People
This is the name that means “the people” and is used for the Arctic groups in Canada.
Inuit
During the Arctic summer, the sun does not do this (one-word answer)
Set
During the winter it is very ___ and ___ (two words from the text)
dark and cold
What small boat did the Inuit use on the sea made with animal hide stretched over a frame?
Kayak
What word means “soft, colorful light that appears in the sky in northern lands”?
Northern Lights
About how many years ago did the ancestors of these Arctic people come to North America?
2,500 years ago
Why could people not grow crops in the Arctic? Give one short reason from the text.
The warm season is too short to grow crops / only about 100 days warm
In winter the Inuit crossed this to hunt caribou and seal (one-word answer).
Ice
What animals pulled sleds to carry heavy loads?
Dog teams
What is the meaning of ancestor from the text?
A relative who lived a long time ago
What food did the Inuit hunt that is a large sea mammal and was important for oil and food?
Whale (or walrus or polar bear; primary large sea mammal: whale
What two things did the Inuit gather or use from plants in summer? (name two)
Plants and berries (or fuel and medicine from plants) — berries and small flowers
What did families do together inside igloos? Name one activity from the passage
Shared stories, songs, and celebrations
Name one material Inuit used to make fishhooks, knives, or small tools.
Bone or flint (or driftwood for frames)
What word from the list means “an animal’s skin”?
Hide
What kind of shelter did the Inuit build from snow when they moved while hunting?
Igloo
Where did some Inuit travel to fish in the spring when the ice melted?
Inland rivers (to fish for trout)
What did families burn for light and heat when living near the coast in fall and winter?
Oil made from whale or seal fat
What new weapon did the Inuit learn to make about two thousand years ago?
Bows and arrows
What is a fuel according to the text?
A substance that is used to create heat or energy
Name two things the Inuit made from driftwood or animal bone
kayaks (frames), fishhooks, knives, small tools made from bone or flint, frames from driftwood or animal bone (any two correct items listed in the passage)
Where did some Inuit set up camps in summer (what kind of ground) and why did they choose it?
Dry, high ground (strong winds kept insects away)
Describe one way life changed when the climate got colder about five hundred years ago.
They moved from living year‑round in villages to moving from place to place and hunting smaller animals;or they broke into small groups
Explain how kayaks changed from long ago to today (name one material change).
Then: animal hide kayaks with frames from driftwood or bone; Now: kayaks made of fiberglass (any mention of hides → fiberglass)
What does the word igloo mean in the text?
A dome-shaped temporary shelter made from snow blocks