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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 did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?
(a) She made suggestions for changes in the stories.
(b) She corrected the spelling and grammar.
(c) She never put any marks on the students' writings.
(d) She corrected the spelling only.

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

3. How long did the reading period last?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

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

5. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?
(a) She focused on teaching those words.
(b) She destroyed those cards.
(c) She put the cards away for another day.
(d) She tried the cards with other students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?

2. Under what category was the Maori word, "haka," placed?

3. What is a "pa"?

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

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

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