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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?
(a) She put the cards away for another day.
(b) She focused on teaching those words.
(c) She tried the cards with other students.
(d) She destroyed those cards.

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

4. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?
(a) The girl spoke incessantly about herself.
(b) The girl insisted on reprimanding the students.
(c) The girl told the students what to write.
(d) The girl insisted on a quiet classroom.

5. What was the maximum number of children Ashton-Warner felt a teacher could give individual attention to?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

7. What composer was Ashton-Warner playing when her students began doing expressive dancing?
(a) Handel.
(b) Shubert.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Mozart.

8. What is a "tangi"?
(a) A traditional Maori tunic.
(b) A traditional Maori home.
(c) A Maori dance.
(d) A Maori funeral.

9. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Double-decker.
(c) Public.
(d) Jalopy.

10. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cuneiform.
(b) Phoenecian alphabet.
(c) Hieroglyphics.
(d) Hangul.

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

12. To what natural phenomenon does the term "Golden Section" refer?
(a) Wave patterns.
(b) Animal growth.
(c) Plant growth.
(d) Leaf patterns.

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

14. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
(a) 10X6.
(b) 10X8.
(c) 12X8.
(d) 12X5.

15. What did Ashton-Warner call the most "comely word" in the language?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Rest.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?

2. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?

3. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?

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

5. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?

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