CBSE Class 7 Answered

Samoan islands are part of a large group of small islands in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. The children of these islands

· Did not go to school.

· They learnt many things like to take care of children and to do household work from

   older people or adults.

· They learnt fishing as it was an important activity of the island.

· After growing up, they would take care of their younger siblings when their parents

   went to work.

· After a boy turns nine, he joins the older boys in learning outdoor jobs like fishing and

   planting coconuts.

· Girls continue to look after small children or do errands for adults till they become

   teenagers.

· After the age of fourteen, girls go on fishing trips, work in the plantations and learn

   how to weave baskets.