“When you turn the page, begin with the first set of words and study out what the sentence would be, then put a period after the word which would come last. Work right down the page until time is called. You will have two minutes in which to put in the periods of as many sentences as possible. Ready! Open your books! Go to work.”
Exactly two minutes after saying the word, “work,” the examiner should call “Stop! Close your books! Give them to me.” The papers should be collected at once.
Put a period at the end of the word which would come last if the words on each line were arranged in a sentence.
1. IS WHITE SNOW 1 2. THE IS BIRD A ROBIN 2 3. WATER IN FISH SWIM 3 4. WHITE IN LIVE HOUSES PEOPLE 4 5. WITH TO ARE HEAR EARS OUR 5
6. THE IN SETS WEST SUN THE 6 7. GOOD FIGHT COUNTRY SOLDIERS THEIR FOR 7 8. WINTER THE COLDEST THE ARE MONTHS 8 9. IS A MILK AND FOOD HEALTHFUL GOOD 9 10. FROM EARTH DIAMONDS THE MINED ARE 10
11. FOOD VALUABLE POTATOES AS ARE A 11 12. AND ON GROW ORANGES TREES APPLES 12 13. FOUGHT FRANCE GERMANY AND AGAINST ENGLAND 13 14. ALWAYS DEEDS SHOULD BAD PUNISHED BE 14 15. SEVERAL OCEAN THE TAKES DAYS CROSS TO IT 15
16. FEW MAKING A IMPOSSIBLE AVOID IT TO IS MISTAKES 16 17. CAN NIGHTS ON BE MANY NOT THE SEEN MOON 17 18. CLOTHING USEFUL ARE FOR AND MAKING WOOL SILK 18 19. BY COMMONLY IS DEBATERS VERY METHOD IRONY A USED 19 20. EXTREMELY POISONOUS WARFARE MANY THE OF ARE IN USED GASES 20
21. UNFORTUNATE IT MANUAL CONSIDERED IS THAT SOMETIMES LABOUR DEGRADING 21 22. CERTAIN THE ARE OF AND CRIMES NAMES BIGAMY LEGAL PERJURY 22 23. THE BETWEEN BY AND ARE DIFFERENCES STUDIED REASONING PSYCHOLOGISTS HABIT BEING 23 24. MORE TRAITS DESIRABLE CHARACTER STEALING TIMIDITY OF AND ARE MEEKNESS THAN 24 25. FACT CAN OBSERVED MAY KIND METHODS TO APPLIED EVERY STATISTICAL THAT BE OF 25
The score in this test is the number of sentences in which the period has been correctly placed. If a mark appears to be accidental, it should not be held against the credit of the candidate. The stencil provided with the test leaflets simplifies very greatly the marking of this test.
The total number of points credit should be entered in the lower right-hand corner of the title page of the test leaflet.