Response to Text

 1. Which of the following is not a method of exploring Music in Tonga?

a) Choir             b) Song

c) Siren Jams d) Instruments

2. Name a Tongan Artist.

→ Jay black

3. True or False: “Expressing stories of Tongan history and legends, the Lakalaka is performed by only men.”

a) True b) False

4. Which of these is a type of Dance in Tonga?

a) Me’etu’upaki b) Soke

c) Tau’olunga d) All of the above and more

5. What is the outcome of wood and/or bone carving? 

a) making bowls and head rests b) pieces of bark beaten with a mallet

c) make jewellery d) bedding and clothing 

6. Explain what a Ngatu Tonga is

Ngatu is the Tongan name given to a tapa cloth (decorated bark cloth). It is made from the inner bark of Hiapo (paper mulberry tree). The pieces of bark are beaten with a mallet, widened and joined together to make larger pieces of cloth.