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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?
(a) The girl spoke incessantly about herself.
(b) The girl insisted on reprimanding the students.
(c) The girl insisted on a quiet classroom.
(d) The girl told the students what to write.

2. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?
(a) Three page stories.
(b) Ten sentences.
(c) Two or three paragraphs.
(d) Full page stories.

3. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Voltaire.
(d) Descartes.

4. What did the students do with their cards after they were handed out?
(a) They paired up with other students and taught each other the words.
(b) They read the words silently to themselves.
(c) They wrote stories using the words.
(d) They read the words to the teacher.

5. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
(a) They finished them the next day.
(b) They finished them in the afternoon.
(c) They finished them at home.
(d) They extended the writing period.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?

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

4. What was the maximum number of children Ashton-Warner felt a teacher could give individual attention to?

5. To what natural phenomenon did Ashton-Warner describe the mind of a young child?

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