The Seahorse and the Reef

What is the main theme from TSHATR?

• Humans are selfish and will use up all of Earth's resources.

• We all have a responsibility to look after our natural resources as they are so vulnerable to exploitation.

• We should keep using up all our natural resources.

• We have a duty to take care of our environment by polluting it.

The title of the short story is "The ______________________"

Draw the taonga (teasure) from the sea.

The title _________

• explains the main character and setting of the story.

• explains the main character of the story.

• explains how significant the seahorse was as a taonga (treasure) from the sea.

Who is the author of 'The Seahorse and the Reef'?

• Wini Ihimaera

• Witi Ihimaena

• Witi Ihimaera

• Witi Ihimara

What is the English word for Kai Moana?

• Sea Urchin

• Seafood

• Paua

• Seahorse

How did the Dad (Rongo) persuade Mum to go to the reef?

• He used her favourite food of pipi to convince her

• He promised her a holiday

• He said he would do all the chores

• He said he would babysit for a week

What was used to collect the seafood?

• Sugar bags

• Nets

• Their hands

• Hessian sacks

What literary device is used in the sentence ".... those women would ... talk and talk and talk."

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Repetition

What were the reasons Rongo gave to leave the seahorse in the reef?

• The reef gave it beauty

• It would die if they took it out of it's home

• The sea gave it life

• All the above