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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

3. How did Ashton-Warner approach spelling after the students wrote new words on the blackboard?
(a) She had the students spell the words from other students.
(b) She had each student write the spellings down for a test.
(c) She allowed students to pick a word to spell if they wanted to.
(d) She asked all of the students to spell all of the words.

4. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?
(a) Boring.
(b) Too happy.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Dead.

5. What was one bird NOT mentioned as being seen outside the school?
(a) Mynah.
(b) Duck.
(c) Robin.
(d) Sparrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?

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

4. In what season was the story of The Three Goats told?

5. How long did the spelling period last?

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