Kiorahi Purakau Comprehension Worksheet

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📚 Wāhanga 1: Ngā Pātai Whiriwhiri / Part 1: Multiple Choice

WALT: We are learning to understand the purakau of Rahitutakahina and Tiarakurapakewai

Success Criteria: I can identify key events and characters from the story

1. Ko wai a Rahitutakahina? / Who was Rahitutakahina?

He tangata rongonui mō tana kaha / A man famous for his strength

He kaiako kiorahi / A kiorahi teacher

He rangatira / A chief

2. I pēhea a Tiarakurapakewai i whakatakoto ai ngā ture o te kiorahi? / How did Tiarakurapakewai establish the rules of kiorahi?

Nā ngā atua i whakaarahia / They were inspired by the gods

Nā te taiao i whakaarahia / They were inspired by nature

Nā ngā pakanga i whakaarahia / They were inspired by battles

3. He aha te take i timatahia ai te kiorahi? / Why was kiorahi first created?

Hei whakatō i te rongo / To promote peace

Hei whakangāwari i ngā pakanga / To reduce warfare

Hei whakanui i ngā rangatira / To honour chiefs

4. I te purakau, he aha ngā mea i whakamahia hei kī? / In the story, what was used as the kī (ball)?

He rākau / Wood

He kōhatu / Stone

He rauhuia / Woven flax

✏️ Wāhanga 2: Ngā Whakautu Poto / Part 2: Short Answers

Success Criteria: I can explain events and meanings from the purakau

5. Whakamāramahia he aha i riri ai a Rahitutakahina? / Explain why Rahitutakahina became angry?

6. He aha te kaupapa matua o tēnei purakau? / What is the main message of this story?

7. Pēhea ai i whakatau ai a Tiarakurapakewai i te tautohe? / How did Tiarakurapakewai resolve the conflict?

8. He aha ngā uara Māori i kitea ai i tēnei kōrero? / What Māori values are shown in this story?

🤔 Wāhanga 3: Ngā Kōrero Hōhonu / Part 3: Deep Thinking

Success Criteria: I can connect the purakau to modern life and Māori values

9. He aha te tikanga huna o te whakataetae i waenganui i a Rahitutakahina rāua ko Tiarakurapakewai? / What is the hidden meaning of the competition between Rahitutakahina and Tiarakurapakewai?

10. Pēhea tēnei purakau e whakaako ana i a tātou mō te kotahitanga? / How does this story teach us about unity?

11. He aha ai he mea nui te kiorahi ki te iwi Māori? / Why is kiorahi important to Māori people?

12. Whakawhanake / Extension: Whakatauritehia tēnei purakau ki tētahi atu kōrero rānei hītori rānei o tō iwi. / Compare this story to another story or history from your iwi.