Test

Here we go again. It's test time. Kia kaha!

You have been asked 'Kei te pēhea koe?' and you want to reply with 'Tired'. How do you say this in Māori?
  • Kei te māuiui
  • Kei te pai
  • Kei te ngenge
  • Kei te hiakai
 

You are hungry and your mate asks you 'Kei te hiakai koe?' What does this mean?
  • Are you annoyed?
  • Are you tired?
  • Are you sleepy?
  • Are you hungry?
 

A tīemiemi is a...
  • See-saw
  • Slide
  • Swing
  • Snail
 

The word tangata means person or man. True or false?
  • True
  • False
 

Tamariki is the Māori word for...
  • mother
  • children
  • father
  • sister
 

Hine and kōtiro both mean women or wife. True or false?
  • True
  • False
 

A koroua is an elderly female of the whānau - true or false?
  • True
  • False
 

The word 'reo' can be translated as language, dialect and voice - true or false?
  • True
  • False
 

To address an adult male (like a male teacher), you would use the term...
  • whaea
  • kōtiro
  • matua
  • kaumātua
 

Exercises

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