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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Ashton-Warner give the students each day to write their stories?
(a) A half-hour.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

3. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?
(a) 75.
(b) 125.
(c) 100.
(d) 80.

4. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

5. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
(a) They extended the writing period.
(b) They finished them in the afternoon.
(c) They finished them at home.
(d) They finished them the next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?

2. What did Brian mean by the term he used to describe the bus in his story?

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

4. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?

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

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