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WorksheetsU4 Wk3 Navajo Code Talkers Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which event happened immediately after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?
The Marine Corps had Navajos create a secret code.
The United States declared war on Japan.
The Japanese tried to learn about American plans.
The military invented wireless radios.
One of the important ideas in the story is that the Navajo code played an important part in the outcome of World War II. Which detail from the passage best supports this idea?
The code was based on the Navajo language.
400 Navajos who served during World War II
The code helped the United States win the war.
Their job was to send secret coded messages.
Which word in the following sentence helps make the sequence of events clear? "Johnston contacted Marine Corps offices in southern California and eventually arranged a meeting with Major James E. Jones."
eventually
contacted
southern
arranged
What can you conclude about the Navajos who joined the Marines?
They wanted to create codes.
They wanted to leave their home.
They loved the Navajo language.
They were patriotic Americans.
Why were the Navajo students forbidden to speak their native language at school?
They needed to save their language for a secret code.
They did not know Navajo words for school subjects.
The teachers did not speak the Navajo language.
The language made the students want to play.
Which detail from the passage supports that the Navajo were forbidden to speak their language at school because the teachers did not speak the language?
"the language that had been passed down through many Navajo generations"
"a school run by the United States government"
"At home and at play, he still used the language"
"the code they invented was based on the Navajo language"
Using the context clues in the passage, what is the best definition of the word "allies" in the following sentences? "The code talkers invented a code that was never broken by the enemy. The code helped the United States and its allies win the war."
those a nation fights against
people who cheer for others
nations working together
soldiers fighting in a war
What is the meaning of the word "sold" as it is used in the following sentence? "Johnston sold them on the idea, too, and the top leadership of the Marines agreed to give Johnston's plan a tryout."
provided something in exchange for money
revealed an important piece of information
made a product available for others to buy
convinced others to approve or accept something
What is the best definition for the meaning of "recruit" used in the following sentence? "The Marines would recruit a group of Navajos, who would develop a code using their language."
teach a certain skill to
ask for the services of or enlist
force to join
take from an army
The story says that the radios the military used in the 1940s was bulky and heavy. Which word is a synonym for the work bulky?
awkward
square
complicated
imperfect
Place a check mark in the boxes that provide clues for the meaning of the phrase "Major General" used in the story to refer to the title of a officer in the armed forces from this sentence. "In March 1942, he arranged for Johnston to meet with Major General Clayton Vogel and Colonel Wethered Woodward from U.S Marines headquarters in Washington, D.C.
the words "U.S. Marines headquarters"
the phrase appears just before a person's name
the phrase is capitalized
the words "In March 1942"
