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Ngā Wāhanga o te Tau

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Ngā Wāhanga o te Tau

Explore the four seasons in Aotearoa. Read the short descriptions and answer in te reo Māori or English as directed.

He pānui: Ngā wāhanga e whā

He whā ngā wāhanga o te tau. Ko Ngahuru te wā ka taka ngā rau, ka hauhake hoki ētahi hua. Ko Hōtoke te wā makariri; he ua, he hau hoki i ētahi wā. I Kōanga, ka puāwai ngā putiputi, ka tipu ngā tipu hou. Ko Raumati te wā mahana, ā, he pai te haere ki te takutai. Ka rerekē te huarere i ia wāhanga, ā, ka rerekē hoki ngā mahi a te tangata.

Wāhanga A: Pānui me te mārama

Whakamahia te pānui hei whakautu.

1.Which season is described as the time when leaves fall and some fruit is harvested?
  • Ngahuru
  • Hōtoke
  • Kōanga
  • Raumati
2.According to the passage, Kōanga is the season when new plants grow and flowers bloom.
TrueFalse
3.Complete the sentence with the correct season: “Ko te wā te wā makariri.”
4.Match each Māori season name to its English meaning.
  • Ngahuru
  • Hōtoke
  • Kōanga
  • Raumati
  • Spring
  • Autumn
  • Summer
  • Winter
5.What two kinds of weather can happen in Hōtoke, according to the passage? Answer in English or Māori.
6.According to the passage, which season is a good time to visit the beach? Write its Māori name.

Wāhanga B: Whakamahia te reo

Whakamahia ngā kupu o te pānui hei hanga i ō whakautu.

7.Translate “summer” into te reo Māori.
8.Complete this sentence with the Māori word for “flowers”: “Ka puāwai ngā i Kōanga.”
9.Write one complete sentence in te reo Māori about a season. You may use this pattern: “I [season], ka [activity or change].”
10.Choose one season you enjoy. Write its Māori name and give one reason in English or te reo Māori.

2 printable pages

  • A short te reo Māori passage introduces Ngahuru, Hōtoke, Kōanga and Raumati and describes seasonal changes in Aotearoa.

    Page 1

  • Reading comprehension and te reo Māori vocabulary activities about the four seasons, including matching, sentence completion and writing.

    Page 2

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