Apache: Reading Comprehension

What was the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?

• To persuade the reader that the U.S. government was wrong to take the Apache land.

• To explain how the Apache built wickiups.

• To inform the reader with facts about the Apache Native Americans.

Which statement is accurate (correct) about wickiups?

• Apache women were responsible for building wickiups

• Wickiups had a lot of furniture inside them.

• Wickiups were stories told to teach rules to Apaches.

“Apache roots run deep and many people today have kept those special things that make them Apache alive today.” What is the best meaning of roots in the previous quote?

• A part of a plant that grows into the soil

• Family or ethnic origins

• The basic cause of something

Which best describes the relationship between the Apache and settlers?

• They lived in peace together

• The Apache and settlers fought over the land.

• The Apache willingly gave their land to the settlers

How does the author mostly organize the selection?

• She explains problems encountered by the Apache Native Americans and told how they solved them.

• She describes various characteristics of the Apache Native Americans.

• She compares and contrasts the Apache Native Americans with other southwestern tribes.

Which best describes Apache Native Americans’ way of getting food?

• vegetarians, only eating crops they grew on their own.

• hunted their food, mainly deer and elk.

• hunters and gathers, and sometimes grew crops.