Reading - Early Level 3/level 3

Day 1: Comprehension

1. What do you think Nanny means by everyone gets their ‘comeuppance’?

2. Why is the family gathered at the marae?

3. Why was Mum keeping such a close eye on Wai and giving him so many jobs?

4. Why do you think Wai got so angry causing his face to turn red?

5. What is the wharepaku?

6. Explain why Wai was ‘gobsmacked’?

7. Do you think what the aunties did to Hoani was fair? Explain your reasoning.

2. Use the following words in a sentence of your own to show you understand its meaning.

Comeuppance:

Escorted:

Determined:

Gobsmacked:

Wai and Hoani are cousins, Hoani is the trickster of the ____________. Hoani has devised many plans to prank Wai in the past. So when Wai is attending their Nanny’s tangi he is

________________not to let Hoani get the better of him.

On the first night at the marae Aunty Pam told the group a story about how Nanny lost her first teaspoon by hiding it under an apple tree in the ______________(Nanny collects teaspoons). This excited Hoani right away, he told Wai that the two of them would find the teaspoon tomorrow. Wai was _____________that Hoani might try some tricks on him but he did want to find the teaspoon for Nanny so he agreed to meet his cousin in the orchard in the morning.

The next morning Wai awoke to find Hoani’s sleeping bag ____________, he went to find him however Mum stopped him in his ____________ and loaded him up with jobs. Wai tried to get away later in the day but Mum seemed to be keeping a close eye on him, it was impossible to go and find Hoani! Wai began to feel very frustrated at the whole situation.

By the afternoon the Aunties decided it was time to let Wai in on their secret. The story about the teaspoon was a white lie. They came up with the plan to give Hoani his_______________! Just like Nanny said everyone gets their comeuppance in the end. Wai smiled as he watched Hoani ___________ up the orchard.