Chief Seattle's Thoughts

It was given in response to a request to buy two million acres of land from Chief Seattle and his tribes - this land became the city of Seattle, named in ________ of the Chief.

• hope

• disgrace

• honour

• disrespect

• response

lf we do not _______ the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?

• make

• request

• enjoy

• need

• own

Every part of this earth is sacred to my ________.

• land

• people

• child

• environment

• chief

Why was the decision to sell the land difficult for Chief Seattle?

• He thought the land was worth more money.

• He did not feel the land was his to sell.

• He wanted to sell the land to his brother.

• He wanted to sell more land.

• He wanted them to name the land after him.

'The rivers are our brothers’ What does Chief Seattle mean when he says this?

• The rivers carry their canoes.

• The rivers give the tribe water.

• The tribe can look into the rivers.

• The tribe can fish in the rivers.

• The rivers provide for the tribe.

Why did Chief Seattle give this speech?

• so people knew the importance of the land to his people

• so any new cities would be named Seattle

• so his tribe would remember how important he was

• to show that he should remain chief

• so the land would be worth more money

What is Chief Seattle worried will happen after the land is bought?

• The land will not be respected.

• His tribe will be sent away.

• The land will go to his enemy.

• His tribe will have nowhere to live.

• The land will be conquered.

What is the effect of the questions at the start of the speech?

• to show how important the speech is

• to involve the listener or reader

• so that Chief Seattle can work out what he wants to say

• to make the opening of the speech easy to understand

• to make the content of the speech amusing