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me which is the heavier." Repeat, using boxes weighing 6 and 

 15 grams, and repeat again, using first pair. 



// there is still doubt about the child's ability to compare 

 weights, repeat process. 



17. Draw a square 3 to 4 centimeters in diameter with ink 

 and ask the child to copy it, giving him pen and ink to do so. 

 (Fig. 19.) 



18. "Listen well and repeat what I say : My name is 

 Charley. O ! the naughty dog." 



19. Place four pennies in a row before the child and say: 

 "Do you see these pennies? Count them and tell me how many 

 there are." 



Child is required to point to each with finger; no error 

 allowed. 



20. Place an oblong card on the table before the child, and 

 place also, nearer to the child, two triangular cards formed by 

 cutting another card like the first one in two, along a diagonal. 

 Place these two triangular cards in such position that their 

 hypotheni form a right angle one with the other, then say to 

 the child, "Put these two pieces together so that they will form 

 one card like this" (indicating the oblong card). If the child 

 turns over one triangular piece without noticing it, it is permis- 

 sible to begin again. 



Mental Age 6 Years. 



I- 21. "Is it morning now?" "Is it afternoon now?" 



22. "What is a fork?" "What is a table?" "What is a 

 chair?" "What is a horse?" "What is a mamma?" 



// some use of three of the objects is mentioned the response 

 is considered correct. 



23. Draw a diamond figure with ink and ask the child to 

 copy it, giving him pen and ink for the purpose. (Fig. 20.) 



24. Place 13 pennies in a row on the table before the 

 child and say: "Count these pennies for me, pointing to each 

 one as you count it." 



25.. Show pictures of faces (Fig. 6). Expose first the 



