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WorksheetsWhale Rider Pre-test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Pick the correct quote:
"You can start again."
Koro "start again"
Porourangi can try again
"Koro can start again."
Pick the most appropriate quote to link to this idea: Koro was disappointed that Paikea was a girl.
"You heard me."
"He'll have another child."
"Her name's Paikea."
"You mean just pretend it didn't happen."
Pick the best summary of the scene:
Paikea is born and her grandfather is unhappy.
When Koro is born, his grandfather wishes he was a boy so that she could be chief one day.
Paikea's mother and brother die and then her grandfather and grandmother and uncle come to the hospital.
When Paikea is born, her grandfather wishes she was a boy so that Paikea could be chief one day.
Which, of the following quotes, is important?
"Our ancestor, Paikea."
"That's not what I'm saying."
"It's all right."
"You can start again."
What is Nanny Flowers doing when she says this to Koro: "He just lost a child and a wife. Isn't that enough? You give that boy some time. You hear me? He'll be back when he's ready."
Challenging Koro
Comforting Koro
Dismissing Koro
Crying
What is the most important part of this quote:
"In the old days, the land felt a great emptiness. It was waiting... waiting to be filled up... waiting for someone to love it... waiting for a leader"
"In the old days..."
"Waiting to be filled up"
"Waiting for a leader"
"The land felt a great emptiness"
What is the most important part of this quote: "Where is the boy? Son. What's done is done. Come home. Come home. Start again."
(a)
What is Porourangi's reaction when Koro asks "Where is the boy?"
He is happy to see his father.
He is shocked to see his father.
He is shocked to hear his father ask where his son is.
He is sad to be reminded that he has a son.
Put the numbers in order of what happened in the scene (ie 12345)
1 Koro prays over Paikea's dead brother
2 Koro asks where Paikea's brother is
3 Koro and Porourangi fight over Paikea's name
4 Nanny Flower's tells Koro to acknowledge his grandchild
5 Porourangi's wife dies
(a)
Write a quote that could support the idea that Koro didn't care about Paikea's mother's death.
(a)
Write the quote you found most important in this scene
(a)
Rewrite this quote so that it is correct, with quotation marks: you acknowledge your granddaughter
(a)
What information did this scene give the audience?
Koro cares about tradition.
Koro cares about tradition over family.
Koro is an unsympathetic person.
Koro worries about who will be the next leader of their tribe.
What was an idea/theme is represented in this scene? (one word)
(a)
Which adverbs best describe Porourangi's actions?
Angrily
Meekly
Quietly
Emotionally
