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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. How many Maori transitional readers did Ashton-Warner end up with?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.
2. How many students, according to the university professor quoted in "The Unlived Life," are capable of creative thought?
(a) One in five hundred.
(b) One in a thousand.
(c) One in ten thousand.
(d) One in a hundred.
3. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were in fair condition.
(b) They were in tatters.
(c) They were lost.
(d) They were in pristine condition.
4. Which of the following did NOT affect classroom tone, according to Ashton-Warner?
(a) The personality of the teacher.
(b) The method used.
(c) The personality of the children.
(d) The tone of the surrounding community.
5. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Plato.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
2. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?
3. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
4. What was the maximum number of children Ashton-Warner felt a teacher could give individual attention to?
5. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?
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. How can a teacher tell when a book is valuable to her students, according to Ashton-Warner?
3. What did Plato believe about dance?
4. What is wrong with the cadence in many published first readers?
5. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?
6. How did the students perform when they did expressive dancing versus when they learned specific moves?
7. Why did Ashton-Warner describe the language of published first readers as "dead"?
8. Why was teaching the class so back-breaking, according to Ashton-Warner?
9. Into what two main categories did Ashton-Warner place many of her students' first words?
10. Why did Ashton-Warner describe children's minds as volcanoes and how did that affect her teaching?
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