JOSE MARIA COLLEGE

Philippine–Japan Friendship Highway

Catitipan, Davao City

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SY. 2012-2013

SECOND MONTHLY EXAMINATION

ENGLISH II – FIRE, IGNUS, and PYRO

NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: ______________________

YEAR and SECTION: ____________________________ SCORE: _____________________

HAWAII’S GREATEST KING

I. Comprehension

A. Read the story below. Answer the questions that follow. Write your answer on the
space provided.
1
Spoken stories and legends tell us all we know of Hawaiian history before 1778. There was
no written language in Hawaii before that time. This story about Kamehameha (kuh-MAY-
uh-May-uh), Hawaii’s greatest king, is based on that oral history.
2
We often picture palm trees and brightly colored flowers when we think of the Hawaiian
Islands. It seems like an exotic faraway land. Hawaii is one of the states in the United States,
like Iowa or Utah, but it has a very different history. Until 1778, no one from Europe or
North America had seen the islands. The Hawaiian Islands had been settled in the Stone
Age by people from Southeast Asia and later in the twelfth century by Polynesians. The
Polynesians were adventurous people from the South Pacific. The men and women were
often over six feet tall. They loved swimming, wrestling, and riding the powerful surf on
long boards. In fact, they enjoyed sports of all kinds. The island weather was perfect, food
was plentiful, and daily life was filled with pleasure.
3
Each island was a separate kingdom, ruled by a powerful chief. The most powerful chiefs
had the greatest number of well-trained warriors and sixty-foot-long war canoes. Although
they regularly attacked one another, there was never a clear winner. Because of this each
island remained a separate kingdom.
4
Sometime in the 1750s a baby boy was born. His name was Kamehameha – the lonely one.
He was born an Alii, or noble, but not of the highest rank. Because of legends about his
birth, some chiefs feared him, even as an infant. Several attempts were made to harm him,
but loyal teachers guarded him well. He was invited to live in the court of Alapai, chief of the
island of Hawaii. As he grew, other boys teased him. But Kamehameha always believed that
his destiny was to become a great chief.
5
On the island of Hawaii rested a huge lava boulder called the Naha Stone. It was about
eighteen feet long, and weighed as much as a forty-man canoe. The stone was sacred.
Priests, or kahunas, watched over it. Legend said that only in Alii of the highest rank could
move the stone. Others were forbidden to touch it.
6
At fourteen Kamehameha was already a respected athlete and warrior. He was over six-
and-a-half feet tall. He also had powerful muscles from swimming and wrestling. He
decided that he would prove himself by moving the Naha Stone. After whispering a prayer
to the god of war, Kamehameha walked bravely toward the stone. The kahuna watching the
stone glared but said nothing.
7
The boy took his place at the narrowest end of the Naha Stone. Driving his legs into the
ground, he lifted. The stone moved – but just a bit. For Kamehameha, that wasn’t enough.
Again he wrapped his powerful arms around the stone. He pushed with every ounce of his
strength, lifting the stone until it was standing upright. The huge stone teetered then fell
onto its other side. People who had come to watch fell to their knees, knowing the meaning
of this act. Only the most powerful Alii could do what Kamehameha had done. Even the
kahuna, who could have punished him for touching the stone, was silent.
8
Over the next forty years Kamehameha and his islands united into a single kingdom. After
Kamehameha was moi, chief of all the islands, he explained, would he know what they
needed? As a good example he built his own canoe and caught his own fish.
9
Kamehameha encouraged his people to preserve natural resources. Artisans who made
the colorful war cloaks could take only a few feathers from each bird, and then they had to
release it. He forbade them to cut down young trees or to kill too many cattle.
10
A great warrior and leader, Kamehameha was also a skilled statesman. He greeted his
visitors from Europe and America in a magnificent red-and-yellow feathered war cloak. His
helmet brought his height to over seven feet. Kamehameha was clever, intelligent, and
open-minded. Because of this, he was able to learn from his Western visitors and enrich the
lives of his people by using their tools and ideas.
11
During his reign, Hawaii went from using stone, shell, and wooden tools to using iron
nails, chisels, and knives. Kamehameha even had his own ships, and he was able to begin
successful trading with distant countries. Some of his closest advisors were European. It
was always Kamehameha who had the last word about what happened on his islands,
though. He wanted the best of both the old ways and the new so the people would not lose
their heritage.
12
It may have been something as simple as a cold that ended the life of Hawaii’s greatest
king. Visitors from other lands brought many diseases to the islands, and the early
Hawaiians didn’t have immunity to these diseases. In his late sixties Kamehameha began to
weaken from an unknown disease. In the end, struggling for breath, the great king told his
friends, “I have given you the greatest good – peace.”

According to custom, Kamehameha’s closest friends hid his bones somewhere on Hawaii.
13

As he wished, only the stars know of his final resting place.

________ 1. Southeast Asians settled in Hawaiian island in what age?

a. Stone Age b. Medieval Age c. Dark Age

________ 2. The Polynesians loved these activities EXCEPT one.

a. Swimming b. Wrestling c. Running

________ 3. Kamehameha was born in this time.

a. 1860s b. 1650s c. 1750s

________ 4. What is that huge lava boulder rested on the island of Hawaii called?

a. Naha Stone b. Raha Stone c. Mana Stone

________ 5. Kamehameha was six-and-a-half feet tall at this age.

a. thirteen b. fourteen c. fifteen

________ 6. Who was the God whom Kamehame whispered?

a. god of beauty b. god of peace c. god of war

________ 7. These were the people who made the colorful war cloaks.

a. Dartisan b. Artisan c. Kartisan

________ 8. Hawaii was discovered in what year?

a. 1778 b. 1768 c. 1878

________ 9. Before, each island in Hawaii was ruled by whom?

a. Chief b. Sultan c. Datu

________ 10. What do you call the chief of all islands?

a. Choi b. Doi c. Moi

________ 11. Polynesians settled in Hawaii in what century?

a. Twelfth Century b. Thirteenth Century c. Fifteenth Century

________ 12. Aside from being a good warrior and leader, what else is the trait of
Kamehameha?

a. Architect b. Statesman c. Diplomat

________ 13. How is the history of Hawaii different from the history of other states?

a. Hawaiian history was written in stories

b. Hawaiian history was spoken rather than written
c. Hawaiian history was lost over time.
________ 14. Native Americans are believed to have come to North America from Asia. What
is the similarity of early Hawaiians to Native Americans

a. Both are believed to have come from Asia.

b. Both enjoyed warm climates year-round.
c. Both were mainly island peoples.
________ 15. What did Hawaiians have after Kamehameha’s reign that they did not have
before?

a. Sixty-foot-long canoes
b. A food shortage
c. Iron tools
________ 16. What did Kamehameha believe was his greatest gift to his people?

a. Western ideas and tools

b. Peace
c. Trade with other countries
B. Write YES if the sentence describes qualities that made Kamehameha a great king. Write
NO if it does not.

________ 17. He wore a tall feather headdress.

________ 18. He led his people in using tools and ideas learned from Europeans and
Americans.
________19. He began trading with other countries.

________20. He was a skilled statesman.

________21. He encouraged his people to preserve natural resources.

II. Analysis/Application

A. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same
number. Then find the word that fits the given meaning. Write the word.

________ 22. spoken; verbal (1)

________ 23. excitingly different or unusual (2)
________ 24. one who inherits a title or wealth (4)
________ 25. fate (4)
________ 26. not allowed (5)
________ 27. assets; sources of wealth (9)
________ 28. cultural traditions (11)
________ 29. resistance to illness (12)

B. Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph the story with the same
number. See how the word in bold type below is used in the3 paragraph. Decide whether it
has meaning a, b, or c. Write a, b, or c.

________ 30. clear (3)

a. untroubled b. obvious c. transparent
________ 31.driving (7)
a. prodding animals into motion
b. operating a motor vehicle
c. pushing or pressing with great force

C. There is an incomplete word in each passage below. Choose the suffix –ly, -able, or –y to
complete the word in a way that makes sense. Write ly, able, or y.

________ 32. That friend ___ dog likes a lot of attention.

________ 33. Madge is a cheer ____ person; she is always smiling.
________ 34. Our plan did not work; it just was not a work ____ plan.
________ 35. On rain ____ days we play inside; it is too wet to go outside.
________ 36. That apple is eat _____, but it should be eaten today.
________ 37. All of her subjects liked her, because she did not behave in a queen ____ way.
________ 38. Frieda is not my sister, but she always takes a sister _____ interest in me.
________ 39. That box is very heavy; it is weight _____.
________ 40. The sand ____ beach felt hot under our feet.
________ 41. Driving fast on the dirt road raises lots of dust. It is a dust ____ road.

D. Steve answered angrily.

Pearl left early.
We will meet here.
The words in bold type are adverbs. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adverbs often tell how, when, or where something is done. In the examples above angrily
tells how Steve answered, early tells when Pearl left, and here tells where we will meet. In
each sentence below there is an adverb in bold type. Decide whether the adverb tells you
how, when, or where something is done. Write How, When, or Where.

________ 42. The snail crawled slowly along the beach.

________ 43. This cake tastes fairly good.
________ 44. I will be at work soon.
________ 45. Meet me there.
________ 46. Diane smiled sweetly.
________ 47. Tom and Val arrived late.
________ 48. Mildred lives abroad.
________ 49. Please come here now.

III. Synthesis/Evaluation

An Atlas contains maps and facts about many countries. A dictionary tells the meaning of
words and helps you spell and pronounce them. A book of quotations has famous
statements that various people spoken and written. A telephone book has the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of many people and businesses. Decide which book would
be most helpful in answering the questions below. Write A,B,C,or D for each question.

A. Atlas B. Book of Quotations C. Dictionary D. Telephone book

________ 50. Who said “less is more”?

________ 51. How do you pronounce echelon?
________ 52. What is the phone number for the zoo?
________ 54. What is the capital city of Japan?
________ 55. What does ostentatious mean?
________ 56. Was it Benjamin Franklin who said, “There is no good war, or bad peace”?
________ 57. Which country has a larger area, the United States or Australia?
________ 58. Do France and Belgium share a common border?
________ 59. Who said, “A penny saved is a penny earned”?
________ 60. What is the telephone number of the local airport?
________ 61. How far is France from Spain?
________ 62. Did Patrick Henry say, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
________ 63. Is apply a verb or a noun?
________ 64. What is the address of that school?
________ 65. How far is Chicago from Boston?
________ 66. On which street does Mr. Flint live?
________ 67. What does the word ancillary mean?
________ 68. What is the source of the line “Age cannot wither her. . .”?
________ 69. What is the address of that bank?
________ 70. What is the telephone number of the mayor’