Response to Text: Maui and the Magical Fire

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

→To steal fire from his ancestress, Mahuika, Maui slipped out in the night and extinguished all the cooking fires.

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 the 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?

→Fire provided a source of warmth and lighting, protection from predators especially at night, a way to create more advanced hunting tools, and a method for cooking food.

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