Form 2a Examination 1
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Form 2a Examination 1
Child’s Name _____________________________________________________
Age: ________ years, _________ months
Directions: There is to be no review of material before exams. Give the student one prompt at a
time and allow him/her to complete it before giving the next question. All responses should be
written or typed by the student into a Word document, unless otherwise indicated or unless the
child asks to write a part and then tell the rest. At that point, the parent should transcribe the
child’s response. Hand-written responses should be scanned into a single PDF when the child is
finished with the exam. Do not interrupt the child or ask prompting questions as a general rule.
If the parent must encourage a child who is having difficulty answering, please include what is
said by the parent in brackets in the response. For responses that do not lend themselves to
being written, the parent may take observational notes or insert a picture, audio file, or video
link instead (if you are so inclined and tech-savvy). Parents should assess their own students’
work using the descriptors provided before sending the exam to
[email protected]​. In the subject line, please type “2a Exam 1,
[Child’s Name]”
Bible Lessons​ (Genesis and Matthew)
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Describe the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan.
Give an account of three times when God spoke to Abram.
Describe the symbol of the rainbow and its meaning.
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Tell about​ the baptism of Christ, ​or, Tell about the temptation of Christ.
What lessons did Jesus teach the people during His Sermon on the Mount? Tell and explain at
least four things He said.
Explain how the teachings of Christ hold us to a higher level of righteousness than the Old
Testament Law. Give some examples.
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Writing
7. Write 4 lines of poetry from memory using your best penmanship.
Composition
8. Describe a scene
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in ​A Midsummer Night’s Dream in which Puck appears.
9. Write ​ an account of The Knight’s Tale, ​or Achilles and the three sisters.
10. Tell a story in prose or verse about one of the following: William the Conqueror, Achilles, Robin
Hood, or Eric the Red.
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English Grammar
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Thou art more ​lovely and more ​temperate:
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Shall I ​compare thee to a summer’s ​day?
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Rough winds do ​shake the ​darling buds of May,
And summer’s ​lease hath all too ​short a ​date.
11. Parse the stanza above, telling which part of speech each italicized word is.
12. List all of the adjectives with the nouns they modify.
American History
13. Tell about the people who lived in North America before the Europeans came.
14. Give some account of the Northmen in America.
15. Describe the ideas people had about traveling too far from shore long ago. Why did they prefer to
stay close to land?
16. What role did the Turks play in exploration of the seas?
British History
17. Tell the story of how Britain came to be ruled by the French.
18. Tell the story of Henry Plantagenet’s quarrel with Thomas a Becket.
19. Tell about Richard Coeur de Leon.
Ancient History
20. Tell the story of the finding of the Rosetta Stone and explain its significance.
21. Describe what Sir Leonard Woolley discovered during his excavations in Ur.
Citizenship
22. Describe how a law is made in the United States (or Canada).
23. How did Brutus display justice to his sons? Plutarch says, “This was such an act, as men cannot
sufficiently praise, nor reprove enough.” What does that mean?
Geography
24. Draw a map of your kitchen.
Natural History
25. Describe,
​ with a drawing if possible, a milk snake, a turtle, milkweed, and goldenrod, ​or, draw and
tell what you know about two of your special studies.
26. Tell about the relationship between ants and plant lice.
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27. Tell what you know about the age of trees.
Art Appreciation
29. Choose one of Giotto’s pieces to describe without looking at it. Include the title.
Math
30. Complete a recent review page from your math program.
Latin 1
31. Translate the following into English:
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Labōrō.
Labōrās.
Labōrat.
Labōrāmus.
Labōrātis.
Labōrant.
32. Translate into Latin:
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I sleep.
He paints.
You write.
Modern Languages
Spanish 1:
33. Say something in Spanish about the pictures on p. 1-2 of ​Peppa. This may include telling this part of
the story and naming objects in the kitchen.
34. Recite “Pito, pito, colorito” ​or “Cinco pollitos” from ​Pio Peep!
French 1:
33. Say something in French about the pictures on p. 28-29 of ​Les Plantes. This may include telling this
part of the book and naming objects in the garden.
34. Recite “Un pomme verte” or “Une grenouille” from ​Un, Deux, Trois.
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(Picture for #33 Level 2 below)
Spanish 2:
33. Tell about the picture above in Spanish.
34. Use the following words in Spanish sentences: ​lapiz; abro; tomo; libro
French 2:
33. Tell about the picture above in French.
34. Use the following words in French sentences: ​crayon, prends; ouvre; livre
Brushdrawing
35. An illustration (with a name) from ​A Midsummer Night’s Dream
36. 3 wild fruits from memory
37. A scene from Siegfried
Music Appreciation
38. Describe how you think Wagner used the sound of the music to help tell the story of Siegfried.
Recitations​ (Note which ones are recited from memory and which ones are read aloud.)
Choose:
39. One hymn
40. One poem or scene from Shakespeare
41. Two passages from the Bible lessons
Reading
42. Parent to choose an unseen passage and make notes about the student’s enunciation
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Applied Music
43. Tell what you learned in solfege this term and give a demonstration.
44. Sing one song in English that you learned this term.
45. Sing one song in Spanish or French that you learned this term.
P.E. and Dance
46. Perform (to the best of your ability if you are short of partners) one dance you learned this term.
Work and Handicrafts​ (Sloyd, sewing, and others (opt.)
47. List all of the handicrafts you completed this term. Have an adult friend examine your work.
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