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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 word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Cowboy.
(b) Jet.
(c) Rocket.
(d) Indian.
2. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) 9-10:45.
(b) 1:00 to 2:00.
(c) 10:30-12:00.
(d) 9:30-10:30.
3. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Crying.
(c) Loving.
(d) Quarrelling.
4. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?
(a) Horace Mann.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) C.E. Beebe.
(d) Rousseau.
5. How many Maori transitional readers did Ashton-Warner end up with?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?
2. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
3. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?
4. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
5. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does nature provide lessons that books or indoor plantings cannot?
2. What did Ashton-Warner mean by "tone" in the classroom?
3. Why did Ashton-Warner say that the discussions of the children's stories were the "most significant" feature of the class?
4. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?
5. Why did Ashton-Warner describe the language of published first readers as "dead"?
6. How did the children's writings differ from the standard readers offered in most schools?
7. How did the students perform when they did expressive dancing versus when they learned specific moves?
8. Why did Ashton-Warner find the European and American early readers two-dimensional?
9. Why was it important for the teacher to be a good conversationalist in the classroom?
10. In "Workbook," what did Ashton-Warner mean when she said that one cannot plot life?
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