Test & Homework

Time to get the mental pencil out whānau and sharpen the mind with a little test. Check out the homework from Te Murumāra too!

Te Murumāra's homework is about greetings, and asked how you would greet three elderly gentlemen?  

Te Murumāra also asked how would you say informally say ' hello mum' and 'how to formally greet two people'?  

Re-arrange the words on the right-hand side to match the words on the left-hand side.

  • Uaua
  • Hau
  • Kanohi
  • Whakarere
  • Kiriata
  • Wind/breeze/air
  • Face
  • Abandon
  • Hard
  • Film/movie/slide

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'me' correctly for the following English example. 'He is from Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Tühoe.'
  • Nō Ngāti Rangiwewehi Tūhoe me ia.
  • Nō Ngāti me Rangiwewehi Tūhoe ia.
  • Nō Ngāti Rangiwewehi me Tūhoe ia.
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'me' correctly for the following English example. 'Where is Raukura and her partner?'
  • Kei hea a Raukura me tana hoa tāne?
  • Kei hea a me Raukura tana hoa tāne?
  • Kei hea a Raukura tana me hoa tāne?
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'me' correctly for the following English example. 'Can you please pass me the knife and fork?'
  • Homai koa te me naihi te paoka?
  • Homai koa te naihi te me paoka?
  • Homai koa te naihi me te paoka?
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'me' correctly for the following English example. 'Where is Nikora and her marbles?'
  • Kei hea a Nikora āna me māpere?
  • Kei hea a Nikora me āna māpere?
  • Kei hea a me Nikora āna māpere?
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'ā' correctly for the following English example. 'The dog barked and the baby cried'.
  • Ka au te kurī ka tangi, ā, te pēpi.
  • Ka au te kurī ka, ā, tangi te pēpi.
  • Ka au te kurī ka tangi, ā, te pēpi.
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'ā' correctly for the following English example. 'The family washed and ate'.
  • Ka horoi, ā, ka kai te whānau.
  • Ka horoi ka kai, ā, te whānau.
  • Ka, ā, horoi ka kai te whānau.
  

From the options below, choose the Māori sentence that uses 'ā' correctly for the following English example. 'They slept and the elderly man snored'.
  • Ka moe rātou, ā, ka ngongoro te koroua.
  • Ka moe rātou ka ngongoro, ā, te koroua.
  • Ka moe rātou ka, ā, ngongoro te koroua.
  

Exercises

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