9. How Maui Caught the Great Sun

New Words

cunning, rhyme, favourite, waken, moan,
beg, hook, nod, ache, rope,
heap, creep, wrap, loop, knot,
stretch, rage, shelter

Exercises

1.)Choose the correct words from the vocabulary list

1.) Fierce fighting …………………………………………………….. for several days.
2.) I ………………………………………………………….. downstairs when everyone was asleep.
3.) The manager ……………………………………………… his understanding.
4.) Red is my ……………………………………………. color.
5.) She woke up and ………………………………………………….. her arms above her head.
6.) She tied the rope in a ………………………………………………
7.) A homeless man …………………………………………………………… on that corner every day.
8.) She used “moon” as a …………………………………………….. for “June.”
9.) The crowd ran for ……………………………………………………when the rain started.
10.) The wire had a ……………………………………………………….. at the end.
11.) After running the marathon, his body ……………………………………………… for a week.
12.) The wounded soldier …………………………………………in pain.
13.) She left her dirty clothes in a ………………………………………………………….. on the floor.
14.) He baited the …………………………………………………. with a worm.
15.) She was ………………………………………………….. enough to fool me.
16.) Tie the end of the …………………………………………………………….. to the post.
17.) The was …………………………………………………….. by the telephone.
18.) They were busy …………………………………………………… presents late on Christmas Eve.

2.) Choose the best answers.

1.) Maui wasn’t happy because
        a.)he had too many brothers.
        b.)the day was too short.
        c.)he couldn’t catch enough fish.
                 
2.)Every day they only had time
       a.)to work.
       b.)to work and play.
       c.)to sleep.
                  
 3.) Maui’s brothers thought his plan
       a.)would get them burnt.
       b.)was good.
       c.)needed longer ropes.
                   
 4.)Maui built the wall
       a.)to stand on.
       b.)for a house.
       c.)to protect themselves from the heat.
                   
5.)Maui beat the sun
      a.)to make him slow down.
       b.)to kill him.
       c.)to punish him.
                     
 3.) Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story.
                    
a.) Maui and his brothers had plenty of time to play every day. _____
b.) Maui’s brothers thought his plan wouldn’t work. _____
c.) They wrapped the rope around the wall. _____
d.) Maui and his brothers never let the sun go._____
e.) Maui and his brothers only caught the sun because he wouldn’t listen to them. _____
             
 4.) Complete the following sentences by putting in the correct form of the verb in  brackets.

a.) At the end of the day they ………………………………………..(sit)around the  fire …………………………………..(listen) to stories.
b.) When Maui and his brothers ………………………………(be wake) up the Great Sun was …………………………(hurry) across the sky.
c.) They ……………………………………(beg) the Great Sun ………………………………….(slow) down.
d.) They ………………………………………….(weave) the leaves into ropes that would ………………………………………………….(catch) the Great Sun.
e.)  They …………………………………….(build) a wall ……………………………………….(protect) themselves from the heat.

 5.) Write short answers

a.) What did Maui ask the Great Sun to do?
     _______________________________________________________________
b.) Why didn’t Maui’s brothers think his plan would work?
     _______________________________________________________________
c.) How did they protect themselves from the heat of the sun?
     _______________________________________________________________
d.) Why did they build a tower?
     _______________________________________________________________
e.) What did the sun promise to do?
     _______________________________________________________________

6.) Find words or phrases in the story similar in meaning to the following.   
   
a.) sly …………………………………………………
b.) complain ………………………………………
c.) sneak …………………………………………….
d.) pain ………………………………………………
e.) ask…………………………………………………..