
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Bible Lessons​ (Genesis and Acts)
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What covenant did God make with Noah after the Flood? What lessons may we learn from the
story of the Flood?
To what occasions do the following refer? Describe 2 of them: ​a) “Wherefore did Sarai laugh?” b)
“God will provide Himself a lamb.” c) “My punishment is greater than I can bear.” d) “Let there be no
strife, I pray thee, between thee and me.”
“Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that I give thee.” Describe this scene and its
consequences.
Tell about the event of Pentecost. What happened? How did Peter explain it?
Writing
5. Write 10 lines of poetry from memory using your best penmanship.
Dictation
​ 6. ​A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Student studies Act 2, Scene 1, lines 88-94 (Demetrius: “I love thee
not...follow me no more.”) Parent calls out the passage when the student feels ready.
Composition
7. Write in a journalistic style about one news story you read this term.
8. Write a poem (using both rhyme and meter) about one of the following: ​a) Mansoul; b) Beowulf; c)
Brutus; d) reptiles
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English Grammar
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Shall ​I ​compare thee to ​a summer’s ​day?
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Thou art ​more ​lovely and ​more ​temperate:
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Rough winds do ​shake ​the ​darling buds of May,
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And summer’s ​lease hath all ​too ​short a ​date.
11. Parse the stanza above, telling which part of speech each italicized word is.
12. Label the nouns, articles, adjectives, and pronouns in the following sentences:
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Ted looked at Jody, but he had no idea what she meant.
It was discovered that, because they were treated as gifted students, many had performed as
gifted students and most were very pleased with themselves.
Literature
13. Tell what you know about early English poetry.
14. How did the Norman Conquest change English literature?
15. Choose a scene to describe: ​a​ ) from A Midsummer Night’s Dream in which Nick Bottom appears, or ​b)
from Beowulf in which Grendel appears.
American and British History
15. Explain how the Magna Carta came to be and why it was so important.
16. Give an account of John Huss, ​or, Tell how Gutenberg increased the liberty of the people.
17. Tell about Columbus and his relationship with the natives in the New World.
Ancient History
18. Tell the story of the finding of the Rosetta Stone and explain its significance.
19. Describe what Sir Leonard Woolley discovered during his excavations in Ur.
Citizenship
20. Describe currency debasement during ancient times and today. What are the consequences?
21. How did Brutus display justice to his sons? Plutarch says, “This was such an act, as men cannot
sufficiently praise, nor reprove enough.” What does that mean, and why is it so difficult to judge
Brutus’s actions?
22. Explain how hunger, thirst, and rest can be very good servants but very bad masters.
Geography
23. Draw and label (cities, landforms, bodies of water, etc.) a map of one of the following from
memory: ​a) Mesopotamia; b) The Nile River; c) Greece.
24. Tell what you know so far of Coronado’s travels.
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Natural History
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24. Describe, with a drawing if possible, a milk snake, a turtle, milkweed, and goldenrod, ​or, draw and
tell what you know about two of your special studies.
25. What do you know of our Sun and its atmosphere, ​or What have you to say about meteors and
meteor showers? Describe how they are related to comets.
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26. Draw a model of our solar system that relates planetary size. What do you know of the distance
between each planet?
27. Describe how light, measured remotely, can be used to classify objects in the universe, ​or Describe
a variety of instruments used to gather evidence about the universe.
28. Describe, with drawings of a food web, the energy flow in a simple ecosystem. Are some organisms
more important than others? Why or why not?
29. Write an essay on the circulatory system.
30. What is more important: to research what others have said or observe for yourself? Explain your
answer.
Art Appreciation
31. Choose one of Giotto’s pieces to sketch and describe without looking at it. (Parents record the
name of the piece.)
Math
32. Complete a recent review page from your math program(s).
Latin 1
33. Translate the following into English:
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Labōrō.
Labōrās.
Labōrat.
Labōrāmus.
Labōrātis.
Labōrant.
34. Translate into Latin:
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I sleep.
He paints.
You write.
Latin 2
33. Tell whether each of the following words is in the nominative or accusative case: pecūniam, ancilla,
amīcus, canem
34. Translate the first paragraph of Cerberus on p. 7 into English (cover the vocabulary words at the
top and bottom of the page). Then close your book and translate your English story back into Latin.
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Modern Languages
Spanish 1:
35. Say something in Spanish about the pictures on p. 1-2 of ​Peppa. This may include telling this part of
the story and naming objects in the kitchen.
36. Recite “Pito, pito, colorito” ​or “Cinco pollitos” from ​Pio Peep!
French 1:
35. Say something in French about the pictures on p. 28-29 of ​Les Plantes. This may include telling this
part of the book and naming objects in the garden.
36. Recite “Un pomme verte” or “Une grenouille” from ​Un, Deux, Trois.
(Picture for #35 Level 2 below)
Spanish 2:
35. Tell about the picture above in Spanish.
36. Use the following words in Spanish sentences: ​lapiz; abro; tomo; libro
37. Choose one English series you studied this term to translate into Spanish without looking at the
Spanish page.
French 2:
35. Tell about the picture above in French.
36. Use the following words in French sentences: ​crayon, prends; ouvre; livre
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37. Choose one English series you studied this term to translate into French without looking at the
French page.
Spanish 3
35. Translate the following into Spanish:
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I take a ball.
I took a ball.
I throw the ball again.
I threw the ball again.
36. Describe orally, in Spanish, the story of Daniel in “La Paella Loca.”
37. Translate p. 28 of , from the top of the page to “...pero es muy simpática.”
French 3
35. Translate the following into French:
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I take a ball.
I took a ball.
I throw the ball again.
I threw the ball again.
36. Describe orally, in French, the story of Jacques Paulin in “Le Pendentif.”
37. Translate the first paragraph on p. 14, covering the rest of the page with sticky notes or a piece of
paper.
Brushdrawing
38. An illustration (with a name) from ​Beowulf, captioned with beautiful lettering
39. A study of children playing or dancing (from memory)
Music Appreciation
40. Describe how you think Wagner used the sound of the music to help tell the story of Siegfried.
41. Choose one song to write a few lines about.
Recitations​ (Note which ones are recited from memory and which ones are read aloud.)
Choose:
42. One hymn
43. One poem or scene from Shakespeare
44. Two passages from the Bible lessons
Reading
45. Parent to choose a poem and a leading article from a newspaper.
Applied Music
46. Tell what you learned in solfege this term and give a demonstration.
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47. Sing one song in English that you learned this term.
48. Sing one song in Spanish or French that you learned this term.
P.E. and Dance
49. Perform (to the best of your ability if you are short of partners) one dance you learned this term.
Work and Handicrafts​ (Sloyd, sewing, and others (opt.)
50. List all of the handicrafts you completed this term. Have an adult friend examine your work.
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