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Question 1

A)
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
At the beginning of the era the Surem, noboby knew the name of the sun and they wanted a name
for it. For this reason they held a council on the bank of the Surem River. Everyone gave his
opinion but no name was found for the sun. Every day they studied the matter. They did not know
if it were man or woman and so they couldn't decide whether it would be best to give it a male or
female name. The Surem could not agree. They finally invited all the animals of the world to come
to a council.
What does the use of animals show about the Yaquis?
(1 point)
It illustrates that Yaqui people perceived the actions of animals to be less intelligent than those of
humans.
It emphasises the importance Yaqui people placed on the actions of animals in the natural world.
It demonstrates how the yaqui people could use any animals in the world to tell a story.
Question 2
A)
Use the story to answer the question.
“The Forgotten Ear of Corn”
An Arikara woman was once gathering corn from the field to store away for winter use. She
passed from stalk to stalk, tearing off the ears and dropping them into her folded robe.
When all was gathered she started to go, when she heard a faint voice, like a child’s,
weeping and calling:
“Oh, do not leave me! Do not go away without me.”
The woman was astonished. “What child can that be?” she asked herself. “What babe can
be lost in the cornfield?”
She set down her robe in which she had tied up her ear of corn, and went back to search;
but she found nothing.
As she started away, she heard the voice again:
“Oh, do not leave me. Do not go away without me.”
She searched for a long time. At last, in one corner of the field, hidden under the leaves of
the stalks, she found one little ear of corn. This it was that had been crying, and this is why
all Indian women have since garnered their corn crop very carefully, so that the succulent
food product should not even to the last small nubbin be neglected or wasted, and thus
displease the Great Mystery.
Why was it important that the woman in the story find the corn? Use the underlined phrase
from the passage to help answer this question.
(1 point)
A. So that she would not be lonely
C. So that it would not be wasted
D. So that she would not have to look for more
Question 3
A) Which word was borrowed from the Dutch language to refer to currency? (1 point)
A. Sushi
B. Dollar
D. Kindergarten
Question 4
A)
4. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Valerie lives in Ohio with her parents. Her parents are both from Columbia, and they have
been speaking Spanish with Valerie since she was born. Valerie speaks Spanish as well as
she speaks English. Valerie's heritage language is _____________.
(1 point)
A. German
B. French
C. Spanish
Question 5
A) Which of the following describes a purpose of creation stories? (1 point)
A. To learn about rituals from long ago
B. To illustrate how the earth came to be created
C. To teach a lesson that would help people survive
Question 6
A)
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
An Arikara woman was once gathering corn from the field to store away for winter use.
She passed from stalk to stalk, tearing off the ears and dropping them into her folded
robe.
Which fact does this excerpt suggest about Sioux culture?
(1 point)
A. Women were responsible for gathering crops.
B. Winters were long and cold where they lived.
D. Gathering crops was an enjoyable activity.
Question 7
A) What is the purpose of an oral tradition? (1 point)
A. To show a culture's love of animals.
C. To share traditional stories across generations
D. To explain how books were invented
Question 8
A) What is true about stories from a culture's oral tradition? They have settings,
characters, problems, and solutions. (1 point)
They involve a person going on a long journey.
They will be uninteresting to people from other cultures.
They still use structures that will be familiar to modern readers.
Question 9
A) Words such as loot, safari, and cartoon are words found in the English language.
However, these words are actually from heritage languages. What are these words called?
(1 point)
A. Root Words
B. Borrowed words
Inherited Words
Original Words
Question 10
A) How did ancient cultures pass down their beliefs and traditions? (1 point)
Through insight
With attitudes
With stories
Question 11
A) What are the shared principles that guide the way of life in a community? (1 point)
Cultural Values
Old tales
Planting rituals
Question 12
A) Which transition word would be used to compare accounts of the SAME event? (1 point)
A. Likewise
B. Otherwise
C. Instead
Question 13
A) Which reason explains why many oral stories were rhythmic or sing
songy? (1 point)
A. So that listeners could remember and retell them.
B. To make them more believable
C. So that they were entertaining to a wide audience of readers
Question 14
A) What do themes in literature from a particular culture reveal about that culture? (1 point)
A. They show what language people in that culture speak.
B. They show how that culture came to develop in a particular location.
C. They show what is important to the people in that culture.
Question 15
A) Which transition would be used to contrast accounts of DIFFERENT events? (1 point)
A. Fortunately
B. As well as
C. However
Question 16
A) Ancient tales that are connected to a culture, such as myths and legends, were first told
in the oral tradition -
that is, through speeches or songs. (1 point)
A. True
B. False

1 answer

Here are the answers to the questions you provided:

Question 1: Answer: It emphasises the importance Yaqui people placed on the actions of animals in the natural world.

Question 2: Answer: C. So that it would not be wasted

Question 3: Answer: B. Dollar

Question 4: Answer: C. Spanish

Question 5: Answer: B. To illustrate how the earth came to be created

Question 6: Answer: A. Women were responsible for gathering crops.

Question 7: Answer: C. To share traditional stories across generations

Question 8: Answer: They have settings, characters, problems, and solutions.

Question 9: Answer: B. Borrowed words

Question 10: Answer: With stories

Question 11: Answer: Cultural Values

Question 12: Answer: A. Likewise

Question 13: Answer: A. So that listeners could remember and retell them.

Question 14: Answer: C. They show what is important to the people in that culture.

Question 15: Answer: C. However

Question 16: Answer: A. True

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