11Science
Definitions of English techniques
Identify the language feature by the example
11Māori
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
100

Deoxyribonucleic acid

What does DNA stand for?

100

To repeat or write the exact words that another person said.

What is a quote?


100

We will not fall. We will keep fighting. We will succeed.

What is an anaphora?

100

Āporo

How do you say apple in māori?

100

1840

When was Te Tiriti o Waitangi singed?

200

A different version of a gene.

What is an allele?

200

This POV is used when a narrator tells the story using pronouns such as 'I,' 'me,' and 'my.'

What is a first-person perspective?

200

Although she studied hard for the NCEA exam, Nevaeh forgot her lucky pen and she had to borrow one from the teacher.

What is a compound-complex sentence?

200

My name is Saisamoa

What does "Ko Saisamoa toku ingoa" mean?

200

This specific punctuation mark indicates a long vowel sound and drastically changes a word's meaning.

What is a tohutō?

300

Inside the nucleus of an organisms cell.

Where do we find our X and Y chromosomes?

300

The technique used by authors to suggest an event that will take place later in the narrative.

What is foreshadowing?

300

 I have a million hours of homework to do this weekend.

What is a hyperbole?

300

Wharepaku

How do you say toilet in māori?

300

Te Reo Māori became an official language of New Zealand on August 1st 1987

When did Te Reo Māori become an official language of New Zealand?

400

A pedigree chart is a family tree diagram that tracks how specific genetic traits, health conditions, or physical characteristics are inherited across multiple generations.

What does a pedigree chart show?

400

This technique places two opposite things side by side to show their differences.

What is juxtaposition?

400

The light of the fire is a sight.

What is assonance?

400

Characteristics or vibe of something/someone.

What is the meaning of āhua?

400

The traditional indigenous greeting that involves two individuals pressing their noses together.

What is a hongi?

500

How common a specific gene is within a population.

What is allele frequency?

500

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds within nearby words.

What is an assonance?

500

Six-seven!!!

What is jargon?
500

Because the land was here before anything else.

Why do we say our maunga first in a traditional pepeha?

500

1975

What year was the first Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori celebrated?

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