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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 the students do with their cards after they were handed out?
(a) They read the words to the teacher.
(b) They wrote stories using the words.
(c) They read the words silently to themselves.
(d) They paired up with other students and taught each other the words.

2. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Rangi.
(b) Mohi.
(c) Seven.
(d) Puki.

3. What is a "pa"?
(a) A Maori warclub.
(b) A Maori dance.
(c) A Maori hat.
(d) A Maori village.

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

5. How long did many of the students' stories become by the time they were six?
(a) One whole paragraph.
(b) Three sentences.
(c) One page.
(d) Half a page.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?

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

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

4. What was the most powerful word under the "fear" category?

5. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?

(see the answer key)

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