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MEMOIRS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



[Vol. XV, 



TEST 7 



This is .a test of common sense. Below are ten questions. Four answers are given to eacH question. 

 Yoirare to look at the answers carefully; then make a cross in the square before the best answer to each 

 question, as in the sample : 



"Why do we use stoves? Because 

 J they look well 



J they are black 



|X| they keep us warm 



] they are made of iron 



Here the third answer is the best one and is marked with a cross. Begin with No. 1 and keep on until 

 time is called. 



1 Why ought every man to be educated? Because 



J Roosevelt was educated 

 [X | it makes a man more useful 

 J it costs money 

 J some educated people are wise 



2 Why ought a grocer to own an automobile? 

 Because 



J it looks pretty 

 I X | it is useful in his business 

 J it uses rubber tires 

 J it saves railroad fare 



3 Why is beef better food than cabbage? Because 



J it is harder to obtain 

 J it tastes better 

 I X I it is more nourishing 

 it comes from animals 



Why are doctors useful? Because they 

 . heal the sick 



know about herbs 



X 



J understand human nature 



J always have pleasant dispositions 



Why judge a man by what he does rather tnan by 

 v/hat he says? Because 



J it is wrong to tell a lie 

 [X J what a man does shows what he really is 

 1 it is wrong to judge anybody 

 J a deaf man cannot hear what is said 

 Go to No. 6 above 



Fig. 7.— Group Examinations a and 6. 



6 Why is the telephone more useful than the tele- 

 graph? Because 



jX J it gets a quicker answer 

 j it uses more miles of wire 

 ] it is a more recent invention 

 1 telephone wires can be put under ground 



7 Why are war-ships painted gray? Because gray 

 paint 



1 is cheaper than any other color 

 ] is more durable than other colors 

 J does not show dirt 

 | x | makes the ships harder to see 



8 If you find a lost 2-year-old baby on a city street, 

 what should you do? 



J take him to the post office 



J ask him where he lives and take him there 



r— i ask the police to- help you or leave him with 

 |X| them 



□ if he is a nice child take him to your home 

 and keep him 



9 Why is agriculture valuable? Because 



J it supplies luxuries 



J it makes work for the unemployed 



the farmers feed the nation 



the great men are raised on farms 

 10 Why is tennis good exercise? Because 

 J it is played with rubber balls 

 I it demands clear eyes 



it is very exciting 



it calls for vigorous movement 



Form A, Test 7. Practical Judgment. 



