282 MEMOIKS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ivouxv, 



Form 1.1 

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DENENS LITERACY TEST. 



Draw a line under right answer. 



Do dogs bark? No. Yes. 



Is coal white? No. Yes. 



Can you see? No. Yes. 



Do men eat stones? No. Yes. 



Do boys like to play? No. Yes. 



Can a bed run? No. Yes. 



Do books have hands? No. Yes. 



Is ice hot? No. Yes. 



Do winds blow? No. Yes. 



Have all girls the same name? No. Yes. 



Is warm clothing good for winter? . ., No. Yes. 



Is this page of paper, white? No. Yes. 



Are railroad tickets free? No. Yes. 



Is every young woman a teacher? No. Yes. 



Is it always perfect weather? No. Yes. 



Is the heart within the body? No. Yes. 



Do clerks enjoy a vacation? No. Yes. 



Is the President a public official? No. Yes. 



Would you enjoy losing a fortune? No. Yes. 



Does an auto sometimes need repair? No. Yes. 



Is it important to remember commands? No. Yes. 



Are avenues usually paved with oxygen? No. Yes. 



Do we desire serious trouble? No. Yes. 



Is practical judgment valuable? No. Yes. 



Ought a man's career to be ruined by accidents? No. Yes. 



Do you cordially repommend forgery? No. Yes. 



Does an emergency require immediate decision? No. Yes. 



Should honesty bring misfortune to its possessor? No. Yes. 



Are gradual improvements worth while? No. Yes. 



Is a punctual person continually tardy? No. Yes. 



Are instantaneous effects invariably rapid? No. Yes. 



Should preliminary disappointment discourage you? No. Yes. 



Is hearsay testimony trustworthy evidence? No. Yes. 



Is wisdom characteristic of the best authorities? No. Yes. 



Is extremely athletic exercise surely necessary? No. Yes. 



Is incessant discussion usually boresome? No. Yes. 



Are algebraic symbols ever found in manuals? No. Yes. 



Are tentative regulations ever advantageous? No. Yes. 



Are "diminutive" and "Lilliputian" nearly identical? No. Yes. 



Is an infinitesimal titanic bulk possible? No. Yes. 



Do all connubial unions eventuate felicitously? No. Yes. 



Is a "gelatinous exaltation " ridiculous? No. Yes. 



Are "sedate" and "hilarious" similar in meaning? No. Yes. 



Is avarice sometimes exhibited by cameos? No. Yes. 



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