Do You Understand What You Read?

To live in the Arctic, people need all of the following except

• high energy food
• heaters
• special clothing
• tools 

Why were the Inuit unable to grow crops?

• The soil was too rich with nutrients
• There is no soil in the Arctic
• The Arctic has a short warm season
• There are no seeds in the Arctic

Which is not a food eaten by the Inuit?

• berries
• roots
• meat from wild animals
• chicken

Which food makes up more than 1/2 of the Inuit diet?

• Fish
• Steak
• Seal
• Whale

INFERENCE:
How did the Inuit people learn to hunt seal?

• They read lots of books
• They watched polar bears
• They saw cave paintings
• They watched black bears

Why did a woman's sewing skills mean "life or death" for the men?

• Poorly stitched clothing could lead to dampness and frostbite
• Needles left in clothing could pierce skin
• Clothing that wasn't cleaned would attract dangerous animals
• Clothing made from animals could cause severe rashes

INFERENCE: 
Why did the Inuit hunt walruses, narwhals, and whales in large groups?

• The hunt took a long time and they wanted company
• It was safer to hunt in large groups
• These animals are powerful and it took many hunters to kill them
• It took many people to search for the animals

Why did scientists infer that the bowhead whale may have the longest lifespan of any animal?

• Because fishermen have caught wrinkled whales
• Because a 130 year old harpoon tip was found in a bowhead whale
• Because bowhead whales are hard to find
• Because bowhead whales are extinct

INFERENCE:
Why were animals so important to the Inuit?

• The Inuit loved many animals as pets
• The Inuit used them for safety
• The Inuit used them for food, clothing, oil, and tools
• Animals were not important to the Inuit

MAIN IDEA:
What was the main idea of chapter 2 in the Inuit TrueFlix book?

• That the Inuit learned how to survive in the Arctic and relied on animals to do so
• That the Inuit never learned how to survive in the Arctic
• That the Inuit used insulated igloos as houses
• That the Inuit were skilled hunters