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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?
(a) 12:30 and 2:00.
(b) 9:00 and 10:30.
(c) 8:00 and 9:30.
(d) 10:00 and 11:30.

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

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) Eh.
(b) Nei.
(c) Leh.
(d) So.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who referred to dance as the "one complete expression" of a human's many faculties?

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

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

4. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?

5. How long did the spelling period last?

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