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Bianca's story - Reading comprehension part 1

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  • What happened when someone in the community died?
    They went to a tangi.
  • How did the writer feel at the new school?
    She felt different. She wanted to be invisible
  • Did she feel safe at her first school?
    Yes, she felt safe in that school.
  • What is the marae?
    The marae is a Māori community place.
  • Who did she play with when she was a child?
    She played with her cousins.
  • Where did Bianca grow up?
    She grew up in a Māori community called Takapūwāhia.
  • How did the teachers help when there was a funeral in Takapūwāhia?
    They understood and sometimes came to the marae.
  • Who helped to look after the children?
    Many adults helped to look after them.
  • What does manaakitanga mean?
    It means caring for others and being kind. Be kind → People feel good → I feel good (manaakitanga)
  • What parts of her life did she not talk about in the new school?
    She didn’t talk about tangi, and she didn’t talk about her big family..
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