Navajo Code Talkers (Comprehension)

1.

1 point

The genre of this text is about people and events that are real. What genre is that?

historical fiction

realistic fiction

drama

expository

2.

1 point

This reading selection is written in ____________.

first person

second person

third person

other

3.

1 point

What was the author's purpose in writing this selection?

to entertain

to inform

to persuade

to express emotion

4.

1 point

What was one sure way that Ray Hawthorne would get in trouble at his school?

not doing his homework

telling secrets to his friends

speaking in his native Navajo language

forgetting to turn in his library books on time

5.

1 point

Who were the code talkers of World War II?

a group of Ute Native Americans that worked for the Army

a group of 400 Navajos who sent and received secret coded messages

a group of 20 Paiutes who developed weapons for World War II

a group of Anasazi that knew how to speak Japanese

6.

1 point

Which Navajo words or phrases were chosen to become part of the secret coded message list?

words were chosen from the Navajo's knowledge of the natural world

words were chosen from the Navajo's knowledge of animals

words were chosen from the Navajo's knowledge of military words

words were chosen from the Navajo's knowledge of Japanese language

7.

1 point

What did the secret code developed by the Navajos help the United States do?

helped the U. S. create new weapons

helped the U. S. develop detailed maps

helped the U. S. write a new alphabet

helped the U. S. and its allies (people working with them) win the war

8.

1 point

What event caused the United States to declare war on Japan?

Japanese forces flew airplanes into our air space

Japanese forces sent spies into the United States

Japanese forces attacked the U. S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor

Japanese forces outnumbered the United States military

9.

1 point

Who suggested to the U. S. military that the Navajo language was a simple, but unbreakable code?

a son of an Army General who grew up with the Navajos

a son of missionaries who had spent years working with the Navajos

a son of explorers who visited the Navajos

a son of the Chief of the Navajos

10.

1 point

The Navajos special mission was to develop a secret code to represent what words?

words representing only the weather conditions on the battle fields

words to represent only the military weapons

words to represent only how to order military supplies

words representing each letter, from A to Z and code words for military terms