WorksheetsCode Talker Chapter 5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was Ned's way of surviving Navajo Boarding School?
Ned survived by cheating on assignments
Ned survived by working hard and trying to do well.
Ned survived by eating, sleeping, and drinking.
Ned survived by speaking Navajo to his teachers.
Ned’s teacher attempted to compliment him by telling him that he was “almost as
bright as a little white child.” How could this be considered insulting?
How did some of the other Navajo students survive Navajo boarding school?
Other Navajo students survived by running away.
Other Navajo students survived hiding in a closet.
Other Navajo students survived by eating, sleeping and drinking.
Other Navajo students survived playing sports like basketball, baseball and football.
Why couldn't Ned play sports?
Ned was too slow.
Ned was too fragile.
Ned was too small.
Ned wasn't good enough.
What Ned mean when he says, "time no longer crawled by like a snail trying to get to the top of a big stone. The hours and days, the weeks and months and even years, grew legs and began to run like an antelope."
Ned means that Navajo is like a zoo.
Ned means that the time at boarding school went from being long and slow to short and fast.
Ned means that he learned to crawl and run at Navajo High School.
Ned means that snails are slow and antelope are fast.
What were the two good things about Navajo High School? Choose 2 answers.
Find them on page 30
Navajo High School was only 20 miles from Ned's home.
Navajo high school was bigger.
Navajo high school had more fun things to do.
Navajo High School had better teaching.
What countries people did Ned and the students at the Navajo school host a food drive for?
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Germany
Japan
Ukraine
Mexico
How many crates of food did the Navajo students collect?
1
2
3
4
What does Ned decide he wants to become when he grows up?
A lawyer
A soldier
A doctor
A teacher
Why does Ned say,
"Someday, I will become a teacher, one who does not just teach, but also shows respect to all his Indian students and expects the best of everyone."?
Based on his character traits, will Ned graduate from high school?
Yes
No
Maybe
