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| Questions/instructions: Tick beside the best answer. |
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responses
2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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| 1. What is New Zealand’s largest lake? |
Rotorua |
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Wanaka |
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Taupo  |
60 (58) |
87
(94)
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Waihola |
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| 2. What is New Zealand’s longest river? |
Clutha |
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Waikato |
44 (54) |
74
(78)
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Whanganui |
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| 3. Which city has the most people? |
Wellington |
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Christchurch |
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Dunedin |
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Auckland |
50
(57)
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79
(82)
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| 4. What is New Zealand’s highest mountain? |
Mount Taranaki (Egmont) |
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Mount Cook |
53 (52) |
63
(74)
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Mount
Ruapehu |
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| 5. Draw a line to match the statements with the places. | ||||||||||||
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highest average temperature – Auckland
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34
(26)
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45
(52)
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lowest average temperature – Invercargill
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32
(25)
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50
(48)
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highest
average sunshine – Nelson
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20
(18)
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27
(29)
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| 6.
Write your answer on the line. About how far is Australia from New Zealand?__________ kilometres. |
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1000
- 3000km
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24 (18) | 29 (33) | ||||||||||
| 7.
What is the name of New Zealand’scapital city? |
Wellington
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87 (88) | ||||||||||
| 8. What is the name of the ocean along the east coast of New Zealand? |
Pacific
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52 (56) | ||||||||||
| 9. What is the name of the sea between New Zealand and Australia? |
Tasman
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50 (49) | ||||||||||
| 10. What is the name of New Zealand’s prime minister? |
(Helen)
Clark (2001)
Jim Bolger or Jenny Shipley (1997) |
67 (52) | ||||||||||
| In the boxes, write what the person on the note is famous for. | ||||||||||||
Hillary: |
good
answer
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68 (75) | ||||||||||
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on
right track
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17 (15) | |||||||||||
 Sheppard: |
good
answer
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15 (26) | ||||||||||
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on
right track
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8 (8) | |||||||||||
 Elizabeth
II: |
good
answer
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76 (84) | ||||||||||
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on
right track
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8 (4) | |||||||||||
 Ngata:
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good
answer
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4 (2) | ||||||||||
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on
right track
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5 (3) | |||||||||||
 Rutherford:
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good
answer
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11 (11) | ||||||||||
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on
right track
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4 (1) | |||||||||||
| Commentary Overall, year 4 students performed as well in 2001 as in 1997, but year 8 students did less well in 2001 than their 1997 counterparts. Their knowledge of New Zealand was quite limited. |
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