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WorksheetsThe Whale Rider
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
I will have (a) to do with her. She has broken the male line of descent in our tribe
Who says: "After all, it was Kahu who was there at the end, and it was Kahu’s intervention which perhaps saved us all."
Rawiri
Nani Flowers
Koro Apirana
Paikea
"Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a girl. Then Koro would (a) me more than he does."
What is the effect of this key moment: "‘Kahu had begun to make eerie sounds in her throat… it sounded as if she was warning them."
Builds tension
Characterises the family relationships
Foreshadows Kahu as the whale rider
Foreshadows Kahu having a cold
‘She was ________________. She was ___________. She was ______________________.’
the whale rider; the tribe leader; Paika
Kahutia te Rangi; Paikea; the whale rider
Kahutia te Rangi; the whale rider; Paikea
Kahutia te Rangi; the tribe leader; Paikea
"It was surprising how closely Kahu and Koro Apirana (a) each other."
'It's not Paka's fault... (a) '
What emotions is Koro experiencing here: "The old man understood. He raised his hands as if to claw down the sky upon him."
Realisation; hope
Realisation; anger
Realisation; fear; regret
Fear; regret; stress
Who says: "I should have known she was the one"?
Rawiri
Nani Flowers
Koro Apirana
The ancient bull whale
"Boy or girl, it doesn't (a) ."
