NCEA Level 2

Assessment Specifications

Kōrero Whakamārama

Marau Te Reo Māori

Taumata 2
Aromatawai Whakamātautau ā-waho
Tau 2007

Ngā Whakamārama ā-Paerewa

Paerewa Paetae AS90441

Ingoa Pānui i te reo o tōna āo mōhio
Putanga 2 Waetohu 6

Takotoranga
Ka pānuitia tētahi tuhituhinga, ā ka whakautu pātai mō taua tuhituhinga. E 25-30 ngā pātai, kei roto i
ngā tūmahi e toru, e tika ana hei kohikohi taunakitanga i tēnā, i tēnā o ngā taumata paetae. Ka taea
ngā taunakitanga mai i ngā taumata o runga ake, te tū hei taunakitanga whakakapi mō ngā taumata o
raro iho.

Ko ngā tūmomo pātai:

• rapu kupu/kupu kīanga i roto i te tuhituhinga e ōrite/kōaro ana te tikanga
• whakautu pātai i te reo Māori
• whakautu pātai i te reo Pākehā
• whakapākeha i te rerenga kōrero.

Ka meatia ko tēhea te reo whakautu (reo Māori, reo Ingarihi rānei) e hiahiatia ana mō ia pātai. Me
whāia ēnei tohutohu kei whakararu. He whakamātautau pānui, nā tēnā he poto noa iho, kotahi
rerenga pea, te whakautu me tuhia.

Horopaki
Ko te roa o te tuhituhinga e 750 pea ngā kupu. Ko ngā kupu me ngā hanga reo o te tuhituhinga i roto
i Kōeke 2 o ‘Te Reo Māori i roto i Te Maruatanga o Aotearoa’, Te Pou Taki Kōrero, Te Tāhūhū o te
Mātauranga, 1996. He rite te momo reo o te tuhituhinga ki tō ngā tūmomo tuhinga mai i Toi Te
Kupu i Te Wharekura me Te Tautoko ränei.

Ko ngā horopaki e whakamahia ana ki roto i te tuhituhinga aromatawai mō te tau 2006:

 Ngā take rangatahi
 Hauora
 He kōrero whakakatakata/whakangāhau
Paerewa Paetae AS 90770
Ingoa Tuhituhi i te reo o tōna āo mōhio
Putanga 2 Waetohu 4

Takotoranga
Ka whiriwhiria ētahi tūmahi tuhituhi hei whakautu, 450 pea ngā kupu katoa me tuhia.

E rua ngā tūmahi o te aromatawai:

• kotahi te tuhinga roa, e 250 kupu te roa
• e rua ngā tuhinga poto, 100 kupu te roa o ia tuhinga poto.

Ka whakahāngaitia āna tuhinga katoa ki ngā Taumata o Te Reo kua whakaritea, e pā ana ki te Kōeke
2 o ‘Te Reo Māori i roto i Te Maruatanga o Aotearoa’, Te Pou Taki Kōrero, Te Tāhūhū o te
Mātauranga, 1996. Tirohia ki raro nei:

NGA TAUMATA O TE REO

Paetae Kaiaka Kairangi
Ka whakatutuki i ngā Ka whakatutuki pai i ngā Ka whakatutuki pai i ngā
whakaritenga o ngā tohutohu. whakaritenga o ngā tohutohu. whakaritenga o ngā tohutohu, e
kitea ai tōna ake āhua.

Ka tika te nuinga o ngā kupu Ka tika ngā kupu me ngā hanga Ka tika, ka whānui ngā kupu me
me ngā hanga kōrero. kōrero. ngā hanga kōrero.

Ka hāngai te nuinga o ngā Ka hāngai ngā kōrero ki te Ka hāngai pū ngā kōrero ki te

kōrero ki te kaupapa. kaupapa. kaupapa.

Ka raupapa i ngā whakaaro. Ka whakawhānui atu i ngā Ka whakawhānui, ka

whakaaro i te kaupapa, ka
whakamahi hoki i ngā nuka o te
reo.
whakahōhonu hoki i ngā
whakaaro, ka nanakia te
whakamahi i ngā nuka o te reo
me te whakaraupapa hei
whakaari i te kaupapa.

Horopaki
Ko ngā momo tuhinga: He whakaaturanga, he pūrākau, he pūrongo, me te tuhinga whakaahua.

Ko ngā horopaki mō te tau 2007:

 Haerenga
 Häkinakina
 Ngā take rangatahi.
 Ōku ake whainga
General Information

Domain Te Reo Māori

Level 2
Mode of Assessment Written examination
For Year 2007

Specific Information for individual External Achievement Standards

Achievement Standard Number AS90441

Title Pānui i te reo o tōna āo mōhio
Version 2 Number of Credits 6

Format of the assessment

Candidates read a passage in Māori and answer a series of reading comprehension questions. There
are 20-30 questions, arranged within three tasks that collect evidence for each of the achievement
levels. Evidence from higher-level questions can provide replacement evidence for lower
achievement levels.

Question types will include:

 finding words or phrases of similar or opposite meaning in the passage
 short answer questions in Māori
 short answer questions in English
 translation of given phrases or sentences from the passage into English.

Candidates will be instructed as to the language (Māori, English, or a choice) required for the answer
to each question. Candidates must follow these instructions or they will be disadvantaged. As this is
a reading examination, only short answers of up to one sentence are required.

Content/Context details
The reading comprehension passage will be up to approximately 750 words in length. It will contain
vocabulary and language structures from Level 2 of ‘Te Reo Māori i roto i Te Maruatanga o
Aotearoa’, Te Pou Taki Kōrero, Te Tāhūhū o te Mātauranga, 1996. The level of difficulty will be
similar to typical passages from Toi Te Kupu, Te Wharekura or Te Tautoko.

The topics drawn on in the passage for 2007 may include:

 Issues of interest to young Māori people
 Health and fitness
 Humorous/entertaining stories.
Achievement Standard Number AS90770
Title Tuhituhi i te reo o tōna ao mōhio
Version 2 Number of Credits 4

Format of the assessment

The assessment activity contains a range of writing tasks from which the candidate selects several to
complete, up to a total of approximately 450 words.

One long written answer of up to 250 words and two short written answers of up to 100 words each
will be provided.

The candidates’ writing across all tasks is assessed against the prepared Language Standard
Descriptors (Ngā Taumata o Te Reo) interpreted according to Level 2 of ‘Te Reo Māori i roto i Te
Marautanga o Aotearoa’, Te Pou Taki Kōrero, Te Tāhūhū o te Mātauranga, 1996. See below:

LANGUAGE STANDARD DESCRIPTORS

Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
Has met the basic requirements Has fully met the requirements Has fully met the requirements
of the instructions. of the instructions. of the instructions with
creativity.

Most vocabulary and language Most vocabulary and language A broad range of vocabulary
structures are generally used structures are used correctly. and language structures are
correctly. used correctly.

Most of the writing is relevant Writing is relevant to the topic. Writing is highly relevant to the
to the topic. topic.

Ideas are logically ordered. Demonstrates breadth of ideas Demonstrates breadth and
and uses advanced language depth of ideas, and uses
features. advanced language features
with flair and originality.

Content/Context details
Imaginative writing topics may include description, narrative, report writing and response to visual
images.

Writing contexts examined in 2007:

 Trips
 Recreational and sporting activities
 Issues of interest to young Māori people.
 Personal achievement(s)