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Voyagers Day 6

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Māori name for a White-fronted tern?

a)

Kapa

b)

Tara

c)

Kara

d)

Tama

2.

What do White-fronted tern eat?

a)

Small larval fish

b)

Large kingfish

c)

Small squid

d)

Large club fish

3.

What shark did we spot today?

a)

Dark ghost shark

b)

Blue shark

c)

Grey cloud shark

d)

Light ghost shark

4.

What direction is the wind blowing over our waka today

a)

N

b)

E

c)

W

d)

S

5.

Finish the lyric

E hi ake ana te ____________

a)

Ātakura

b)

Matariki

c)

Kuratama

d)

Rīwai

6.

What is the period of our waves today

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Gravitational

d)

Constant

7.

What does wakanui mean

a)

Big boat

b)

Little island

c)

Long river

d)

Long boat

8.

Finish the lyric

Matariki, Matariki e __________

a)

Ara e

b)

Pikipiki e

c)

Tamariki e

d)

Nuku Nuku e

9.

Wha does rangatira mean?

a)

Boat

b)

Food storage

c)

Leader

d)

Green

10.

What is the Māori name for Pt Chevalier School?

a)

Kura

b)

Rangi Mata Rau

c)

Ngakina Matariki

d)

Rīwai Kai

11.

is it likely to rain over our waka?

a)

Yes, very likely

b)

No, not likely

12.

Is the shark we spotted today safe to eat?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Which one of these is NOT a star of the Matariki cluster?

a)

Waitī

b)

Tupu-ā-nuku

c)

Uru-rangi

d)

Ponga

14.

When we all contribute, everyone

(a)  

15.

A swarm of mosquitos has passed by our waka and left most of the crew with nasty bites. How do you recommend we treat the bites?

4 lines
16.

Last night was very cloudy so we did not see which stars to follow. How do you recommend we navigate without using the sky?

4 lines
17.

Which star do you think we should follow tonight?

a)

Hāpori

b)

Waitī

c)

Itīweka

d)

Puanga

e)

Uenuku

18.

What direction do we travel to get to Aotearoa?

a)

SE

b)

NW

c)

N

d)

SW

19.

One of Pukuriri’s crew has eaten the shark we spotted. What do you think will happen?

4 lines
20.

Look at the wind patterns for today and finish this sentence:

I wonder...

4 lines
21.

What island did we come from?

a)

Cook Island

b)

Tonga

c)

Tahiti

d)

Solomon Island