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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What "univited insect" was NOT seen in the classroom?
(a) Lice.
(b) Wasp.
(c) Spider.
(d) Mantis.

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

5. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) Loving.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Crying.
(d) Quarrelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?

2. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?

3. Where did the smaller children sometimes go during the shared reading period?

4. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?

5. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the class so noisy while the children studied their individual key words and what did that noise signify?

2. Why were "key words" so essential to learning to read?

3. Why did Ashton-Warner say that the discussions of the children's stories were the "most significant" feature of the class?

4. How did the students perform when they did expressive dancing versus when they learned specific moves?

5. How did modern life in New Zealand make it difficult for people to use their inner resources?

6. Why did Ashton-Warner describe children's minds as volcanoes and how did that affect her teaching?

7. Why was it important for the teacher to be a good conversationalist in the classroom?

8. Why did Ashton-Warner throw out words that students did not recognize the second time?

9. What was Ashton-Warner's reaction to the sometimes violent imagery used in the children's stories?

10. In what way does nature provide lessons that books or indoor plantings cannot?

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