Thursday: Response to Text

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

Highlight the correct answers

Coat of Arms of Tonga - Tongan Sila:

1. When was the Tongan Sila designed?

a) 1865 b) 1875

c) 1876 d) 1877

2. What does the crown in the Tongan Sila mean?

→king of Tonga

3. What do the three swords represent?

→represents the 3 lines of Tongan Kings

Ha’amonga ‘a Maui:

4. Where is the stone located?

a) Cook Islands b) Samoa

c) Tonga d) Niue

5. Who is the story of the stone wall about?

a) A mother and her two daughters  b) A mother and her two sons

c) A father and his two sons     d) A mother and his two sons 

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→stick with loads on both ends,

Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:

7. What does Ofa mean?

→ To love and to be loved

8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→    Having respect is also a huge value. 

9.What does Anga Fakato ki lalo/ Lototoo mean?

→Being humble is a value in the Tongan culture. 

10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→The act of being grateful for what you have and what you will receive is also a big value in the Tongan culture.