Sentence Comprehension Quiz #1

This quiz is for students who know some basic Pepeke sentence patterns.

Your goal is to read the English prompt for each question and then decide which of the given answers best matches the prompt.

The patterns included are the following:

  • “something is somewhere or somewhen” (Pepeke Henua)
  • “something is in a particular state or condition” (Pepeke Painu ʻAʻano)
  • “something is doing something” (Pepeke Painu Hamani/Hehele)

We hope you enjoy this fairly easy quiz which is the first in a set of “sentence comprehension” quizzes.

Select the best Hawaiian amswer matching the English prompt.

1. The baby is with her grandmother.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. The father goes to work.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. The girl is smiling at you.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. The car goes to the airport.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. The ice cube is cold.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. The people paddle the canoe.
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. I saw that airplane yesterday (pointing at it).
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. The dog barks at the cat outside.
A.
B.
C.
D.