WorksheetsThe Seahorse and the Reef
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the main theme from TSHATR?
Humans are selfish and will use up all of Earth's resources.
We all have a responsibility to look after our natural resources as they are so vulnerable to exploitation.
We should keep using up all our natural resources.
We have a duty to take care of our environment by polluting it.
The title of the short story is "The (a) "
Draw the taonga (teasure) from the sea.
The title _________
explains the main character and setting of the story.
explains the main character of the story.
explains how significant the seahorse was as a taonga (treasure) from the sea.
Who is the author of 'The Seahorse and the Reef'?
Wini Ihimaera
Witi Ihimaena
Witi Ihimaera
Witi Ihimara
What is the English word for Kai Moana?
Sea Urchin
Seafood
Paua
Seahorse
How did the Dad (Rongo) persuade Mum to go to the reef?
He used her favourite food of pipi to convince her
He promised her a holiday
He said he would do all the chores
He said he would babysit for a week
What was used to collect the seafood?
Sugar bags
Nets
Their hands
Hessian sacks
What literary device is used in the sentence ".... those women would ... talk and talk and talk."
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Repetition
What were the reasons Rongo gave to leave the seahorse in the reef?
The reef gave it beauty
It would die if they took it out of it's home
The sea gave it life
All the above
What is the name the kids give to their special place?
Keri pools
Pupu pools
Winky pools
Moana pool
What literacy device? The sea boiled yellow with effluent issuing from a pipe in the seabed. The stain curled like fingers around the reef
Simile
Similie
Smile
Simili
The symbolism of the seahorse represents Maori culture
True
False
What was the dad's name?
(a)
What is the climax of the story?
The reef being polluted.
Mere almost drowning in the reef.
The kids finding the seahorse in the pupu pools.
The dad convincing the mum to go catch some kai moana.
