1) (a) Who restarted the Olympic Games in modern times?
2) What evidence is there that the people of Greece wanted a Greek to win the marathon race
3) Look at the illustration on pages 8 and 9. Describe some of the emotions the crowd might
4) How did Spiridon Louis' victory help him with his job? [ 1 mk]
5) Why do you think Spiridon never ran again? [2 mks]
6) What was so surprising about Spiridon's victory? [1.5 mks] [Help?]
7) Would you like to be Tansy's friend? Give reasons. [2 mks] [Help?]
8) Explain Tansy's change of attitude on the last page of the story. What caused this
9) What would Tansy say to her Mum if the story continued? [1 mk]
10) As a group, show the different steps needed to make ngatu. [5 mks]
11) Make your own kupesi by following the instructions on pages 10 and 11. [3 mks]
12) What proof is given that Mum isn't a good cook? [1 mk]
13) What is the setting? [1 mk]
14) What did Mum learn from her cooking experience? [1 mk]
The First Pavlova - Barbara Strang
15) In your own words, explain how/why the pavlova cake was invented. [2 mks]
16) Bake your own pavlova at school using the recipe on page 40. [5 mks]
18) Use our school library to find three titles by this author: ________________________ [2 mks]
19) Use the current phone book to find the phone number of: ________________________ [1 mk]
20) On a map of the world, show these places:
21) Draw the national flag of Italy. [1 mk]
SUB-TOTAL: 5 marks
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(b) Who came up with the idea of the marathon race?
(c) What country did both of these people come from? [1.5 mks]
at the first modern Olympics? [2 mks] [Help?]
be feeling and give reasons. Describe some of the emotions the runner
might be feeling and give reasons. [3 mks]
A Girl's Best Friend - Nancy Patulski
to happen? [1 mk]
SUB-TOTAL: 15 marks
School Journal Part 3, Number 2, 1998
Taiana's Ngatu - Jill MacGregor
SUB-TOTAL: 8 marks
School Journal Part 2, Number 2, 1997
Pavlova Queen - Rose Hudson
SUB-TOTAL: 10 marks
Research
17) Give a brief presentation of ONE of these famous artists:
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Picasso, Andy Warhol
[5 mks] [Help?]
Mediterranean Sea, Lake Victoria (in Africa), Mount Taranaki, the city of Madrid [2 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 11 marks
Free Choice
22) Write a book review and email it to your teacher. [5 mks]
TOTAL: 49 marks