White Sunday in Samoa

This task is about looking for important information and finding the main idea of a text.

Read White Sunday in Sāmoa by Sarona Aiono-Iosefa (Ready to Read, 2005). Then answer the questions below.

Question

  1. What three pieces of information are most important in this story?

    • Tafu was nervous.

    • Tafu had to learn a special Bible verse.

    • Tafu's church was decorated.

    • A feast was made in the umu.

    • Tafu had to line up to go into church.

    • Tafu wore special, white clothes.

Question

  1. What is the main idea of the text? Choose one answer.

    • Lots of people had work to do for White Sunday.

    • White Sunday was an important day for Tafu, and he got a bit nervous.

    • Tafu went to a feast on White Sunday.