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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What short word did Ashton-Warner say (in "Maori Transitional Readers") was used by Maori at the end or beginning of most spoken sentences?
(a) Leh.
(b) Eh.
(c) So.
(d) Nei.

2. What story was Ashton-Warner asked to read while trying to get the child to nap?
(a) Red Riding Hood.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) The Blue Jug.
(d) Hansel and Gretel.

3. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Intervention.
(c) Peaceful readings.
(d) Creativity.

4. How did Ashton-Warner approach spelling after the students wrote new words on the blackboard?
(a) She had the students spell the words from other students.
(b) She asked all of the students to spell all of the words.
(c) She had each student write the spellings down for a test.
(d) She allowed students to pick a word to spell if they wanted to.

5. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Energizing.
(c) Exhilerating.
(d) Frightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

2. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?

3. To what animal was Ashton-Warner handed over in a Maori child's made-up story?

4. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?

5. How long did the spelling period last?

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