Unit 3.1 The Unbreakable Code Quiz (Part 1)

John's Grandfather tells him about the unbreakable code.

What is the unbreakable code? (Page 225)

• It's the Navajo language.

• It's a special code made by Japanese soldiers.

• It's a series of dots and dashes called Morse Code.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Where did Grandfather have to go when he was five years old? (Page 225)

• He had to go to a government boarding school.

• He had to go into the Army.

• He had to go work on a horse farm.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

When Grandfather went to the boarding school, what happened to him? (Page 226)

• He was given an English name, had his hair cut off, and had to stop speaking his native language.

• He learned how to speak Navajo and about Native American traditions.

• He became hurt and had to spend most of his time in the hospital.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

When Grandfather was in the 10th grade, what did he decide to do? (Page 226)

• He decided to volunteer to join the Marines.

• He decided to become a teacher of the Navajo language.

• He decided to quit school and move back to live with his family.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How was it possible for Grandfather to join the Marines at such a young age? (Page 228)

• The reservation didn't keep birth records (they didn't know his real age).

• The Marines felt sorry for him and let him join anyway.

• He lied and told the Marines he was 35 years old.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

How did Grandfather feel when he joined the Marines? (Page 228)

• He felt scared because he didn't know where he was going or what his special mission was.

• He felt very confident because he was a Navajo.

• He felt angry that he had to work so hard.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What happened after Grandfather and his platoon were bused to a new Marine camp in San Diego? (Page 228)

• They learned that they would be part of a top secret mission to help fight the Japanese.

• They learned that they were being punished for not following orders.

• They learned that they would teach the Navajo language to other Marines.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why did the government think the Navajo language might be a secret weapon? (Page 229)

• Only a few outsiders had learned it.

• The language had never been written down.

• There was no alphabet for the Japanese to discover and decode.

• The Navajo language was very common and almost everyone knew how to speak it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What did Grandfather and his platoon have to code into the Navajo language? (Page 229)

• They were given a list of more than two hundred military terms.

• They were given the 26 letters in the English alphabet.

• They had to change the Navajo language into the Japanese language.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4