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The Whale Rider

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I will have (a)   to do with her. She has broken the male line of descent in our tribe

2.

Who says: "After all, it was Kahu who was there at the end, and it was Kahu’s intervention which perhaps saved us all."

a)

Rawiri

b)

Nani Flowers

c)

Koro Apirana

d)

Paikea

3.

"Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a girl. Then Koro would (a)   me more than he does."

4.

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."

a)

Builds tension

b)

Characterises the family relationships

c)

Foreshadows Kahu as the whale rider

d)

Foreshadows Kahu having a cold

5.

‘She was ________________. She was ___________. She was ______________________.’

a)

the whale rider; the tribe leader; Paika

b)

Kahutia te Rangi; Paikea; the whale rider

c)

Kahutia te Rangi; the whale rider; Paikea

d)

Kahutia te Rangi; the tribe leader; Paikea

6.

"It was surprising how closely Kahu and Koro Apirana (a)   each other."

7.

'It's not Paka's fault... (a)   '

8.

What emotions is Koro experiencing here: "The old man understood. He raised his hands as if to claw down the sky upon him."

a)

Realisation; hope

b)

Realisation; anger

c)

Realisation; fear; regret

d)

Fear; regret; stress

9.

Who says: "I should have known she was the one"?

a)

Rawiri

b)

Nani Flowers

c)

Koro Apirana

d)

The ancient bull whale

10.

"Boy or girl, it doesn't (a)   ."