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Mystery Dinner Whānau Worksheet

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Mystery Dinner Whānau Worksheet

Read the whānau story and use the vocabulary and clues to solve the dinner puzzle. Answer in English or te reo Māori unless a question asks for a specific language. Remember: tēnei means “this”, and tōku means “my”.

Kupu āwhina | Helpful words

whānau — family; kuia — grandmother; koroua — grandfather; whaea — mother; matua — father; tuakana — older sibling; teina — younger sibling; whanaunga — relative; mokopuna — grandchild. Ko wai tēnei? — Who is this? Ko Maia tēnei. — This is Maia. Ko Maia tōku tuakana. — Maia is my older sibling.

Te kōrero | The story

He pō kai ā-whānau ki te kāinga o Hine. Kei te tēpu a Hine, tōna tuakana a Maia, tōna teina a Riki, tōna whaea a Mere, tōna matua a Wiremu, tōna kuia a Ani, me tōna koroua a Pita. Ko Hine te mokopuna a Ani rāua ko Pita. He whanaunga a Kiri nō te whānau, ā, ko ia te tangata whakamutunga ka tae mai. Kua tuhia ngā ingoa ki ngā kāri ingoa, engari kua huna ngā kupu whanaungatanga. Ka āwhina koe i a Hine ki te whakaoti i te kai ngaro?

1.In the story, who is Hine’s older sibling? Write the person’s name and the Māori word for “older sibling”.
2.Which person is Hine’s teina?
  • Mere
  • Riki
  • Pita
  • Kiri
3.Complete the sentence in te reo Māori: “ tōku kuia.” (Ani is my grandmother.)
4.True or false: Pita is Hine’s koroua.
TrueFalse
5.Match each Māori word to its meaning.
  • whaea
  • matua
  • kuia
  • koroua
  • father
  • grandfather
  • mother
  • grandmother
6.Kiri is described as a whanaunga. What does this tell you about Kiri’s connection to Hine?
7.Translate into English: “Ko Hine te mokopuna a Ani rāua ko Pita.”
8.Write one complete te reo Māori sentence introducing a person from the story and their relationship to Hine. Use this pattern: “Ko [name] tōku [relationship].”
9.A mystery guest arrives last. According to the story, who is it, and what Māori word describes their connection to the whānau?

2 printable pages

  • Mystery Dinner Whānau Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Kupu āwhina | Helpful words, Te kōrero | The story

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  • Mystery Dinner Whānau Worksheet, page 2 of 2: 5. Match each Mā ori word to its meaning.

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