This family blog continues the one originally started by Luke. It is hoped through the sharing of stories, ponderisms, and pictures of family and events, that this online journal will serve to enhance and nurture our relationship and draw us closer to God and each other as we travel along life's road. Buckle-up!
I found the exercise after hearing about this news story. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/speech-members-congress-drops-grade-level-due-conservatives/story?id=16397975#.T74V10VYuVp Evidently the average member of Congress speaks at about a 10th grade level. Topping the list is Rick Mulvaney from South Carolina who scored at a 7th grade level.
By the way, you can take the test more than once and it will give you a different story each time.
"When I returned to the common the sun was setting. Scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of Woking, and one or two persons were returning. The crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. There were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. Strange imaginings passed through my mind. As I drew nearer I heard Stent’s voice:
“Keep back! Keep back!”
A boy came running towards me.
“It’s a-movin’,” he said to me as he passed; “a-screwin’ and a-screwin’ out. I don’t like it. I’m a-goin’ ‘ome, I am.”
I went on to the crowd. There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.
“He’s fallen in the pit!” cried some one.
“Keep back!” said several."
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As I was a'reading this Iz was a'thinkin' to meeself dis was a test to see jest how many spellin' and gramma' mistakes there was.
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I was at 306. Above the adult average, but still below high school graduate level.
Oh...and I got two out of the three questions correct.
I found the exercise after hearing about this news story. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/speech-members-congress-drops-grade-level-due-conservatives/story?id=16397975#.T74V10VYuVp
Evidently the average member of Congress speaks at about a 10th grade level. Topping the list is Rick Mulvaney from South Carolina who scored at a 7th grade level.
By the way, you can take the test more than once and it will give you a different story each time.
"When I returned to the common the sun was setting. Scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of Woking, and one or two persons were returning. The crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. There were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. Strange imaginings passed through my mind. As I drew nearer I heard Stent’s voice:
“Keep back! Keep back!”
A boy came running towards me.
“It’s a-movin’,” he said to me as he passed; “a-screwin’ and a-screwin’ out. I don’t like it. I’m a-goin’ ‘ome, I am.”
I went on to the crowd. There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.
“He’s fallen in the pit!” cried some one.
“Keep back!” said several."
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As I was a'reading this Iz was a'thinkin' to meeself dis was a test to see jest how many spellin' and gramma' mistakes there was.
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