M2 QS12

M2 QS12

Formative Assessment

Which best describes Philip Johnson’s knowledge of the Navajo language?

Multiple Choice

PART A: Which best describes Philip Johnson’s knowledge of the Navajo language?

• He could communicate in the language as well as the Navajo.

• He understood the Navajo language, but he could not speak it.

• He could speak and understand some Navajo but was not fluent.

• He could speak the language but did not appreciate how special it was.

Multiple Select

PART B: Which two pieces of evidence support the answer to PART A?

• “There was a white man named Philip Johnson who was the son of a white trader on the reservation”

• "he could speak ‘Trader Navajo.’”

• “Some have said that Philip Johnson developed the code”

• “He did not know our sacred language well enough to do this.”

Which best summarizes the role the Navajo Marines played in the Navajo code?

Multiple Choice

Which best summarizes the role the Navajo Marines played in the Navajo code?

• They joined Philip Johnson and Major General Vogel to create the code.

• They developed the secret code on their own.

• They demonstrated how to use the code but let Philip Johnson develop it.

What theme does this passage best help to develop?

Multiple Choice

What theme does this passage best help to develop?

• In wartime, many different people come together for a common cause.

• Wartime reveals the deep divisions and differences between groups of people.