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halau hula - comprehension questions

1. what is a halau hula?

a. a hula dance teacher
b. a school that teaches hula dance
c. a set of regulations that hula students must obey
d. a group of young hula dancers, meaning \agile ones\

1. where does this story take place?

a. hawaii
b. california
c. mexico
d. fiji

1. students at the halau hula must be disciplined. what evidence from the passage best supports this statement?

a. \they would start off asolapa, meaning agile ones. they are given many dancing roles.\
b. \mayaskumu hula also had high standards of personal cleanliness and restricted the eating of most sugar, including sugarcane, a popular snack in hawaii.\
c. \herkumu hula, or hula teacher, stood impatiently in front of the sitting students who were all fanning themselves in the humid, hawaiian heat.\
d. \thekumu hula was a huge proponent of punctuality. it was just one of her many rules, all of which formed the kapu - a set of regulations that all her students must obey.\

1. there are multiple traditional rituals before the halau hula graduation ceremony, including bathing in the ocean and the sprinkling of holy water.

based on this information, what conclusion can best be made about the experience of graduating from the halau hula?
a. it is a challenging experience.
b. it is a boring experience.
c. it is a spiritual experience.
d. it is a long experience.

Explanation:

1. A halau hula is a school that teaches hula dance. This is a well - known cultural concept.
2. Hula is a traditional dance of Hawaii, so the story likely takes place in Hawaii.
3. The mention of strict rules like punctuality and a set of regulations (kapu) that students must obey shows that students at the halau hula must be disciplined.
4. The traditional rituals such as bathing in the ocean and sprinkling of holy water suggest a spiritual aspect to graduating from the halau hula.

Answer:

1. B. a school that teaches hula dance
2. A. Hawaii
3. D. "Thekumu hula was a huge proponent of punctuality. It was just one of her many rules, all of which formed the kapu - a set of regulations that all her students must obey."
4. C. It is a spiritual experience.