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WorksheetsWhale Rider 1:00:00 until end of film
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
When does Koro realise that Pai is Paikea, the ‘Whale Rider’?
When Nanny Flowers gives him the whale bone.
When Pai tells him
When he sees her in a dream
When his son tells him she's the whale rider
The community tries to save the big whale by
using a helicopter
using a tractor
using a truck
using a tank
Nanny Flowers is crying because
she is cold
she is happy the whales lived
Pai is missing in the ocean
Koro doesn’t love her anymore
Is Pai afraid to die? Why or why not?
No, because she knows she has lived a full life.
Yes, because she hasn't lived her life to the fullest yet.
No, because she realises this might be necessary to save the whales.
No, because she knows everyone has to die someday.
Which word means "very tired" (slang)?
stuffed
full
keen
easy
Which word means "a song that is repeated again and again"?
prayer
chant
folklore
repetition
Which word means "belonging to a long time ago"?
contemporary
current
recent
ancient
indecisive
Which word means "do something for someone to show love or respect"?
commit
respect
dedicate
allocate
determine
Choose the best response----The film often pauses and shifts to bluish oceanic scenes and soft, meditative music of the whales. This is to show the
characterization
mood
plot
theme
The Maori culture is a male-based or ______________ society.
illiterate
obstinate
matriarchal
patriarchal
Who else in the plot directly connects with Paikea and notices her strength and is positively affected by it? This character has begun standing up a bit as well.
Paikea's teacher
Koro
Nanny
Paikea's dad
Which of the following symbols represents the tribe, fading away, but then becoming reborn?
the waka
the carving of Paikea and the whale on the school
the lobster
the taiaha--fighting stick of the Maori tribe
Paikea is seated on the waka wondering why Koro, her grandfather and chief, does not accept her. Which part of plot does this reflect?
internal conflict
external conflict
climax
exposition
What does Koro prevent Hemi from doing?
Dancing
Picking flowers
Getting in the boat
Going to school
What does Koro do with his whale tooth?
Gives it to his sons
Throws it into the sea
Sells it on eBay
Throws it away
Who gets the whale tooth from the bottom of the sea?
Bubba
Paikea
Rawiri
Hemi
What else does Paikea bring up from the deep?
A lobster
A treasure
An octopus
An oyster
What does the Maori word 'Waka' mean?
Fish
Potato
Canoe
Island
Paikea stands on the waka. What does she do to try and help her people?
Call on the ancestors
Starts a campaign
Nothing
Starts to rebuild the waka
The whales answer Paikea's call and they end up on the beach. Is this a good thing?
Maybe, a good whale is a dead whale
Yes, now people have meat for the winter
No, they can't survive on the shore
Yes, now the whales can become a tourist attraction
The beached whales were a test - but for who?
Koro
Paikea
Rawiri
Nanny Flowers
As the movie ends Paikea hopes her tribe will....?
Move forward
Get rich
Move to the South Island
Get a postcard from Germany
