The Code That Couldn't Be Broken Article Questions

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Which is the central idea of the article?

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Although the Navajo language was prohibited in boarding schools, it became a secret weapon to help the US defeat Japan

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Which statement best supports that central idea? Options: "Navajos were being asked to use their once forbidden language to help protect the US." "The Japanese were highly skilled at deciphering codes." "Marines trudged through thick jungle, facing death at every step." "In field tests, [the Navajos] could send a four-line message in 20 seconds."

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"Navajos were being asked to use their once forbidden language to help protect the US."

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Which was an effect of the code talkers' efforts?

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The tide of the Pacific turned

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Why might have the US government sent Navajos to English-speaking boarding schools?

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to make Navajo children more "American"

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Which of these led most directly to the Marines recruiting Navajos? Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the outbreak of WW2, Japanese skill in deciphering codes, Japan's capture of Guadalcanal

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Japanese skill in deciphering codes

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Which of these statements is an opinion? Chester Nez is one of the original 29 code talkers, The code talkers were the most valuable weapon against the Japanese in WW2, The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled the US Navy's Pacific fleet, Peter MacDonald said their accomplishment crossed all boundaries of language and culture

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The code talkers were the most valuable weapon against the Japanese in WW2

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What does the word trudged mean in the following sentence? "Marines trudged through thick jungle, facing death at every step."

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walked slowly and with difficultly

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Which of these happened first?
Sam Sandoval enlisted in the Marines
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
The battle of Iwo Jima began
The US dropped two atomic bombs, on Hiroshima and on Nagasaki

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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

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What does the map in the article show?

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The location of battles where the code talkers served

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Which conclusion could you draw from the article?

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Code talkers saw their service as patriotic