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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which greeting can be used for one person?

a)

Tēnā koe

b)

Tēnā kōrua

c)

Tēnā koutou

d)

Tēnā tātou

2.

Which of these numbers is the largest

a)

rima

b)

rua

c)

whitu

d)

toru

3.

Which of these are suitable answers to the question "Kei te pēhea koe?"

a)

ka pai

b)

kei te pai

c)

kia pai

d)

e pai ana

4.

Which of these phrases can be used to say thank you in Māori?

a)

tēnā koe

b)

kia ora

c)

aroha mai

d)

haere mai

5.

Finish the song lyric.

Tūtira mai ngā iwi (aue) _____

a)

mātou mātou e

b)

rātou rātou e

c)

koutou koutou e

d)

tātou tātou e

6.

Name a colour of the rainbow in Māori

(a)  

7.

Which of these words mean rainbow?

a)

āniwaniwa

b)

kōpere

c)

kahukura

d)

uenuku

8.

Which of these means "see you tomorrow"?

a)

ka kite anō

b)

ka kite ākuanei

c)

ka kite āpōpō

d)

ka kite ā tērā wiki

9.

Which of these is not a name for Wellington/the Wellington region?

a)

Te Upoko o te ika a Māui

b)

Pōneke

c)

Te Waipounamu

d)

Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

10.

What is the English name for Kirikiriroa?

a)

Nelson

b)

New Plymouth

c)

Hamilton

d)

Invercargill

11.

What is the English translation of Maunganui?

(a)  

12.

Which of these would you not find in your whare?

a)

wharepaku

b)

tīwī

c)

pukapuka

d)

wakarererangi

13.

Which of these is not a part of your tinana (body)?

a)

ringa

b)

pōtae

c)

waewae

d)

puku

14.

Name a star in the Matariki cluster

(a)  

15.

Papatūānuku is the atua of the ____?

a)

whenua

b)

rangi

c)

ngahere

d)

moana

16.

·         What great tree is commonly referred to in a whakataukī as fallen, when referring to a person who is gone or passed on?

a)

kauri

b)

tōtara

c)

rimu

d)

pōhutukawa

17.

If somebody is compared to a kākā (parrot) in Māori, what does this mean?

a)

they have a beautiful singing voice

b)

they are restless

c)

they are a chief or leader

d)

they have a lot of stamina or perseverance

18.

What is the Māori name for MBIE?

(a)  

19.

Complete the line from the MBIE karakia

"Ka huri taku aro ki te (a)   "

20.

Which of these job titles is policy advisor?

a)

Pou whakahaere

b)

Kaitohutohu kaupapahere

c)

Kaitohutohu ā ture

d)

Tumu whakarae

21.

Which of these patterns is Te Ara Poutama?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

A hongi is a traditional greeting where people press noses. But what is the literal meaning of the word hongi?

a)

to press

b)

to rub

c)

to breathe

d)

to sniff

23.

An iwi is a tribal grouping or other group of people. But what is the literal meaning of the word iwi?

a)

birth

b)

pregnancy

c)

ancestor

d)

bones

24.

If wera means hot, what does whakawera mean?

a)

to heat up

b)

heat

c)

hotter

d)

burnt

25.

If kōrero means to speak, what does kaikōrero mean?

a)

speech

b)

to talk while eating

c)

speaker

d)

noisy