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Whakarongo Assessment Rubric Worksheet

Read each prompt aloud in te reo Māori, without showing it to the learner. The learner may answer aloud, point, or act. Give one mark for each correct response. Then use the score bands and observation rubric to choose a helpful next step.

Whakarongo: listening check

Use the same calm pace for each prompt. Repeat a prompt once if needed, and note whether the learner needed a repeat or gesture.

1.Say “Kia ora.” Ask the learner to choose the meaning: hello, goodbye, or thank you.

Hello
Goodbye
Thank you

2.Say “wai.” Ask the learner to point to or name what it means.

Water
Food
House

3.Say “E tū.” Ask the learner to show what to do.

4.Say “Noho.” Ask the learner to show what to do.

5.Say “toru.” Ask the learner to choose the number they heard.

6.Say “he whero.” Ask the learner which colour you named.

Red
Blue
Green

7.Say “Ko taku pāpā.” Ask the learner who was mentioned.

My father
My mother
My sister

8.Say “Kei te kai au i te āporo.” Ask the learner what the speaker is eating.

9.Place a pencil and a book in view. Say “Homai te pukapuka.” Ask the learner to hand you the named object.

10.Say “Tū, kātahi ka pakipaki.” Ask the learner to follow both steps in order.

11.Say “E rua ngā kurī pango.” Ask how many dogs there are and what colour they are.

12.Say “Kei waho a Mere, kei te tākaro ki te pōro.” Ask where Mere is and what she is doing.

Score and observation rubric

Score: ____ / 12. These bands are a guide for this short check, not a formal level judgement. Record what the learner can do and what support helped.

0–3: Beginning — recognises a few familiar words or greetings; practise listening with gestures and repetition.

4–6: Growing — understands familiar words and some single-step instructions; build confidence with everyday phrases.

7–9: Secure in familiar contexts — understands common words, details, and some two-step instructions; extend to short sentences.

10–12: Extending — follows most prompts and identifies details in connected speech; try new familiar topics and longer instructions.

Tick or note evidence from the check. A learner may show understanding by speaking, pointing, or acting.

13.Write one listening strength you observed and one useful next step. Consider familiar vocabulary, following instructions, numbers and colours, and listening for details.