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WorksheetsP1-Navajo Code Talkers
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
What problem did the American military face early in the war against the Japanese.
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY (Multiple answers)
Japanese military experts broke the code used by the American military.
The Japanese knew in advance of what the American's were planning.
The Japanese use fake commands to disrupt plans and plan ambushes.
The original code used by American military was difficult to send.
Johnston started with only 29 code talkers in early 1942. By the END of the war, there were more than...
200
500
400
600
After the war, these Navajo Code Talkers were humble farmers and sheep herders back in Arizona.
True
False
In 2001, these brave American War Heroes finally received...
The Purple Heart
Navy Cross
Congressional Commendation
Congressional Medals of Honor
The Navajo language code began with about 200 terms and grew to over 1,000 terms by the end of World War II.
True
False
Where did Johnston and his Navajo recruits create this unique code?
Camp Lejeune, NC
Camp Pendleton, CA
Fort Dix,
NJ
Randolph AFB, TX
The Navajo soldiers worked as Marine Corps Radio Operators. The were also known as CODE TALKERS.
True
False
The navajo language has NO alphabet.
True
False
Who was the man who figured out the code problem and came up with a SOLUTION?
Phillip Morris
Phillip Johnston
Berny Mackinzie
Johnathon Johnson
The Navajo Code used by the American military was the ONLY UNBREAKABLE code ever used in modern wars.
True
False
What does the Navajo word "ne-eh-mah" mean in ENGLISH and what was it CODE for?
Means=Fish
Code for Attack by water
Means=Chicken Hawk
Code for Dive Bomber
Means= Mother
Code for America
Means=Turtle
Code for Tank
What does the Navajo word "Gini" MEAN in English and what is it CODE for?
Means=Turtle
Code for Tank
Means= Fish
Code for Attack by water
Means=Chicken Hawk
Code for Dive Bomber
Means=Mother
Code for America
What does the Navajo words "chay-da-gahi" mean in English and what was that code for?
Means=Turtle
Code for TANK
Means=Chicken
Code for Plane
Means=Mother
Code for America
Means=Fish
Code for attack by water
Which BEST describes the author's view of the CODE TALKERS?
The author thinks goof farmers made good code talkers.
The author very much values their courage, skills, contributions.
The author loves their unique language.
The author thinks they learned the code quickly.
Which was NOT a reason for using the Navajo language to create a successful code?
It was spoken by very few people.
It was an unwritten language
It had many short words,
It was hard to learn.
What was the author's PURPOSE for writing this piece.
To entertain the reader by telling a story from WWII.
To persuade the reader that we need to have secret codes in war.
To inform the reader about the Navajo Code talkers and their contributions.
To explain the process of learning Navajo language and developing a code.
