This task is about finding details, then putting them together to find the main idea of the text.
Read The Terotero by Charlotte Baldwin (School Journal part 4, no. 2, 2004). Then complete the task below.
Task
This story gives us lots of details about two supporting ideas:
- That the killing, preparation, and taste of some food can be difficult for some people to understand.
- That being part of a whānau or wider family group is important.
a) First, find details in the text about: "The killing, preparation, and taste of some food can be difficult for some people to understand." Quote, or give a brief description of the details:
Quote means to rewrite what you read in a piece of writing, exactly as it was written. We use quote marks to show that the words have been taken from a piece of writing without being changed. For example, "Koro Jimmy brought in the terotero and put them into a pot to boil".
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b) Second, find details in the text about: "Being part of a whānau or wider family group is important." Quote, or give a brief description of the details:
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c) Which of the sentences below tells you the main idea? Tick one box. You should use both of the groups of details you have gathered above to find the main idea of the text.
| Killing animals is cruel and repulsive. Terotero tastes foul. | |
| Whānau means you've got all these people around who care about you. | |
| It's traditional for some families to kill their own meat for celebrations – especially pork. | |
| When you're part of a family, you sometimes have to do things you don't want to do. |