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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT affect classroom tone, according to Ashton-Warner?
(a) The tone of the surrounding community.
(b) The personality of the teacher.
(c) The method used.
(d) The personality of the children.

2. In what season was the story of The Three Goats told?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. What was Helen Keller's first word?
(a) Mother.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Pump.
(d) Water.

4. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?
(a) They made sentences together with them.
(b) They practiced spelling them.
(c) They added them to their stories.
(d) They read them together out loud.

5. In what tense should verbs be when taught to beginning readers, according to Ashton-Warern?
(a) Past.
(b) Present subjunctive.
(c) Present.
(d) Past perfect.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what institution did Ashton-Warner compare teaching?

2. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?

3. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

4. Which student stumbled on the words "Come," "look," and "and"?

5. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?

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