Words Do Not Pay

In "Words Do Not Pay," what is the main problem that Chief Joseph has with the "good words" that he has heard?

• They are spoken in an unfamiliar language.

• They are good only for white Americans.

• They do not recognize property rights.

• They are not backed up by deeds.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

In "Words Do Not Pay," what does Chief Joseph most clearly indicate that white Americans must do in order to live in peace with Native Americans?

• build Native American schools

• treat Native Americans as equals

• adopt Native American traditions

• return Native Americans to their homelands

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

In "Words Do Not Pay," what does Chief Joseph most clearly indicate about the human condition at birth?

• All human beings are born to be free.

• All human beings are born to be faithful.

• All human beings are born to suffer harm.

• All human beings are born to want greatness.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

According to "Words Do Not Pay," which of the following should a free person be able to enjoy?

• A.freedom to trade

• B.freedom of travel

• freedom of the eating

• freedom from the people

• freedom to dance

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following situations most clearly illustrates a misunderstanding?

• Emily tells a joke that everyone finds amusing, and only a few people laugh.

• Kara and Maribel pick up trash along the shoreline together.

• Rain is in the forecast for the weekend, so Denzel packs an umbrella and raincoat for his trip.

• Nick is supposed to meet Shauna at the library, but he goes to the north branch, and she goes to the south branch.

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CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do the details in "Words Do Not Pay" suggest about the condition of Chief Joseph's people at the time he made this speech?

• They were healthy and happy.

• They were wealthy but unhappy.

• They were suffering and poorly treated.

• They were rapidly losing their traditions.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do the details in "Words Do Not Pay" suggest about American laws at the time Chief Joseph made the speech?

• They were not written down.

• They treated every adult American equally.

• They were made and enforced by members of the U.S. military.

• They were not the same for white Americans and Native Americans.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

"Chief Joseph wanted less talk and more taking of action."

Which of the following revisions best shows the use of parallelism?

• Chief Joseph wanted there to be less talk and more taking of action.

• Chief Joseph wanted to have less talk and more taking of action.

• Chief Joseph wanted people to talk less and more action.

• Chief Joseph wanted less talk and more action.

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CCSS.W.8.5

Which of the following sentences best illustrates the use of parallelism?

• Chief Joseph seemed to believe in a government made up of people in which things were done by the people for the benefit of the people.

• Chief Joseph seemed to believe in a government made up of the people, performed by the people, and with the people benefitting.

• Chief Joseph seemed to believe in a government of the people, by the people, and to benefit people.

• Chief Joseph seemed to believe in a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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CCSS.W.8.4

What is the best way to create parallelism in the following sentence?

Chief Joseph felt that freedom meant thinking for himself, speaking for himself, and the ability to do things for himself.

• Change "meant" to "was the ability of."

• Change "thinking" to "to think" and "speaking to" to "speak."

• Change "speaking" to "the ability to speak."

• Change "the ability to do" to "doing."