Power hour 23 (Pictures of the Year by Rachelle Kreisman)

What is a winter count?

• A. a painting made by an artist during the winter

• B. a drawing that the Lakota tribe made of an important event each year

• C. a photograph that shows a special event, like a wedding

This article describes two different time periods. One time period is the present day. What is the second time period?

• A. within the last ten years

• B. before the camera was invented

• C. the time right after the camera was invented

The Lakota leaders would only choose one event to draw each year. All together, these pictures told the history of the Lakota tribe. Based on this evidence, what can you conclude?

• A. The Lakota's winter counts are more useful now than when they were first drawn.

• B. The Lakota's winter counts only recorded events that were important to the whole tribe.

• C. The Lakota's winter counts were meant to help people remember their own daily life.

Which kind of photograph from today is most like the Lakota's winter counts?

• A. photographs of special or important events

• B. photographs of daily life from a cell phone

• C. photographs of beautiful places

What is the main idea of this article?

• A. The Lakota people's winter counts helped them remember important events over the years.

• B. The Lakota people drew winter counts to practice their drawing skills.

• C. Cameras have made it a lot easier for people to remember events over the years.

Read these sentences from the text. "Some people told stories about old times. Others wrote down what they remembered. Some people made special drawings to help them recall important moments." What does the word "recall" mean in these sentences?

• A. forget

• B. invent

• C. remember

Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. The Lakota people did not have cameras or photographs, ________ they still recorded their most important events.

• A. so

• B. because

• C. but