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cover well the upper and lower ranges of ability in the class to 

 be tested. The probable ranges of ability for the several grades 

 are about as follows : 



Third grade — lines 5 to 15. 

 Fourth grade — hnes 15 to 40. 

 Fifth grade— Hnes 20 to 50. 

 Sixth grade — lines 30 to 50. 

 Seventh grade — hnes 35 to 50. 

 Eighth grade — hnes 40 to 60. 



3. Make out directions for the test similar to those found on 

 page 57ff . The letter placed after each word in the scale indicates 

 the classification demanded on the original tests and the one which 

 the present scale value requires. The meaning of these symbols 

 is as follows : 





for things done with arms and hands, hke pull, take, reach; 



b, 



for parts of the body ; 



bi, 



for birds ; 



c, 



for words about color, like red, blue, green; 



ch, 



for words about church and religion; 



cl, 



for clothes materials; 



d, 



for words about direction and location, like front, east, here; 



e, 



for things done with eyes, like see, look, read; 



fi, 



for fishes ; 



ft, 



for things done A^dth feet and legs, like run, jump, kick; 





for government or courts; 



K 



for things found in a house; 



ho, 



for parts of a house ; 





for insects, like tly, or ant or bee; 



m, 



for things done A^ith mouth and throat, like cry, talk, drink; 



mo, 



for words about business and monej^ ; 



n, 



for words about number, like more, five, many; 



P, 



for place or position; 



r, 



for words about relatives and the family; 



rf, 



for railroad or f actorj^ ; 



s, 



for words about the sea and ships ; 



t. 



for words about time, like then, often, early; 



to, 



for tools ; 



tr. 



for travel ; 



IV, 



for words about war and fighting ; 



we, 



for things to wear ; 



4, 



for four-legged animals, like cat or dog. 



Some of the words are capable of more than one classification. 

 On the original tests there was no possibility of confusion because 

 on the page containing the words only one classification was called 

 for. This same condition must be maintained in further testing 

 if the results are not to be equivocal. 



