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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what natural phenomenon did Ashton-Warner describe the mind of a young child?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A tsunami.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An earthquake.

2. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?
(a) The teaching of grammar.
(b) The teaching of spelling.
(c) The discussions.
(d) The practice in reading aloud.

3. Under what category was the Maori word, "haka," placed?
(a) Fear.
(b) Other.
(c) Locomotion.
(d) Sex.

4. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?
(a) 10:00 and 11:30.
(b) 12:30 and 2:00.
(c) 8:00 and 9:30.
(d) 9:00 and 10:30.

5. Which student picked the word bomb as a first key word?
(a) Matawhero.
(b) Gay.
(c) Seven.
(d) Dennis.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did Ashton-Warner give the students each day to write their stories?

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

5. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?

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