WorksheetsIn Two Worlds: A Yup'ik Eskimo Story
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The main idea of this story is
in the summer, bird come to the area around Scammon Bay
the Yup'ik Eskimos live in a new world, but still follow old ways
Mary Ann was born outside in the tundra
When she was growing up, Mary Ann's family provided light by burning
whale oil or kerosene
kerosene or seal oil
seal oil or fish oil
What were the tools of the early Yup'ik Eskimos made of?
wood, tree trunks,
sea shells
steel, aluminum, plastic
stone, ivory, bone
How did the Yup'ik families heat their homes before they got fuel oil stoves?
They used seal oil.
They used fish oil.
They used both A and B
What happened to the first seal oscar killed?
He had to be buried in the snow because he tried to attack Oscar.
His blubber was cut into circles and handed out to the old people.
He was sacrificed up to the gods.
What do Alice and Billy want their children to learn.
They want them to learn the old ways of the Yup'ik Eskimos.
They want them to learn the new ways of doing things like what they learn in school.
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
According to Billy, how are things changing in Alaska?
Things are getting more expensive, and the world relies on tehnology more.
People now rely on jobs to support their families and don't hunt or live off the land anymore.
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Why does Billy make his kids do their homework.
The government makes the kids go to school now.
He doesn't want them sent to the principal's office.
He wants them to learn the new ways and get good jobs when they are older.
Who buys most of the herring eggsfrom the Yup'ik Eskimos?
The Japanese
The Canadians
The Mexicans.
In many ways, the life of the Yup'ik Eskimos can be compared with
life in America long ago
life in a big city today
life in the future in America
The Yup'ik Eskimos made intricate snares and nets and traps by hand. Intricate is the opposite of
useful
simple
strong
Mary Anne lived in an area that was secluded from other people. What does secluded mean?
found by
crowded
set apart
For the Yup'ik, life was hard and precarious. Prearious means
uninteresting
uncertain
unwilling
According to the Yup'ik Eskimos, no one owned the land or its resources. A resource is
something that can be used
something that costs a lot
something that last forever
The traditional way of sharing a boy's first catch is still carried on today. Traditional means
learned from strangers and "new- comers"
passed from one generation to the next
carried from one igloo to another
