1912 eighth grade exam

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A 1912 eighth grade exam was recently donated to the Bullitt County History Museum in Kentucky and what's on the test might surprise you. On Aug. 12, The Inquisitr reported that the test has revealed how people were thinking and learning over a century ago. Some of the questions on the test were "easy" in nature and others were just plain weird.

"For us, this is just fascinating. It puts us in the mindset of 1912," said David Lee Strange, a volunteer at the museum. To think that perhaps your grandparents or great-grandparents were learning these things when they went to school is actually pretty amazing.

The 1912 eighth grade exam had several questions and included the following subjects: Arithmetic, grammar, geography, physiology, history, and civil government. The questions ranged from "Name two Presidents who have died in office: three who were assassinated" to "How does the liver compare in size with other glands in the human body? Where is it located? What does it secrete?"
Many feel as though the test is pretty basic and would be able to be answered by an eighth grader today -- especially this math question: Solve: 37-7, plus 4. It's easy to forget some of the things mentioned on the exam but it's worth a look to see how you'd fare in 1912!

The 1912 eighth grade exam can be seen here.