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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Indian.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Jet.
(d) Cowboy.

3. What "univited insect" was NOT seen in the classroom?
(a) Wasp.
(b) Lice.
(c) Spider.
(d) Mantis.

4. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?
(a) Two or three words.
(b) One sentence.
(c) One paragraph.
(d) Two sentences.

5. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) e.e. cummings.
(c) W.B. Yeats.
(d) Emerson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

2. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?

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

4. For how long did Ashton-Warner experiment in developing the Maori transitional readers?

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

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