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August 7, 2010

That 1895 Salina, Kansas Exam

Filed under: Education,Fun,History — Administrator @ 4:36 pm

Someone has posted their answers to the exam. Nice.

An example answer:

9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
•    a.) The cite which was given as a source for the quote was incorrect.
•    b.) The site was surveyed yesterday.
•    c.) My rifle has a front and a rear sight.
•    d.) We celebrated the re-birth at fane.
•    f.) She would fain stay with her husband.
•    g.) Can she feign surprise and excitement?
•    h.) The vanes on the windmill are broken.
•    i.) It is vain to think you are better than others.
•    j.) Mother has a varicose vein in her leg.
•    k.) Tomorrow they will raze the old barn.
•    l.) Today they started to raise a new barn.
•    m.) The rays of the sun feel good in the spring.

HT: Patrick D.

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