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Question 1Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which greeting is used in Cook Islands Māori when meeting someone in the morning?

  1. Pōpongi maita'i Correct answer.
  2. Pē'ea koe?
  3. Aruē
  4. Meitaki ma'ata

Explanation

'Pōpongi maita'i' literally means 'good morning', built from pōpongi (morning) plus the wellbeing word maita'i. It is the standard morning greeting register in Cook Islands Māori.

Question 2Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What does the Cook Islands Māori word 'meitaki' most commonly express?

  1. A farewell said only at night
  2. Goodness or wellbeing, used in thanks Correct answer.
  3. A term for a village meeting house
  4. A question about someone's name

Explanation

'Meitaki' carries the sense of being good, well or fine, and is the core of thanks expressions such as 'meitaki ma'ata'. It describes quality or wellbeing rather than a farewell or a place.

Question 3Cook Islands Māori language and communication

In the sentence 'Kua 'aere au ki te 'are', what does 'kua' signal?

  1. That the speaker is asking a question
  2. That the action will happen tomorrow
  3. That the action is completed or has begun Correct answer.
  4. That the action is forbidden

Explanation

'Kua' is a tense-aspect particle marking that an action is completed or has come about. It does not by itself mark future, interrogation or prohibition.

Question 4Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which pronoun is the inclusive first person dual, meaning 'we two, including you'?

  1. Tāua Correct answer.
  2. Māua
  3. Kōrua
  4. Rāua

Explanation

Cook Islands Māori distinguishes inclusive from exclusive first person. 'Tāua' means the two of us including the person addressed, while 'māua' excludes them.

Question 5Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What is the usual Cook Islands Māori word for 'water'?

  1. Vai Correct answer.
  2. Moana
  3. 'Are
  4. Kai

Explanation

'Vai' is the everyday word for fresh water. It is distinct from 'moana', which refers to the open sea or ocean.

Question 6Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which expression is an appropriate farewell to someone who is leaving while you stay?

  1. Pōpongi maita'i
  2. Meitaki ma'ata
  3. Aere rā Correct answer.
  4. 'Aere mai

Explanation

'Aere rā' is said to the person departing, meaning 'go well'. The direction word 'rā' points away from the speaker, matching the person leaving.

Question 7Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What does the prefix 'aka-' do in words such as 'akamārama' and 'akaipoipo'?

  1. It makes a word causative, meaning to cause or make something happen Correct answer.
  2. It turns a word into a question
  3. It marks past tense
  4. It makes a word plural

Explanation

The prefix 'aka-' is a causative marker, so 'akamārama' means to cause light or understanding and 'akaipoipo' relates to causing a wedding to take place. Plurality, interrogation and tense are handled by other particles.

Question 8Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which sentence correctly asks 'Where are you going?'

  1. Tei 'ea koe e 'aere ana? Correct answer.
  2. 'Ē'a'a koe?
  3. Ko'ai koe?
  4. Apinga 'ea koe?

Explanation

'Tei 'ea' is the locational question form asking 'where', and it combines with the progressive construction 'e 'aere ana' to ask where someone is going. The other options use different question words.

Question 9Cook Islands Māori language and communication

In 'Kua kai au i te ika', what role does 'i' play?

  1. It marks a possessive relationship
  2. It marks a future action
  3. It marks the object of the verb Correct answer.
  4. It marks the subject of the verb

Explanation

The preposition 'i' introduces the object that the action affects, here the fish being eaten. The subject 'au' appears without that preposition.

Question 10Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which pair correctly contrasts the a-class and o-class possessive markers?

  1. 'Aku' is used only for food and 'tōku' only for people
  2. 'Aku' always marks plural and 'tōku' always marks singular
  3. 'Aku' marks future possession and 'tōku' marks past possession
  4. 'Aku'apo refers to something I control or carry, while 'tōku' refers to something I belong to or am part of Correct answer.

Explanation

Cook Islands Māori possessive markers split into a-class and o-class. The a-class typically covers things a person dominates, controls or carries, while the o-class covers things a person belongs to, is part of, or is affected by.

Question 11Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What is the function of the particle 'e' before a verb in 'E 'aere ana au ki te ngā'ā?

  1. It marks the sentence as a command
  2. It combines with 'ana' to mark an ongoing or progressive action Correct answer.
  3. It turns the verb into a noun
  4. It marks the verb as completed

Explanation

The pattern 'e [verb] ana' expresses an action in progress, similar to English 'is going'. The particle 'e' works together with 'ana' to build this progressive aspect.

Question 12Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which sentence uses the correct form to say 'I will go to Rarotonga tomorrow'?

  1. 'Aere au ki Rarotonga āpōpō
  2. Ka 'aere au ki Rarotonga āpōpō Correct answer.
  3. Tē 'aere nei au ki Rarotonga āpōpō
  4. Kua 'aere au ki Rarotonga āpōpō

Explanation

Future reference is marked by the particle 'ka' before the verb, so 'ka 'aere au' means 'I will go'. The time word 'āpōpō' confirms the future setting.

Question 13Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What does the reduplication in pairs like 'kai' (eat) and 'kakai' or 'kākai' typically convey?

  1. A change from a verb to a numeral
  2. A switch from present to past tense
  3. A shift to a formal register only
  4. A repeated, intensified or pluralised sense of the base word Correct answer.

Explanation

Reduplication in Polynesian languages commonly adds meanings such as repetition, intensification, plurality or a slightly different related sense. It is a word-formation device rather than a tense marker.

Question 14Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which word is the correct question form meaning 'who'?

  1. Ko'ai Correct answer.
  2. 'A'a
  3. 'Ea
  4. Pē'ea

Explanation

'Ko'ai' is the interrogative used for 'who', often appearing with the personal article 'ko'. The other options ask about place, thing or manner.

Question 15Cook Islands Māori language and communication

In the phrase 'te 'are o Tere', what does 'o' indicate?

  1. That the phrase is a question
  2. That Tere is the object of an action
  3. That the house is associated with or belongs to Tere in the o-class relationship Correct answer.
  4. That the house is plural

Explanation

The preposition 'o' marks an o-class possessive or associative relationship, so 'te 'are o Tere' means the house of Tere. The choice of o-class fits a dwelling associated with a person.

Question 16Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What is the difference between 'tātou' and 'mātou'?

  1. 'Tātou' is formal and 'mātou' is informal
  2. 'Tātou' includes the person addressed, while 'mātou' excludes them Correct answer.
  3. 'Tātou' is dual and 'mātou' is plural
  4. 'Tātou' is second person and 'mātou' is first person

Explanation

Both are first person plural pronouns, but they differ in inclusivity. 'Tātou' includes the listener in the group, while 'mātou' refers to the speaker's group excluding the listener.

Question 17Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which sentence best expresses a polite request to come inside?

  1. 'Aere atu ki roto
  2. Tei roto au
  3. Kua 'aere au ki roto
  4. 'Aere mai ki roto, kia manuia Correct answer.

Explanation

'Aere mai' uses the direction word 'mai' toward the speaker, fitting an invitation to come in, and 'kia manuia' adds a warm polite tone. The other options are statements or use the wrong direction.

Question 18Cook Islands Māori language and communication

What does the directional particle 'mai' indicate in verbs like 'haere mai' and 'hoi mai'?

  1. Completed action
  2. Movement toward the speaker or point of reference Correct answer.
  3. Movement away from the speaker
  4. Negative polarity

Explanation

'Mai' is a deictic directional meaning toward the speaker or reference point, which is why it appears in invitations and welcoming expressions. Its opposite is 'atu', marking movement away.

Question 19Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which option correctly completes 'Kāre ___ i te moni' to mean 'I have no money'?

  1. taku
  2. nō
  3. 'ei
  4. āku Correct answer.

Explanation

Negation with 'kāre' commonly uses the a-class possessive form to express lacking something, so 'kāre āku moni' patterns as 'I have no money'. The form 'āku' is the a-class possessive plural/neutral form used in this negative construction.

Question 20Cook Islands Māori language and communication

How is negation typically expressed in a Cook Islands Māori verbal sentence such as 'I did not go'?

  1. By reduplicating the verb
  2. By placing 'mai' after the verb
  3. With a negative word such as 'kāre' followed by the relevant particle and verb Correct answer.
  4. By adding 'kua' before the verb

Explanation

Cook Islands Māori uses dedicated negative words, commonly 'kāre', which precede the tense-aspect particle and verb. Tense is still marked inside the negative construction.

Question 21Cook Islands Māori language and communication

In a formal speech or 'tuatua' at a gathering, which opening best fits the respectful register?

  1. Ko'ai koe?
  2. Pē'ea koe? Meitaki au
  3. Aere rā, e noho au
  4. 'Ariki, te au rangatira, te au mātāpō e te au tangata katoatoa, 'ia orana kōtou katoatoa Correct answer.

Explanation

Formal oratory addresses titled people and the assembled group in a set order before greeting everyone, which is the expected respectful opening. The greeting 'ia orana kōtou katoatoa' addresses the whole gathering.

Question 22Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which analysis best explains why 'Kua oti te 'anga'anga i a Tere' places 'i a Tere' at the end?

  1. The phrase marks Tere as the object being worked on
  2. The phrase marks future possession by Tere
  3. The agent of a completed passive-like construction is introduced by 'i a' after the verb phrase Correct answer.
  4. The phrase makes the sentence a question

Explanation

In this pattern the verb phrase comes first, and the person who carried out the completed action is introduced by 'i a' after it. This reflects the predicate-initial order typical of Cook Islands Māori.

Question 23Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which statement best describes the effect of using 'mātou' rather than 'tātou' when thanking a host in a speech?

  1. It changes the sentence from present to past
  2. It signals that the thanks come from the speaker's group alone, excluding the host Correct answer.
  3. It makes the sentence a question
  4. It signals that the host is included among those giving thanks

Explanation

Because 'mātou' is exclusive, it frames the speaker's party as distinct from the addressee. Choosing 'tātou' instead would include the host in the group giving thanks.

Question 24Cook Islands Māori language and communication

A speaker says 'Kua tae mai te pēpa ki a au ināpō.' Which reading is most accurate?

  1. The letter will reach me tomorrow
  2. I am sending the letter now
  3. I have no letter
  4. The letter reached me yesterday Correct answer.

Explanation

'Kua' marks completed action, 'tae mai' means arrive toward the speaker, and 'ināpō' means yesterday, so the whole sentence reports that the letter arrived. All three elements agree on a completed past event.

Question 25Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Which pair of sentences shows a correct contrast between a-class and o-class possession with the same possessor?

  1. 'Taku 'are' for a house I own and 'tōku metua' for my parent Correct answer.
  2. 'Taku 'are' and 'tōku 'are' both meaning exactly the same ownership
  3. 'Taku metua' for my parent and 'tōku 'are' for my house
  4. 'Taku metua' and 'tōku metua' both being ungrammatical

Explanation

Ownership of things a person controls takes a-class markers such as 'taku', while people a person belongs to or is connected with take o-class markers such as 'tōku'. The pair shows this contrast with the same possessor.

Question 26Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Ko te aha te tikanga o te kupu 'tuatua' i roto i te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani?

  1. He kōrero whaikōrero ki mua i te rōpū tāngata Correct answer.
  2. He waiata tangi mō te hunga kua mate
  3. He pukapuka tātai kōrero
  4. He karakia mō te kai

Explanation

Ko te 'tuatua' te kupu mō te whaikōrero, arā te kōrero ōkawa ka tukuna e tētahi tangata ki mua i te iwi i runga i te marae, i te 'are metua rānei. He mahi ā-waha, ā-tikanga hoki, kāore e herea ki te tuhinga.

Question 27Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te pēhea te tuhi tika i te kupu 'Rarotonga' ina kōrerohia te motu i roto i te rerenga 'Ka 'aere mātou ki ___ āpōpō'?

  1. Rārōtonga
  2. Rarotonga Correct answer.
  3. Rarotonga Nui
  4. Rarotongā

Explanation

Ko 'Rarotonga' te ingoa tūturu o te motu, ā, kāore e hurihia te tuhi i roto i te rerenga noa. Ko te 'ā' me te 'ō' kāore e whakaurua ki tēnei ingoa wāhi.

Question 28Cook Islands Māori language and communication

E hiahia ana koe ki te mihi ki tētahi tangata nō Aitutaki mō tana manaaki i a koe. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te kupu 'meitaki'?

  1. Meitaki ma'ata kia koe i tō manaaki i a au.
  2. Meitaki ma'ata nā tō manaaki i a au.
  3. Meitaki ma'ata mō tō manaaki i a au.
  4. Meitaki ma'ata i tō manaaki i a au. Correct answer.

Explanation

I roto i te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani, ka whai te 'i' i te 'meitaki' ki te tohu i te take o te mihi, arā 'meitaki i tō manaaki'. Kāore e whakamahia te 'kia', te 'mō', te 'nā' rānei i tēnei tūmomo rerenga mihi.

Question 29Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te hiahia koe ki te pātai mō te wā e tū ai te hui. Ko tēhea te pātai e tika ana te hanga?

  1. 'Ia'ia te hui ka tū ai?
  2. Āhea te hui ka tū ai? Correct answer.
  3. 'Ea'a te hui ka tū ai?
  4. Nāhea te hui ka tū ai?

Explanation

Ko te 'āhea' te kupu pātai mō te wā, ā, ka noho ki te tīmatanga o te rerenga. Ko ērā atu kupu pātai he take rerekē, kāore e hāngai ki te wā.

Question 30Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō tētahi mea i mahia e tētahi atu. Ko tēhea te rerenga e whakaatu ana i te kaihanga o te mahi?

  1. Kua tunu te kai nō Tere.
  2. I tunu te kai e Tere.
  3. Nā Tere i tunu te kai. Correct answer.
  4. Tē tunu te kai ki a Tere.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'nā' ki te tohu i te tangata nāna te mahi i mahi, ā, ka whai te 'i' i mua i te kupu mahi. Ko te hanga 'Nā Tere i tunu te kai' te tino tikanga mō te kī 'Tere cooked the food'.

Question 31Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi kōrero ā-tikanga mō te 'are metua. Ko tēhea te kupu e tika ana mō te 'kaumātua'?

  1. Kaumātua Correct answer.
  2. Kaumātuā
  3. Kaumatūa
  4. Kaumatua

Explanation

Ko te 'kaumātua' te tuhi tika, me ngā tohu roa e rua: te 'ā' tuatahi me te 'ū'. Ko te tohu roa he mea nui i roto i te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani, ā, ka huri te tikanga ki te kore e tika te tuhi.

Question 32Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te pātai tētahi ki a koe 'E 'aere ana koe ki 'Avarua?' Kei te hiahia koe ki te whakautu āe. Ko tēhea te whakautu e tika ana?

  1. 'Āe, kāre au e 'aere ana ki 'Avarua.
  2. 'Āe, e 'aere ana koe ki 'Avarua.
  3. 'Āe, kua 'aere au ki 'Avarua inapō.
  4. 'Āe, e 'aere ana au ki 'Avarua. Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'e ... ana' hei tohu i te mahi e haere tonu ana i tēnei wā, ā, ka hoki te whakautu ki te hanga o te pātai. Me whai te 'au' i te 'e 'aere ana' mō te tangata tuatahi.

Question 33Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō te nui o te tangata i tae mai. Ko tēhea te kupu e tika ana mō te 'tokorua'?

  1. Tokorua Correct answer.
  2. Tokorua ma
  3. Toko rua
  4. Tokorūa

Explanation

Ko te 'tokorua' te kupu tūturu mō te tokorua tāngata, ā, ka tuhia hei kupu kotahi kāore he wāhi. Kāore e whakamahia te 'ma' i muri i te 'tokorua' i tēnei tikanga.

Question 34Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi reta ki tētahi hoa mō tētahi hui ā-whānau. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana mō te kī 'I will come to your place on Saturday'?

  1. E 'aere mai ana au ki tō 'are ā te māpū.
  2. I 'aere mai au ki tō 'are ā te māpū.
  3. Kua 'aere mai au ki tō 'are ā te māpū.
  4. Ka 'aere mai au ki tō 'are ā te māpū. Correct answer.

Explanation

Ko te 'ka' te tohu o te wā kei te heke mai, ā, ka noho ki mua i te kupu mahi. Ko te 'ā te māpū' te tohu i te rā, ā, ka tika te hanga 'Ka 'aere mai au'.

Question 35Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō te take i tae ai te tangata ki te hui. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'nō te mea'?

  1. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea e mate ana tōku metua.
  2. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kua mate ai tōku metua.
  3. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kua mate tōku metua. Correct answer.
  4. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea ka mate tōku metua.

Explanation

I muri i te 'nō te mea', ka whai te rerenga kua oti te mahi, ā, ka whakamahia te 'kua' me te kupu mahi. Kāore e hiahiatia te 'ai' whakamuri i tēnei hanga, ā, ko te 'e ... ana' me te 'ka' he wā rerekē.

Question 36Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te whakamārama koe i te mahi a tētahi tangata ki tētahi atu. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'ki' hei tohu i te tangata e kōrerohia ana?

  1. I kōrero au mō Tere mō te hui.
  2. I kōrero au i a Tere mō te hui.
  3. I kōrero au nā Tere mō te hui.
  4. I kōrero au ki a Tere mō te hui. Correct answer.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'ki a' ki te tohu i te tangata e kōrerohia ana, arā te whainga o te kōrero. Ko te 'i a' tohu i te mea kua pā ki te mahi, ā, he rerekē tōna tikanga.

Question 37Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō tētahi mea kāore i a koe. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakakore i te 'kua riro'?

  1. Kāre i riro i a au te puka. Correct answer.
  2. Kāre au i riro i te puka.
  3. Kāre te puka i riro mai i a au.
  4. Kāre i a au te puka kia riro.

Explanation

Ko te 'kāre i' te hanga whakakore mō te mahi kua oti, ā, ka whai te kaihanga me te 'i a au'. Ko te 'kāre au i riro' kāore e tika te tāngata, ā, ko te 'te puka i riro mai' kua huri te kaupapa.

Question 38Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi kōrero mō te hī ika. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'i' hei tohu i te taputapu?

  1. I hī au i te ika ki te kupenga. Correct answer.
  2. I hī au i te ika nā te kupenga.
  3. I hī au i te ika e te kupenga.
  4. I hī au i te ika mō te kupenga.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'ki te' ki te tohu i te taputapu i mahia ai te mahi, arā 'ki te kupenga'. Ko te 'mō', te 'nā', me te 'e' he whakamahinga rerekē i roto i te rerenga.

Question 39Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō te wāhi e noho ana tētahi tangata. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'i' hei tohu wāhi?

  1. E noho ana a Tere ki 'Avarua.
  2. E noho ana a Tere nō 'Avarua.
  3. E noho ana a Tere i 'Avarua. Correct answer.
  4. E noho ana a Tere mō 'Avarua.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'i' hei tohu i te wāhi e noho ana, e tū ana rānei tētahi mea, arā he wāhi pūmau. Ko te 'ki' tohu i te ahunga o te haere, kāore i te noho pūmau.

Question 40Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi kōrero mō te hui ā-motu. Ko tēhea te kupu e tika ana mō te 'rōpū o ngā rangatira'?

  1. 'Are Ariki Correct answer.
  2. 'Are Kōrero
  3. 'Are Paepae
  4. 'Are Metua

Explanation

Ko te ''Are Ariki' te whare o ngā rangatira i roto i te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani, ā, ka tuhia me te tohu 'okina i mua i te 'Are'. Ko ērā atu ingoa he rerekē ngā tikanga.

Question 41Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō tētahi tangata kua roa e noho ana ki tāwāhi. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'kua roa'?

  1. Kua roa a Tere e noho ana ki tāwāhi. Correct answer.
  2. Kua roa a Tere ka noho ki tāwāhi.
  3. Kua roa a Tere i noho ki tāwāhi.
  4. Kua roa a Tere nō tāwāhi.

Explanation

I muri i te 'kua roa', ka whai te 'e ... ana' hei tohu i te mahi e haere tonu ana mō te wā roa. Kāore e whakamahia te 'i', te 'ka', te 'nō' rānei i muri tonu i te 'kua roa' i tēnei hanga.

Question 42Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te pātai tētahi ki a koe mō te take i kore ai koe e tae. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'nō te mea' me te 'kāre'?

  1. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kāre au he waka.
  2. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kāre te waka i a au.
  3. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kāre he waka. Correct answer.
  4. Kāre au i tae atu nō te mea kāre i te waka.

Explanation

Ko te 'kāre he' te hanga tika mō te kī 'there is no', ā, ka whai te ingoa me te kore 'te'. Kāore e tika te 'kāre au he waka' i tēnei hanga.

Question 43Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te whakamārama koe i te rerekētanga o te 'tēnei' me te 'tēnā'. Ko tēhea te whakamārama e tika ana?

  1. Ko te 'tēnei' mō te mea e tata ana ki te kaikōrero, ko te 'tēnā' mō te mea e tata ana ki te tangata e kōrerohia ana. Correct answer.
  2. Ko te 'tēnei' me te 'tēnā' he ōrite te tikanga i ngā wā katoa.
  3. Ko te 'tēnei' mō te mea e tata ana ki te tangata e kōrerohia ana, ko te 'tēnā' mō te mea e tata ana ki te kaikōrero.
  4. Ko te 'tēnei' mō te mea e tata ana ki te kaikōrero, ko te 'tēnā' mō te mea e tata ana ki tētahi atu, kāore i te aroaro.

Explanation

Ko te 'tēnei' te mea e tata ana ki te kaikōrero, ā, ko te 'tēnā' te mea e tata ana ki te tangata e kōrerohia ana. He rerekē te 'tērā' mō te mea e tawhiti ana i te tokorua.

Question 44Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi kōrero mō te mahi a te rōpū. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'e ... ana' me te 'mātou'?

  1. E 'anga'anga ana au i te 'are.
  2. E 'anga'anga ana koe i te 'are.
  3. E 'anga'anga ana mātou i te 'are. Correct answer.
  4. E 'anga'anga ana tātou i te 'are.

Explanation

Ko te 'mātou' te kupu mō te rōpū e kīia ana e te kaikōrero, ā, ka whakamahia i te rerenga e kōrero ana mō tōna ake rōpū. Ko te 'tātou' ka whakauru i te tangata e kōrerohia ana.

Question 45Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te kōrero koe mō te mahi a tētahi tangata i mua i tōna taenga mai. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'i mua i'?

  1. I 'anga'anga a Tere i mua i tōna taenga mai. Correct answer.
  2. I 'anga'anga a Tere i mua i tōna tae mai.
  3. I 'anga'anga a Tere i mua i tana tae mai.
  4. I 'anga'anga a Tere i mua i tana taenga mai.

Explanation

Ko te 'tōna' te kupu e tika ana i mua i te ingoa mahi 'taenga' mō te tangata tuatoru, ā, ka whakamahia te ingoa mahi kua oti te hanga. Ko te 'tana' he rerekē tōna whakamahinga i tēnei hanga.

Question 46Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tuhi koe i tētahi kōrero mō te hui ā-whānau. Ko tēhea te rerenga e tika ana te whakamahi i te 'kia' hei tohu i te hiahia?

  1. Kei te hiahia au e haere mai ana koe ki te hui.
  2. Kei te hiahia au kia haere mai koe ki te hui. Correct answer.
  3. Kei te hiahia au kua haere mai koe ki te hui.
  4. Kei te hiahia au ki te haere mai koe ki te hui.

Explanation

Ka whakamahia te 'kia' i muri i te 'hiahia' ki te tohu i tētahi hiahia mō tētahi atu tangata, ā, ka whai te kupu mahi. Ko te 'ki te' ka whakamahia ina kotahi tonu te tangata e mahi ana.

Question 47Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tātari koe i te rerenga 'Kua oti te 'anga'anga i a Tere'. He aha te take i whakanohohia ai te 'i a Tere' ki te mutunga?

  1. Kia whakakore te rerenga i te kaihanga o te mahi.
  2. Kia whakamahia te 'i a' hei tohu i te wā o te mahi.
  3. Kia huri te rerenga ki te wā kei te heke mai.
  4. Kia noho te kaupapa 'te 'anga'anga' ki te taha o te kupu mahi, ā, ka whai te kaihanga i muri hei whakamārama. Correct answer.

Explanation

I roto i te hanga whakawhiti o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani, ka noho te kaupapa ki mua, ā, ka whai te kaihanga me te 'i a' ki muri hei whakamārama i te tangata nāna te mahi. Kāore te raupapa e tohu ana i te wā, i te whakakore rānei.

Question 48Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tātari koe i te whakamahinga o te 'ai' i roto i te rerenga 'Ko Tere te tangata i tunu i te kai'. He aha te mahi a te 'i' i mua i te 'tunu'?

  1. He tohu i te kaihanga o te mahi.
  2. He tohu i te wā kua hipa o te mahi, ā, ka hono ki te 'ai' kua ngaro i tēnei hanga. Correct answer.
  3. He tohu i te taputapu i mahia ai te mahi.
  4. He tohu i te wāhi i mahia ai te mahi.

Explanation

I roto i te rerenga whakamārama 'Ko Tere te tangata i tunu...', ko te 'i' te tohu o te wā kua hipa, ā, ka whakamahia hei hono i te kaupapa ki te mahi. Kāore te 'i' i konei e tohu ana i te kaihanga, i te taputapu, i te wāhi rānei.

Question 49Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tātari koe i te rerekētanga o te 'kua' me te 'i' mō te wā kua hipa. Ko tēhea te whakamārama e tika ana?

  1. Ko te 'kua' tohu i te mahi kua oti, ā, ko te 'i' tohu i tētahi mahi i tū i te wā kua hipa, kāore e aro nui ki te otinga. Correct answer.
  2. Ko te 'kua' tohu i te mahi e haere tonu ana, ko te 'i' tohu i te mahi kua oti.
  3. Ko te 'kua' me te 'i' he ōrite te tikanga i ngā wā katoa.
  4. Ko te 'kua' tohu i te wā kei te heke mai, ko te 'i' tohu i te wā o nāianei.

Explanation

Ko te 'kua' te tohu o te mahi kua oti, ā, ka aro nui ki te hua o te mahi. Ko te 'i' te tohu o tētahi mahi i tū i te wā kua hipa, engari kāore e aro nui ki te otinga o te mahi.

Question 50Cook Islands Māori language and communication

Kei te tātari koe i te rerenga 'Kāre i a au te puka'. He aha te tikanga o te 'i a au' i konei?

  1. He tohu i te tangata kāore i a ia te puka, arā te tangata e pā ana ki te kore. Correct answer.
  2. He tohu i te wā i ngaro ai te puka.
  3. He tohu i te wāhi i noho ai te puka.
  4. He tohu i te kaihanga o te mahi o te tuku.

Explanation

I roto i te hanga 'Kāre i a au te puka', ko te 'i a au' te tohu i te tangata e pā ana ki te kore o te puka, arā 'I don't have the book'. Kāore e tohu ana i te wāhi, i te wā, i te kaihanga rānei.