Pages

Friday 17 September 2021

Response to Text: Maui and the Magical Fire (Friday (W8, T3)

 Response to text:

Maui and the Magical Fire



Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.


1. Maui is a... 


a) Hemigod b) Demigod

c) Semigod d) Just a normal dude


2. In the story Maui visited every village until...


a) There were no more chickens b) There was no more sunshine

c) There was no more fire d) He stole all their kai


3. Explain why Maui put out all of the fires

→He wanted to know where fire came from.


4. True or False: Maui is famous for being a trickster (likes to play jokes)


a) True b) False


5. What is the name of the great goddess in this myth?


a) Mahuika b) Maui

c) Maori    d) Maunganui


6. Explain how fire came back to the humans in the story.

→Māui returned to his village carrying dry sticks of the māhoe and the kaikōmako trees. He showed the villagers how to make fire by rubbing the sharp point of the kaikōmako branch into the soft wood of the

māhoe tree.



7. Why do you think fire is so important to mankind?

→Because fire keeps us warm and it cooks our food. I wouldn't want my food to be raw or uncooked and I wouldn’t want to have hypothermia or in other words be in very very cold temperatures.


No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.