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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the children's stories "produced"?
(a) At a professional printers,
(b) On a school typewriter.
(c) In the teacher's handwriting.
(d) In their own handwriting.

2. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?
(a) The students wrote their own books.
(b) She wrote the books for her students.
(c) She used existing Maori texts.
(d) She asked the families to provide better books.

3. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
(a) Hieroglyphics.
(b) Cuneiform.
(c) Phoenecian alphabet.
(d) Hangul.

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

5. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?
(a) Jet.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Kiss.
(d) House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?

2. To what natural phenomenon did Ashton-Warner describe the mind of a young child?

3. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

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

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

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