Exam Key for Year 1
Year 1 Term 1
Bible
1. Tell about how God created everything, OR Tell the story of the flood. (Genesis 1 or 6-9)
2. Tell about Mary's visit to Elizabeth, or something from Jesus' childhood. (Luke 1:39-45), i.e. newborn presentation at the temple or being left at the temple later).
Writing/Penmanship
Copy "How the leopard got his spots." (from Just So Stories Not all children are writing at this level. Adapt to your child's ability.)
Tales
1. Tell a fairy tale you remember from this term. (Blue Fairy Book)
2. Tell how the Leopard got his spots, or Moses the Kitten. (Just So Stories or James Herriot Treasury)
History
1. Tell about Boadicea, or, about St. Alban. (An Island Story, ch 5 or 7)
2. Tell the story of William Tell. (50 Famous Stories Retold)
Geography
1. Find Italy and Switzerland on the globe. Or, Find Lake Superior on a map. (Paddle to the Sea)
2. What is the shape of the earth? (from this term's casual geography talks)
Natural History and General Science
1. Describe your favorite nature walk this term. What did you find?
2. Tell about "the bully in the old orchard." (The Burgess Bird Book, ch 2)
3. Choose one question matched to your term's Nature Study theme from here
Reading Skill
Father or friend should select a passage for student to read aloud.
Arithmetic (Questions from your math program may be substituted.)
1. 8 + 5 = ___ (13)
2. Skip count by 5's.
Foreign Language
1. Recite or sing something you have learned in your foreign language.
2. Introduce yourself in your foreign language.
Picture Study
1. Describe your favorite picture from this term's picture study.
Recitation
Father should choose a poem, and two Bible verses learned this term for student to recite.
Singing
Sing your favorite folksong and hymn from this term.
Handicrafts
Show some work in handicrafts from this term to someone outside your family.
Year 1 Term 2
Bible
1. Tell the story of Ishmael, OR the sacrifice of Isaac, OR Tell about Jacob and Esau. (Genesis 21, 22-23, or 25-27)
2. Tell about the healing of the man who came through the roof, OR of the centurion's servant, OR Tell and explain the parable of the sower. (Luke 5:17-26, or Luke 7:1-10, Luke 8:4-15).
Writing/Penmanship
Copy "The boy took the gold, and thanked the giver." (from Fifty Famous Stories retold; Maximilion and the Goose Boy Not all children are writing at this level. Adapt to your child's ability.)
Tales
1. Tell a fable. (Aesop's Fables)
2. Tell the story of Grace Darling. (Fifty Famous Stories Retold)
History
1. Tell how the Giant's Dance was brought to England, or how Arthur became king. (An Island Story ch 11 or ch 12)
2. Tell about Gregory and the pretty children. (An Island Story ch 14)
Geography
1. Find Lake Michigan on a map. Can you show where Chicago and Gary are? (Paddle to the Sea ch 17, 18) Or, Explain how locks help ships between St. Mary's River and Lake Huron. (Paddle to the Sea ch 16)
2. Tell how you might tell direction by looking at the sky. (from this term's casual geography talks)
Natural History and General Science
1. Describe the nicest walk you have had this term. What did you find?
2. Tell about Sally the cowbird, or, What do you know about nests? (Burgess Bird Book, ch 12 or 8)
3. Choose one question matched to your term's Nature Study theme from here
Arithmetic (Questions from your math program may be substituted.)
1. How many legs do Mia, Jason and their dog Jip have between them? (2 + 2 + 4 = 8)
2. How much is a dime, two nickels and a penny? (10 + 10 + 1 = 21 cents)
Foreign Language
1. Recite or sing something you have learned in your foreign language.
2. Say something about yourself in your foriegn language, using full sentence(s).
Picture Study
1. Describe your favorite picture from this term's picture study.
Recitation
Father should choose a poem, and two Bible verses learned this term for student to recite.
Singing
Sing your favorite folksong and hymn from this term.
Handicrafts
Show some work in handicrafts from this term to someone outside your family.
Year 1 Term 3
Bible
1. What did Joseph tell his father about his dreams? OR, How did Joseph make himself known to his brethren in Egypt? Tell the whole story. (Genesis 37, or 42-44)
2. Tell about the rich man and Lazarus, or about the healing of the ten lepers. (Luke 16:19-31, or Luke 17:11-19)
Writing/Penmanship
Copy "No storm stayed the ships." (An Island Story, ch 19 Not all children are writing at this level. Adapt to your child's ability.)
Tales
1. Tell one of Aesop's Fables. (Aesop's Fables)
2. Tell part of a "Just So Story." (Just So Stories)
History
1. Tell a story about King Alfred. (An Island Story ch 15-17; also in Fifty Famous Stories from term 1)
2. What do you know of Harald as a little boy? Tell everything you can think of. (Viking Tales)
Geography
1. Name some things Paddle passed as he traveled through the Great Lakes. (Paddle to the Sea; whole book) Or, Trace Paddle's journey on a map from Canada to the sea.
2. What is latitude? or, What is the equator? (from this term's casual geography talks)
Natural History and General Science
1. Describe your favorite nature walk this term. What did you find?
2. Tell about a Robber in the Old Orchard, or, What do you know about birds' homes in the Green Forest? (Burgess Bird Book, ch 16 or 18)
3. Choose one question matched to your term's Nature Study theme from here
Arithmetic (Questions from your math program may be substituted.)
1. Show six different ways to make eight.
2. A man sold 60 oranges at 2 for a dollar. How much did he get for them? ($30)
Foreign Language
1. Recite or sing something you have learned in your foreign language.
2. In your foreign language name the things in your schoolroom, using full sentences.
Picture Study
1. Describe your favorite picture from this term's picture study.
Recitation
Father should choose a poem, and two Bible verses learned this term for student to recite.
Singing
Sing your favorite folksong and hymn from this term.
Handicrafts
Show some work in handicrafts from this term to someone outside your family.