UNIT 3 ELAR REVIEW

What does the word preserving mean?

Select TWO correct answers.

Many winter counts now hang in museums. They no longer perform the task of preserving a tribe’s history. Their information, however, is still valuable.

• take care of

• discard

• neglect

• look after

What is the most likely reason the author includes this illustration?

• To show how four different keepers drew meteor showers on their winter counts.

• To inform the reader on the importance of winter counts.

• To help the reader understand the role of the keeper.

• To show the importance of a meteor shower.

What can the reader conclude about the keeper from the information throughout the selection?

• He kept his winter count with his own belongings.

• He served an important role within the community

• He made simple drawings without many details

• He chose where the drawings were placed on the winter count.

In which section would the reader find information about why winter counts remained important even after the Lakota learned to write?

• The introductory paragraph (Paragraph 1)

• The Keeper’s Role (Paragraphs 3-6)

• Ordering the Years (Paragraphs 7-9)

• A New Purpose (Parahraphs 10-11)

The author uses a compare and contrast organizational structure in paragraph 9 to help the reader understand that winter counts...

• were cared for by many different keepers

• provided information about a tribe's member          

• had unique designs but served the same purpose

• were used as calendars and to tell people's ages

In paragraphs 1 and 2, what key idea about the Lakota is best supported?

• The Lakota lived on the grassy plains in the western part of the country.

• The Lakota used pictures in place of a writing system.

• The Lakota had a special way to keep track of important events.

• The Lakota measured years from snowfall to snowfall.

Read this information about the origin of spectacular.

from Latin spectaculum, meaning “a sight or show”

The origin helps the reader understand that the word spectacular in paragraph 8 refers to an event that is —

• amazing to watch

• viewed fir many hours

• seen at night

• rarely noticed

Based on the selection, what can the reader infer about the job of the keeper?

• Selecting someone for the position was often a complicated process.

• The duties were so demanding that the keeper had no other position.

• All of the men in the tribe were considered for the job of keeper.

• The person who had the job had to be dedicated to the task.