Response to Text

 Lost Treasure

Instructions: 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Questions:

1. What is the wharenui?

a) Capital city of NZ b) cousin 

c) Meeting house d) Kitchen

2. What is another name for verandah?

a) deck. b) patio 

c) balcony d) all of the above.

3.What was his ‘something special’ that he needed to do with Hoani?

1. Make breakfast b) Find Nana’s special spoon

      c)   Play a trick on his cousin Hoani d) Go swimming at the local river

 

4. How do you know he didn’t want to help his Uncle Dan set up the chairs? 

Answer:  because  he wanted to go with his cousin 

5. What does hovered mean?

1. Creep up b) hanging over

      c)  lingered d) all of the above.

6.. Who is the ‘first person’ narrating this story?

1. Hoani b) Waihuia

      c)  No one d) Uncle Dan

7. How do you know it is _______________ narrating this story?

=>  Because at the start of the story Waihuia started saying  “When I woke up, my cousin’s sleeping bag was empty. The only people in the wharenui were two great-aunties and Nanny. I went outside in my pyjamas and ran into Mum on the verandah”.

8. Why did Wai want to mimi?  

1.  He drank a lot of fizzies b) He finish having a shower

      c) he was trying to get away from his mum    d) He was cold