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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) Spider.
(c) Lice.
(d) Mantis.

2. At what time of day did Ashton-Warner "teach" the Golden Section?
(a) Between 9 and 10.
(b) Between 12 and 1.
(c) Between 2 and 3.
(d) Between 1 and 2.

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

4. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?
(a) They delayed the introduction of reading contractions.
(b) They were not used among the Maori.
(c) They did not represent the way people spoke.
(d) They were too long.

5. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?

2. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

3. What did Brian mean by the term he used to describe the bus in his story?

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

5. How did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a teacher tell when a book is valuable to her students, according to Ashton-Warner?

2. Why did Ashton-Warner describe the language of published first readers as "dead"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why was teaching the class so back-breaking, according to Ashton-Warner?

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

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