Winter Counts Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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The author’s use of comparison and contrast in paragraph 9 helps the reader understand that winter counts —

• A were cared for by many different keepers

• B provided information about a tribe’s members

• C had unique designs but served the same purpose

• D were used as calendars and to tell people’s ages

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The author wrote this selection most likely to --

• A tell the reader about how one American Indian tribe recorded its history

• B encourage the reader to visit a museum that displays American Indian artifacts

• C share important events that happened to a particular American Indian tribe

• D show how modern calendars are similar to those kept by American Indians

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The origin helps the reader understand that the word spectacular in paragraph 8 refers to an event that is ​ (a)   .

• amazing to watch
• viewed for many hours
• seen at night
• rarely noticed

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What are paragraphs 1 and 2 mostly about?

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

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Which idea about the keeper is emphasized throughout the selection?

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Which feature of the selection best helps the reader understand how a winter count was designed?

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