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

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

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

4. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Stapler.
(b) Paper clips.
(c) Binders.
(d) Tape.

5. What short word did Ashton-Warner say (in "Maori Transitional Readers") was used by Maori at the end or beginning of most spoken sentences?
(a) Nei.
(b) Leh.
(c) So.
(d) Eh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?

3. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?

4. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?

5. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Plato believe about dance?

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

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

4. How did the children's writings differ from the standard readers offered in most schools?

5. By what process was spelling taught in Ashton-Warner's classroom?

6. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?

7. How did early exposure to white cultural norms adversely affect the Maori?

8. How did Russian peasant students react to Leo Tolstoy's experimental school?

9. Why did Ashton-Warner believe that standardized reading texts were damaging to children?

10. What is wrong with the cadence in many published first readers?

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