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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What superhero was included in the list of student words in "Organic Reading"?
(a) Batman.
(b) Spiderman.
(c) Superman.
(d) Wonderwoman.

2. What composer was Ashton-Warner playing when her students began doing expressive dancing?
(a) Shubert.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Handel.
(d) Beethoven.

3. What is a "tangi"?
(a) A Maori dance.
(b) A traditional Maori tunic.
(c) A Maori funeral.
(d) A traditional Maori home.

4. What did Brian mean by the term he used to describe the bus in his story?
(a) Falling apart.
(b) Worn-out.
(c) Huge.
(d) Rackety.

5. How did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?
(a) She made suggestions for changes in the stories.
(b) She corrected the spelling only.
(c) She corrected the spelling and grammar.
(d) She never put any marks on the students' writings.

6. In what season was the story of the Little Red Hen told?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

7. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Rangi.
(c) Puki.
(d) Mohi.

8. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were in pristine condition.
(b) They were lost.
(c) They were in tatters.
(d) They were in fair condition.

9. In what year did Leo Tolstoy begin his peasant school?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.

10. What composer was NOT mentioned among the list Ashton-Warner used in her classroom?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Grieg.

11. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?
(a) The student.
(b) The artist.
(c) The parent.
(d) The professor.

12. How long did the reading period last?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

13. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?
(a) Full page stories.
(b) Two or three paragraphs.
(c) Three page stories.
(d) Ten sentences.

14. Where did the smaller children sometimes go during the shared reading period?
(a) To another room for science.
(b) To the math room.
(c) Outside for games.
(d) To another room for history.

15. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?
(a) Mohi.
(b) Rongo.
(c) Gilbert.
(d) Joe Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?

2. How were the chairs arranged for the reading and exchange period?

3. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?

4. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?

5. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?

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