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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Binders.
(b) Paper clips.
(c) Tape.
(d) Stapler.

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

3. What was the most powerful word under the "sex" category?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Dance.
(c) Love.
(d) Darling.

4. In the illustrations accompanying "Organic Writing," what fatal accident did one child claim had happened to him?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died in a car accident.
(c) He died of cancer.
(d) He drowned.

5. How were the chairs arranged for the reading and exchange period?
(a) In a ring.
(b) In straight lines.
(c) There were no chairs used.
(d) In three rows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?

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

3. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?

4. How did Ashton-Warner approach spelling after the students wrote new words on the blackboard?

5. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?

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