Cod'perative Study of Reading 



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times required to man the sweeps, besides a crew of five hundred sol- 

 diers and sailors. Written descriptions give us splendid pictures of 

 fleets of these ancient ships moving swiftly along the white villa-dotted 

 shores of Greece, or majestically sweeping into some mirror-like harbor 

 and with sounding trumpets saluting the setting of the low, western sun. 



We are able to make from old records very fair models of these 

 ancient warships. One writer describes the great galley of Philopator 

 as propelled by forty banks of oars. His description is questioned, for 

 however plain the description of these warships may be, no one has yet 

 shown the precise manner in which forty banks could be arranged. A 

 bank of oars means a 



row on one deck, and while there are many pic- 

 tures of galleys they show nothing more than a trireme, which is a 

 ship of three banks. A ship of forty banks puzzles our imagination. 



After the pupil had read the selection appropriate for his 

 grade he was given a sheet of printed directions. On one side 

 of the sheet the directions state that the pupil should write 

 thereon all he could remember of the story which he had read. 

 As soon as he completed his reproduction he turned the sheet 

 and answered the ten questions which were printed there. The 

 questions for each of the selections are as follows : 



Tiny Tad 



1. How many legs did Tiny Tad have at the first of this story? 



2. How did Tiny compare in size with most of the other tadpoles 

 in the pond? 



3. Which legs did Tiny wish would grow? 



4. Where did Tiny say he would go when he got all his legs? 



5. What did Tiny wish he had to hop with him? 



6. What did Tiny do to make his legs grow strong? 



7. How old was Tiny when he decided to leave the pond? 



8. What part of the morning did Tiny choose for leaving the pond? 



9. How^ did Tiny get upon the bank? 



10. What size was Tiny at the end of the story? 



The Grasshoppers 



1. In w^hat western state were the grasshoppers enemies to the 

 settlers? 



- 2. What effect did dry seasons have on the number of grasshoppers? 



3. On what kind of nights did the grasshoppers sometimes travel 

 all night long? 



4. When the grasshoppers were making their long journeys, what 

 would they often do late in the afternoon? 



5. In what year did the great grasshopper raid take place? 



6. Like what did the great groups of grasshoppers look as they 

 traveled through the air? 



