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Maori language week quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's te reo Māori for ocean?

a)

awa

b)

kātao

c)

moana

2.

How many kiwi are in this picture?

a)

tahi

b)

tekau

c)

ono

d)

whitu

3.

In te reo Māori what does the macron do?

a)

lengthen the vowel

b)

shorten the vowel

c)

ignore the vowel

4.

What would be stored in a pataka?

a)

puka puka

b)

kai

c)

weka

5.

What colour is the underside of a ponga frond?

a)

hiriwā

b)

kākāriki

c)

pango

6.

What would you catch with a pā kahawai?

a)

pekeketua

b)

ika

c)

manu

7.

If you give a donation, contribution or gift, it is called a ...?

a)

kete

b)

koha

c)

mahi

8.

What is the translation of hei tiki?

a)

good luck charm

b)

ear pendant

c)

neck pendant of human form

9.

What sport is being played?

a)

hōki

b)

pakiketepōro

c)

hatuporo

10.

When would you say 'kia ora'?

a)

wishing someone good luck

b)

when saying hello

c)

agreeing with someone

d)

all of the above

11.

Can you name the traditional Maori love song written in 1914?

(a)  

12.

How would we say good afternoon?

a)

Ahiahi mārie

b)

Ata mārie

c)

Pō mārie

13.

During Covid-19 it is important that we ...?

a)

kia tau

b)

taihoa

c)

kawea atu ki waho

d)

horoia o ringaringa

14.

Which functions did taonga pūoro have?

a)

call to arms

b)

dawn of the new day

c)

communicating with the gods

d)

planting of crops

e)

all of the above

15.

What famous song sung by the Patea Maori Club had a documentary about it released in 2016?

(a)