Haumapuhia Reading Comprehension Test
📖 Part 1: Te Kōrero - The Story
Read this story about Haumapuhia carefully:
Haumapuhia
I te taima roa, he tangata rongonui a Haumapuhia. He kaiaka ia, he tangata māia hoki. I noho ia ki te taha o te moana nui.
I ia rā, ka kōrero a Haumapuhia ki ngā tamariki o te kāinga. "Kia tūpato koutou ki te moana," ka kī ia. "He nui ngā mea tawhiti i reira."
I tētahi rā, ka kite a Haumapuhia i tētahi taniwha nui i te moana. He roa tana tinana, he whero ōna mata. Ka rere a Haumapuhia ki te kāinga hoki.
"Kei te moana tētahi taniwha!" ka karanga ia. "Me whakatō tātou i ngā waka katoa!"
I rongo katoa ngā tangata i a Haumapuhia. Ka whakatō rātou i ngā waka. Nā Haumapuhia rātou i tiaki.
🤔 Part 2: Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Haumapuhia?
A famous fisherman and brave man
A young child
A taniwha
A boat builder
2. Where did Haumapuhia live?
In the mountains
By the big sea
In the forest
In a cave
3. What did Haumapuhia tell the children every day?
"Go swimming in the sea"
"Be careful of the sea"
"Play by the water"
"Catch some fish"
4. What colour were the taniwha's eyes?
5. What did Haumapuhia tell everyone to do when he saw the taniwha?
Go fishing
Pull in all the boats
Run away
Fight the taniwha
📝 Part 3: Te Reo Māori Understanding
6. Match the Māori words with their English meanings:
1. moana
2. taniwha
3. waka
4. tamariki
5. kāinga
A. children
B. sea/ocean
C. village/home
D. water spirit/monster
E. boat/canoe
7. Fill in the blanks with words from the story:
Haumapuhia was a _____________ man who lived by the _____________. He warned the children to be _____________ of the sea because there were many dangerous things there.
💭 Part 4: Thinking Questions
8. Why do you think Haumapuhia warned the children about the sea every day?
9. How do you think the people felt when Haumapuhia told them about the taniwha? Explain your answer.
10. What does this story teach us about listening to wise people? Give an example from your own life.
🎨 Part 5: Creative Response
11. Draw what you think the taniwha looked like based on the story description:
12. If you could ask Haumapuhia three questions, what would they be?
Question 1: ________________________________________________
Question 2: ________________________________________________
Question 3: ________________________________________________
13. Write a different ending to the story. What else could have happened after Haumapuhia saw the taniwha?
🔍 Part 6: Story Details
14. Put these events in the correct order by numbering them 1-5:
_____ Haumapuhia saw a taniwha in the sea
_____ The people pulled in all their boats
_____ Haumapuhia warned the children about the sea
_____ Haumapuhia ran back to the village
_____ Haumapuhia shouted about the taniwha
15. Choose all the words that describe Haumapuhia in this story:
Brave
Caring
Lazy
Wise
Helpful
Selfish
16. What lesson do you think this story is trying to teach us? Write at least 3 sentences.
