He momo pātai e kitea nuitia ana i ngā whakamātautau ā-tuhi. Arā, ko ētahi whakautu e rua, nui ake rānei ka whai ake i te pātai hei kōwhiri mā te kaiwhakautu i te mea e tika ana.
A type of question mostly seen in written exams. Two or more answers follow the question and the respondent chooses the correct one.
whiri (kōwhiri) - choose
rau - many
Ko te nuinga o ngā pātai i te whakamātautau, he pātai whirirau.
Nā Matua Hēmi i whakaako ngā rautaki whakautu pātai whirirau hei whakareri i ngā ākonga mō te whakamātautau.
Ki te kore koe e mōhio ki te whakautu tika ki te pātai whirirau, ko te rautaki matua, ko te whakakore i ngā whakautu kāore e tika ana.