RI.1.1; 1.2; 1.3
RI.2.4; 2.5; 2.6
RI.3.7; 3.8; 3.9
RL.1.1; 1.2; 1.3
RL.2.4; 2.5; 2.6
100
Why did Sequoyah want to create a written language for the Cherokee? Use details from the passage to support your answer.
Sequoyah wanted to create a written language so that this people could read and write like the soldiers that he saw while he was in the army.
100
Read the following sentence from paragraph 8. However, he was not able to achieve this dream. What does the word achieve mean as it is used in the sentence?
Achieve means to get something you want.
100
Why is the author interested in the Cherokee language?
So the Cherokee Native Americans could be able to read and write.
100
What details from the beginning, middle and end would you include when summarizing the story?
Gio talks to his father about the time capsule Gio's friends suggest items he could put in the time capsule. Gio finds a report he wrote earlier in the year. Gio's teacher collects items for the time capsule.
100
What is the meaning of the word capsule, as it used in paragraph 2?
Capsule means a small case or container.
200
Why is paragraph 4 important to the passage "Sequoyah's Special Symbols"?
Paragraph 4 explain how Sequoyah created a language for all Native Americans.
200
What does the phrase "talking leaves" mean as it is used in the paragraph 3.
Talking leaves means letters sent home.
200
What is the purpose of the illustration at the end of the text?
To give a visual of the Sequoyah's syllabary.
200
Accoriding to the passage, what word best desbribes Gio? Bored Silly Thankful Thoughtful
Thoughful
200
Read the following sentences from the passage. "Include something that is close to your heart", she had said. "In fifty years, someone will see that object, and it will tell them something about the boy or girl who thought this item was so special to them that it should be saved for the future". Which word tells you what the idiom "close to your heart" means?
Special
300
How did Sequoyah's syllabary help the Cherokee communicate?
It gave them symbols that stand for sounds.
300
What information does the picture show that the words don't tell you about?
The picture shows how some of the symbols looked in Sequoyah's syllabary.
300
How does the illustration relate to the text of the article? Use details from the article to support your answer.
The illustration shows some of sequoyah's syllabary. According to paragraph 4 it states "Then he created a different symbol for each sound.
300
Which setnece from paragraph 15 tells you how Gio feels about his brother, Alec?
"Learning to ride a bike with my brother was a very special time for me, Gio said".
300
What the reader miss if paragraph 10 were not included in the passage?
The reader would miss how Gio was able to solve his problem.
400
Which sentence from the article explains where Sequoyah got the idea to create a syllabary?
"While he was in the army, he saw other soldiers writing letters home to their families".
400
Why does the author think Sequoyah is important? Use details from the passage to support your answer.
The author thinks Sequoyah is important because he created a way for his people, the Cherokee, to read and write. For an example Sequoyah received awards from the Cherokee Nation and the United States Congress for his important work.
400
What organizational pattern does the author use in Sequoyah's Special Symbols?
Cause and Effect
400
What is the central idea of the passage?
The Central message is when it comes from the heard it has meaning.
400
What does paragraph 7 add to the passage?
Paragraph 7 demonstrate how Gio tries to solve his problem.
500
How do Sequoyah's actions support the main idea of the article? Use details from the passage to support your answer.
Sequoyah worked very hard to create a way for his people to read and write. For an example he created a syllabary, a list of symbols to represent all of the sounds in the Cherokkee language that make up words. In time, thanks to Sequoyah's syllabary, the Cherokee were able to write songs and books and even start a newspaper.
500
Based on the information in paragraph 6, with which statement would the author agree with?
Sequoyah wanted to create a common language that all Native Americans could speak.
500
What is the relationship between paragraph 1 and paragraph 5
Demonstrates the cause and effect relationship presented in the passage. (Paragraph 1 states the cause and paragraph 5 states the effect)
500
What event lead to the resolution of the problem in the story?
Gio's teacher told the class, "Include something that is close to your heart".
500
How does the narrator's point of view affect the descriptions of events in the text?
The descriptions are told from third person, therefore the events are considered second hand account.
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