The Navajo Code Talkers

Which of the following options best summarizes the purpose of "The Navajo Code Talkers"?

• To illustrate the Navajo Code Talkers' important role in WWII.

• To teach the reader the importance of codes in wartime.

• To convince the reader that the military should do more to honor the Navajo Code Talkers.

• To explain the complexities of WWII.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the purpose of the metaphor in this line? "Essentially, they were both the lock and the key when it came to U.S. military communication."

• It demonstrates that the Code Talkers were complicated people.

• It reminds readers that the Code Talkers' code was top secret.

• It explains that Code Talkers not only created and used a code, but they also decoded messages from the enemy.

• It points out that the Code Talkers both developed a code (they locked up the messages) and translated this code (they were the key to understanding the messages).

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What type of figurative language is used in this line? "...these methods are constantly changing as technology seeks to improve."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which text structure does this line from "The Navajo Code Talkers" demonstrate? "During a war, if the enemy can intercept and understand military communications, they can gain valuable information about troop movements, plans, and other details that could give them an advantage in a war. A key to avoiding this situation is to encode messages."

• Chronology

• Problem-solution

• Description

• Sequence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which text structure does this line from "The Navajo Code Talkers" demonstrate? "The code of the Code Talkers was not declassified (made public) by the U.S. government until 1968. And even then, their efforts were not officially recognized by the country until decades later."

• Problem-solution

• Chronology

• Description

• Compare-contrast

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of the footnotes in "The Navajo Code Talkers"?

• They explain terms that readers must know in order to fully understand the passage.

• They remind readers that this article is about the role of Navajo people in the Allies' cause.

• They offer the reader extra information in case they want to know more about the topics discussed in the article.

• They encourage the reader to more deeply analyze the topics of the article.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the definition of "Intercept" as it is used in the context of the first paragraph in "The Navajo Code Talkers"?

• Slow down

• Destroy

• Secretly receive

• Understand

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the purpose of the first two paragraphs in "The Navajo Code Talkers"?

• By giving some background on the Navajo language, these paragraphs show readers why this language is ideal for a code.

• By comparing ancient codes with modern codes, these paragraphs help readers to appreciate how far coding technology has come.

• By giving some background on codes and why they are needed, these paragraphs help readers to later appreciate the job of the Navajo Code Talkers.

• By offering information on WWII, these paragraphs give readers the historical knowledge they need to understand the rest of the article.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's tone in paragraph 5 of the Navajo reading?

• Annoyed

• Mocking

• Kind

• Praising

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following options best summarizes the purpose of "The Cree Code Talkers"?

• To highlight the importance of the Cree language in Canada and around the world.

• To teach readers about the largely unrecognized contributions of the Cree Code Talkers in WWII.

• To explain why Cree soldiers chose to serve in WWII.

• To illustrate Canada's role in WWII.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2