Navajo Code Talkers

1 Part A What does the word endure mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of the passage from Navajo Code Talkers?

• easily finished

• decline to take

• help create

• suffer through

1 Part B Which evidence helps the reader understand the meaning of endure?

• A “. . . long marches carrying heavy packs.” (paragraph 3)

• B “. . . disciplined Marines who are ready for anything.” (paragraph 3)

• C “. . . the Navajos had little trouble with the fitness tests.”

  (paragraph 3)

• “Many Navajos wore their hair in thick braids. . . .” (paragraph 4)

#2 Part A

How does the author present information about the training process in the passage from Navajo Code Talkers?

• A by presenting the training as a solution to a problem

• B by comparing the different aspects of the training

• C by describing the effects of the training

• D by explaining the sequence of the training

2 Part B What did a person have to do to become a Navajo code talker?

Which represents the order of the steps after "meet" recruiters and join the Marines"?

• "attend.." "work..." "practice..." "learn..."

• "learn..." "work..." "practice..." "attend..."

• "attend..." "learn..." "work..." "practice..."

• "practice..." "learn..." "work..." "attend..."

#3 Part A What is a central idea of the passage from Navajo Code Talkers?

• A During World War II, the Marine Corps used Navajo recruits to create a successful code for communication.

• B The Navajo Marines often had trouble adapting to the strict culture of the Marine Corps.

• C During World War II, the Navajo bravely volunteered for military service in the Marine Corps.

• D The code created by the Navajo was the most successful code ever used by the Marine Corps.

3 Part B Based on the answer in Part A, which two sentences belong in a summary of the passage?

• A The Navajo recruits trained by carrying heavy packs on long marches.

• C The Navajo code had 200 words that represented common military

  terms.

• D The code talker program was expanded due to the success of the Navajo code.

• E The code used the Navajo word for bear to represent the letter B.

• F The Navajo recruits invented an unbreakable code by using their

  native language.