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Mosaic 1 Reading, 4/e
Brenda Wegmann
Miki Knezevic

The Physical World

Inferring Information

The myth you read is the creation myth of the Tongan people. What do you know about Tonga from reading the myth?



1

The nation of Tonga is __.
A)a large land mass
B)a small land mass
C)a small island
D)many small islands
2

From the description in the myth, there are physically __ different kinds of islands.
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
3

The islands that Maui creates with the fishing hook are probably __.
A)ringlike coral islands that provide good fishing
B)islands made from risen coral reefs
C)mountainlike volcanic islands rising up from the sea
4

The biggest island in Tonga is __.
A)'Ata
B)'Eua
C)Tofua
D)Tongatapu
5

What kind of raw materials did the Tongans probably have available?
A)iron
B)tin
C)wood
D)oil
6

According to the reading, what is one of the ancient arts of Tonga?
A)basket weaving
B)wood carving
C)jewelry making
D)bone carving