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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 is a "tangi"?
(a) A Maori funeral.
(b) A Maori dance.
(c) A traditional Maori home.
(d) A traditional Maori tunic.

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

3. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
(a) 10X6.
(b) 10X8.
(c) 12X8.
(d) 12X5.

4. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
(a) They extended the writing period.
(b) They finished them in the afternoon.
(c) They finished them the next day.
(d) They finished them at home.

5. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Read a story.
(d) Do a science experiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?

2. How long did the spelling period last?

3. In what year did Leo Tolstoy begin his peasant school?

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

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

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