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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tense should verbs be when taught to beginning readers, according to Ashton-Warern?
(a) Past perfect.
(b) Present subjunctive.
(c) Past.
(d) Present.

2. How long did the spelling period last?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What did Mrs. Cutter send to Ashton-Warner in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) A book.

4. For how long did Ashton-Warner experiment in developing the Maori transitional readers?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

5. In the "game" in which children said what frightened them, what was Seven afraid of?
(a) Worms.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Skeletons.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?

2. What author, quoted by Ashton-Warner, advocated hitting children as punishment?

3. How many students, according to the university professor quoted in "The Unlived Life," are capable of creative thought?

4. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?

5. To what music did the children perform spontaneous, expressive dance?

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