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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What activity was NOT included under the 2:10-3 p.m. time slot under "Daily Rhythm"?
(a) Creative Writing.
(b) Standard Vocabulary.
(c) Supplementary Reading.
(d) Standard Reading.

3. In the illustrations accompanying "Organic Writing," what fatal accident did one child claim had happened to him?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died in a car accident.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He died of cancer.

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

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

6. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Joe Joe.
(c) Mohi.
(d) Rongo.

7. What was the most powerful word under the "fear" category?
(a) Knife.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Police.
(d) Frightened.

8. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were lost.
(b) They were in fair condition.
(c) They were in pristine condition.
(d) They were in tatters.

9. What is a "pa"?
(a) A Maori hat.
(b) A Maori warclub.
(c) A Maori village.
(d) A Maori dance.

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

11. What figure signified divinity in the Chaldean writing system?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A tree.
(c) A dart.
(d) An eye.

12. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?
(a) Save the Children.
(b) Red Cross.
(c) Feed the Children.
(d) UNESCO.

13. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Indian.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Jet.

14. By what title was Tolstoy known to his students?
(a) Count.
(b) Papa.
(c) Master.
(d) Sir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?

2. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?

3. How long did the reading period last?

4. How were the chairs arranged for the reading and exchange period?

5. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

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