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FOOD - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food described as "reka" is...

a)

Sweet

b)

Sour

c)

Bland

d)

Nutritious

2.

Which of these edible plants is know as "harore"?

a)

Fern root

b)

Inner leaves of the Tī tree

c)

Sow thistle

d)

Mushroom

3.

What is the Māori name for the Sooty Shearwater?

a)

Tītī

b)

Hipi

c)

Mimi

d)

Kākā

4.

The word for banana is...

a)

maika

b)

māeke

c)

mangere

d)

makimaki

5.

What might you catch with a "hīnaki"?

a)

Fish

b)

Eels

c)

Birds

d)

Crabs

6.

The Māori word for honey, "mīere" is a loan word from which language?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

7.

Which type of fish is known as "pātiki"?

a)

Snapper

b)

Blue Cod

c)

Kingfish

d)

Flounder

8.

Which of these delicacies is also known as "kānga pirau"?

a)

Fish eyes

b)

Roasted huhu grub

c)

Fermented corn

d)

Pāua guts

9.

Which of these options is not another word for "food"?

a)

Pātaka

b)

Kame

c)

Haupa

d)

Kamenga

10.

If you were called "Pōkokohua" by your enemy, how would your head be eaten?

a)

Boiled

b)

Smoked

c)

In a hāngī

d)

Raw