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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What superhero was included in the list of student words in "Organic Reading"?
(a) Wonderwoman.
(b) Batman.
(c) Spiderman.
(d) Superman.

4. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

5. Which student stumbled on the words "Come," "look," and "and"?
(a) Rangi.
(b) Seven.
(c) Gay.
(d) Matawhero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

2. What is a "tangi"?

3. What composer was Ashton-Warner playing when her students began doing expressive dancing?

4. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?

5. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?

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