Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Response to Text: The Sons of Ma'afu
1. What is the name of the boys in the story?
a) Matthew and Martian b) Ma’afutoka and Matt
c) Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka d) Ma’afulele and Mick
2. Where did Ma’afu first send his boys for water?
a) Arataki b) Ātavahea
c) Samoa d) Tonga
3. What was in the waters of Ātavahea?
a) A fierce giant stingray b) A shark
c) A duck d) A fierce giant duck
4.Expalin why the villagers thought that Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka had no respect:
→ They kept throwing spears into the villagers homes, threw a spear at a guys leg and made holes in the walls.
5. How were the brothers wanting to cook the duck?
a) umu b) Hangi
c) Oven d) BBQ
6. Where was the second place that Ma’afulele and Ma’afutoka were sent to?
a) Mangawhai b) Muriwai
c) Muihātafa d) Mount Maunganui
7. What did the boys bring back the second time?
a) Tiger shark b) Triggerfish
c) Trevally d) Trout
8. Explain why the villagers were concerned about the boys returning to the village?
→The boys might do more damage to the villagers with the spears.
Monday, 1 March 2021
Mon: Response to Text
Questions:
1. What was the reason Māui’s brothers gave about the sunlight?
Answer:
There was never enough hours to do chores,hunt and fish.
2. When Māui said he could tame the sun what did his brothers do at his announcement?
a) They applauded him b) They patted him on the back
c) They gave him a cake d) They laughed at him
3.What did Māui instruct his brothers whanau to collect?
Kina b) Hay
c) Harakeke d) Ropes
4. Describe what Māui did with the harakeke:
Answer: Maui instructed his whanau to collect a lot of harakeke to make a giant net to catch the sun.
5. Where did Māui and his brothers hide waiting for the sun to awaken?
In caves and behind trees b) Under trees
c) In the lake d) In caves
6. What is the Māori name for the sun?
Answer: Ra or Te Ra.
7. What did Māui use to attack the sun?
His hook b) His magical jaw bone
c) His brothers d) Harakeke
8) Describe the argument between Tamanuiterā and Māui:
Answer: The sun was confused why they were trying to hurt him, so he got very furious. All Maui wanted was for the sun to go slower, so he did because the sun already knew he was defeated.
9) How did Māui’s brothers smile?
a) with pride b) with jealousy
c) with love d) with kindness
10) Describe what happened with the sun after that day:
Answer:
The sun started going slower which gives everyone more time to do stuff while it’s still sunny.
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