Code Talker Ch 11-12

What were the Navajo Marines fighting for besides the United States?

• Their land, families, and people

• Their wealth

• Their fame

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did the elders teach about battle?

• Always attack first

• Never give away weakness

• Always retreat

• Never communicate

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How did a wounded Navajo Marine behave in battle?

• Cried out loudly

• Moaned in pain

• Suffered in silence

• Called for help

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What did the narrator compare the classroom to?

• A military base

• A high school

• An Indian boarding school

• A university lecture hall

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What was the significance of the Navajo language in the context of the document?

• It was a common language.

• It was used for everyday communication.

• It was used to create an unbreakable military code.

• It was a written language.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What would happen if a code talker revealed the code to an outsider?

• They would be promoted

• They would be placed in the brig

• They would receive a warning

• They would be sent home

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the first Navajo word assigned in the code?

• Béésh Dootʼizh

• Wóláchííʼ

• Bilasáana

• Tsénit

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the purpose of using separate code words for things often mentioned in warfare? Choose "to save time" as the answer.

• To make the code more complex

• To save time

• To confuse the enemy

• To make it sound more authentic

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

How did the narrator describe their pride?

• Quiet and humble

• Loud and boastful

• Arrogant and dismissive

• Indifferent and detached

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

TRUE or FALSE: Jimmy King had translated the "Marine Corps Hymn" into Navajo.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10