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Dawn Raids

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character in Dawn Raid? (the story)

a)

Charlotte

b)

Lenny

c)

Sofia

d)

Robert Muldoon

2.

Where is Sofia's Dad from?

a)

Tonga

b)

Cook Islands

c)

Australia

d)

Samoa

3.

True or False - Sofia has younger brothers?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In the story Dawn Raid, who did Sofia have a fight with?

a)

Lenny

b)

Mum

c)

Charlotte

d)

Tigi

5.

What is the Māori word for walk, that was also used to describe the Land March?

a)

oma

b)

waru

c)

tākaro

d)

hīkoi

6.

What was the game that Mr Parker taught Sofia's class?

a)

Rākau

b)

Cards

c)

Waiata

d)

Hide and Seek

7.

Who led the Hīkoi?

a)

Tigi

b)

Whina Cooper

c)

Lenny

d)

Charlotte's Mum

8.

What is the Samoan version of a hāngi?

a)

oma

b)

umu

c)

hangi

d)

ono

9.

Who was Tigi?

a)

A musician

b)

A lawyer

c)

A father

d)

A Polynesian Panther

10.

Who was the great lawyer that helped the Panthers?

a)

Robert Muldoon

b)

Charlotte's Mum

c)

Tigi

d)

David Lange

11.

Why was the Panther the symbol?

a)

Fierce

b)

Black

c)

It only attacks if attacked first

d)

Strong

12.

Name three countries stated as overstayers during the 1970's

a)

Samoa

b)

US

c)

Philippines

d)

United Kingdom

13.

Name the boots that Sofia loved

a)

Knee high boots

b)

Cowboy boots

c)

Go - go boots

d)

Ankle boots

14.

Where did Sofia and Lenny both get a job?

a)

babysitting

b)

delivering mail

c)

on the milk truck

d)

at the dairy

15.

Who was the principal at Sofia and Lenny's school?

a)

Mr Buckle

b)

Mr Arthur

c)

Mr Lowe

d)

Mr Arbuckle

16.

What was the waiata that Sofia's class learnt and she wrote in her diary?

a)

Ka pioioi

b)

E te Ariki

c)

Pepeha

d)

Tutira Mai

17.

Where did Sofia's family go on holiday together?

a)

Wellington

b)

Auckland

c)

Christchurch

d)

Rotorua

18.

Who was the prime minister during the majority of the Dawn Raid era?

a)

Robert Muldoon

b)

David Lange

c)

Helen Clark

d)

Joe Biden

19.

What year was the Dawn Raid Apology from the NZ Government?

a)

2020

b)

2018

c)

2019

d)

2021

20.

Choose the best words to describe the treatment of the Polynesian overstayers during the 1970's

a)

Fair and just

b)

Overwhelmingly targeted

c)

Unfair

d)

Gentle