Reading and Speaking
: Ngä Karu o Ngä Ngeru — Cats’ Eyes
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Focus: Reading comprehension.
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Cats’ Eyes

Some animals hunt for their food at night. They have special eyes that help them see when there is only a little light.

Many people think that cats can see in the dark. This is not true. Cats cannot see when it is completely dark, but they need much less light than people need.

All cats, large or small, have narrow black pupils in their eyes. These grow larger when there is not much light, and become narrow again when it is bright.

What about dogs? Can they see at night? No. They have eyes like ours, with round pupils, which also become larger when there is less light.


NGÄ KARÜ O
NGÄ NGERÜ

Ka rapu kai ëtahi kararehe i te pö. He karu motuhake o rätou, hei äwhina
i a rätou ki te kite, i te wä paku noa te märama.

He maha ngä tängata i te whakaaro e ähei ana ngä ngeru ki te kite i te wä pöuri. Käore e tika ana tënei. Käore ngä ngeru i te kite, inä, ka tino pöuri, engari he iti ake te märama mö te ngeru ki tërä o te tangata.

Ko ngä ngeru katoa, ahakoa te paku, te nui ränei, he karupango [pupil of the eye] whaiti, he karupango pango o ö rätau karu. Ka rahi ake ënei, inä, käore i te tino märama, ä, ka whaiti anö, inä, ka tino märama rawa atu.

Pëwhea te kuri? E ähei ana ngä kuri ki te kite i te pö? Kao. E örite ana ö rätou karu ki o tätou, he karupango porowhita, ä, ka rahi anö mënä ka ähua iti rawa ake te märama.

     
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Put a ring around the a, b or c beside the best answer. Porohitatia te a, te b, te c ränei i te taha o te whakautu pai rawa atu.         
1. Some animals can hunt at night because… 1. E ähei ana ëtahi kararehe ki te rapu kai i te pö nä te mea....
a. they are clever a. he tino möhio rätou
b. they cannot see in daylight b. käore rätou i te kite i te wä awatea
c. they can see when there is not much light c. ka kite rätou ahakoa paku noa te märama. c 88 88
2. Can cats see when it is completely dark? 2. E ähei ana ngä ngeru ki te kite i te wä tino pöuri rawa atu?       
a. Yes a. Äe
b. No b. Kao b 82 67
c. Don’t know c. Aua hoki       
3. When are cats’ pupils very narrow? 3. Äwhea te wä e tino whäiti ana ngä karupango [pupil of the eye] o ngä ngeru?
a. When it is light a. ä te wä e märama ana te ao a 61 54
b. When it is nearly dark b. ä te wä e tata ana te pöuritanga         
c. When it is completely dark c. ä te wä e tino pöuri rawa atu ana
4. Dogs’ eyes are different from cats’ eyes because dogs… 4. E rerekë ana ngä karu o ngä kurï ki ngä karu o ngä ngeru nä te mea, ko ngä karu o ngä kurï.....
a. have narrow pupils a. he whäiti ngä karupango
b. have round pupils b. he porowhita ngä karupango b 74 69
c. have pupils that become smaller at night c. ka iti ake ngä karupango i te pö        
5. What does the story tell us about humans’ eyes? 5. He aha te körero e pä ana ki ngä karu o te tangata?
a. They have narrow pupils a. he karupango whäiti ö rätou
b. They have round pupils b. he karupango porowhita ö rätou b 89 83
c. Their pupils change when they go hunting c. ka huri rerekë ngä karupango i te wä ka rapu kai rätou        
6. Which of these do you think would have narrow pupils in their eyes? 6. Ko ëwhea o ënei, ka whai karupango whäiti i roto i ö rätou karu?
a. Dogs a. ko te kurï
b. Tigers b. ko te täika b 69 42
c. Humans c. ko te tangata      
 Total score: 6 36 15
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4 7 29
3 12 14
2 7 15
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Commentary
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than did Mäori students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
  
 
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