Wednesday, May 25, 2016

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Can You Pass This Test Originally Given to 8th Graders Living in Kentucky in 1912?  

Link via mental_floss.

2 comments:

Deb said...

Online answer sheet: http://www.bullittcountyhistory.com/bchistory/schoolexam1912ans.html

Gone are the days. Now Kentucky is famous (infamous?) for using the state's third-grade illiteracy rate to project how many prison cells it will need in 20 years. (Hint: it will need a lot!)

Unknown said...

Not sure I could pass even with the answer sheet.