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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

3. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

4. What short word did Ashton-Warner say (in "Maori Transitional Readers") was used by Maori at the end or beginning of most spoken sentences?
(a) Nei.
(b) Eh.
(c) So.
(d) Leh.

5. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?
(a) They delayed the introduction of reading contractions.
(b) They were not used among the Maori.
(c) They did not represent the way people spoke.
(d) They were too long.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?

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

4. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?

5. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?

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