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Te Wiki o te reo Maori 2021

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was the first Maori Language Week held?

a)

1840

b)

2000

c)

1975

d)

1892

2.
What does 'kanikani' mean in English?
a)
Move
b)
Shake hands
c)
Dance
d)
Sing
3.

What is the Maori word for '10'?

a)

Tahi

b)

Wha

c)

Rua

d)

Tekau

4.

How do you say 'how are you?' in Maori?

a)

He aha tenei?

b)

Kei te pehea koe?

c)

Ke te aha kou?

d)

Kei hea koe?

5.
What is the Maori word for 'bird'?
a)
Kiwi
b)
Kuri
c)
Poaka
d)
Manu
6.

What does Aotearoa mean?

a)

Land of the Long White Cloud

b)

Land of the Kiwi

c)

Land of the Giants

d)

Land of the Rising Sun

7.

He aha tenei?


He _______ tenei.

a)

kurī

b)

ngeru

c)

kiore

d)

ika

8.

Tamaki Makaurau is the te reo name for...

a)

Wellington

b)

Dunedin

c)

Hamilton

d)

Auckland

9.

What does Pupuke mean?

a)

Rising waters

b)

Lake

c)

Heart

d)

Volcano

10.

How do you say 'blue' in Maori?

a)

Kowhai

b)

Whero

c)

Pango

d)

Kikorangi

11.

Mother Earth is called __________ in te reo Maori.

a)

Papatuanuku

b)

Tane

c)

Tangaroa

d)

Ranginui

12.

What is the name of the great navigator who discovered Aotearoa New Zealand?

a)

Tupaia

b)

Kupe

c)

Maui

d)

Paikea

13.

What is the name of the legendary homeland of the Maori people?

a)

Hawaiiki

b)

Samoa

c)

Tonga

d)

Rakiura

14.

Maori brought these items with them to New Zealand.

a)

Kuri

b)

Kumara

c)

Yams

d)

Pigs

15.

Which of the following are names for teachers in Maori.

a)

Whaea

b)

Matua

c)

Tamariki

d)

Mokopuna

16.

When the teacher says 'Titiro mai'. What are they saying?

a)

Listen up.

b)

Stand up.

c)

Sit down.

d)

Look this way.