Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Response to Text
Tongan Art Forms:
Ta’ovala (mat weaving):
1. Which of the following is not a way that mat weaving is used for?
a) bedding b) weddings
c) shoe holder d) flooring
2. What do mats signify?
a) love b) respect
c) health d) social status
3. What is the tongan word for ‘mat weaving’?
a) kiekie b) ta’ovala
c) ngatu d) kava
Ngatu Tonga (tapa cloth):
4. From what tree is the bark used to make tapa from?
a) Paper Mulberry b) Wood Blueberry
c) Bone Strawberry d) Card Raspberry
5. The women design the tapa using what?
→The paper mulberry tree and beaten with a maletas
6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?
→Motifs and patterns that are taken from nature
Wood and bone carvings:
7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?
→ Men would carve wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums, weapons, kava bowls, canoes and paddles, and fish hooks
8. What are 3 different things that are carved out of bone?
→Earrings bracelet and necklace
9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?
→they didn’t want to make the whale species extinct.
10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.
→kava bowls Log drums and Fish hooks
Monday, 2 November 2020
Response to Text
Tongan History:
About Tonga:
1. How many islands are said to be on Tonga?
a) 168 b) 169
c) 170 d) 171
2. Which of the following are not a group that Tonga was split into?
a) Vava’u b) Nuku’alofa
c) Ha’apai d) Tongatapu
3. What 2 languages are spoken in Tonga?
a) Tongan & English b) Tongan & Samoan
c) Tongan & German d) Tongan & Polynesian
Tongan History:
4. Where did the Polynesians settle 3000 years ago?
a) Nuku’alofa b) Ha’apai
c) Vava’u d) Tongatapu
5. Who brought the Tongans together to become one?
a) Queen Elizabeth b) King George V
c) Tāufa’āhau d) PM Pohiva
6. True or False: Tonga is the only country in the pacific to not give up their own government?
a) True b) False
Mat Weaving:
7. What is used to weave the mats?
a) Modern technology b) Old Technology
c) Hands d) Broken down cars
8. What are mats worn around the waist called?
a) lavalava b) ta’ovala
c) ie d) mat
9. True or false: Woven mats passed down through generations symbolizes pride?
a) True b) False
10. How can you identify where people are from in Tonga?
→. Each island group makes them differently so it is easy to determine where someone is from by the look of your ta’ovala and kiekie.
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