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Reading - Folk Tales

The document contains a series of exercises related to a folk tale, including matching characters with descriptions, filling in gaps with specific words, determining the truth of statements about the tale, and expressing personal opinions about the story. It emphasizes comprehension and personal reflection on the narrative. The exercises aim to engage the reader with the content of the folk tale.

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Reading - Folk Tales

The document contains a series of exercises related to a folk tale, including matching characters with descriptions, filling in gaps with specific words, determining the truth of statements about the tale, and expressing personal opinions about the story. It emphasizes comprehension and personal reflection on the narrative. The exercises aim to engage the reader with the content of the folk tale.

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1. Read the folk tale and match the names with the people.

1. Manata a. the young man

2. Matakauri b. the terrible giant

3. Matau c. the beautiful girl

2. Complete the gaps with words from the box.

beat – burn – chief – giant – melt - rescue

a) Cook the vegetables on a low heat. Don’t __________ them!

b) The __________ was the most important person in the village.

c) Ice creams _________ in the hot sun.

d) Heroes __________ people from dangerous situations.

e) Does your heart _________ faster when you are excited or

nervous?

f) The __________ in the folk tale was 10 meters tall!


3. Are these sentences about the folk tale TRUE or FALSE?

a) Manata’s father wasn’t an important person. ____

b) Matakauri wasn’t a chief. ____

c) Matakauri and Manata got married after the giant

died. ____

d) Matau died in the water when the snow melted. ____

e) Matau’s body made a big hole that looked like a letter. ____

f) People tell the story to explain why the water in Lake

Wakatipu moves. ____

4. Choose the option that is true for you and complete the sentences

with your opinion.

a) I think/I don’t think Matakauri was an important person

because _______________________________________________.

b) I like/ I don’t like the ending of the story because __________

_______________________________________________________

c) I believe/I don’t believe folk tales are just for little children

because _______________________________________________.

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