Literal or Inferential
Comprehension 101
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Vocabulary
Background Knowledge
100

Why did the military use Native American languages in the wars?

What is literal?

100

Being able to read a text or word.

What is decoding?

100

The meaning of "intelligence" is used in paragraph 2 of the text.

What is a group that intercepts military information?

100

a system of sending messages from a distance along a wire, usually by using signals

What is telegraphic?

100

The conflict between Central Powers and Allied Powers

What is World War I?

200

What was a code talker's job?

What is a literal question?

200

Word Recognition + Language Comprehension

What is reading comprehension?

200

According to the text, which characteristic of American Indians most influenced the military's decision to recruit them to create secret codes?

What is their native languages were unknown outside of their tribes?

200

a form of a language that is specific to a region or group of people

What is dialects?

200

The conflict between Axis powers and Allies 

What is World War II?

300

What is the central idea of the text?

What is an inferential question? 

300

Annotation and Questioning

What are two reading comprehension strategies?

300

How does the organization of the text help readers understand the central idea?

What is the use of chronological order describes the value of American Indians to military efforts throughout U.S. history?

300

a series of military operations in a specific area and intended to achieve a particular goal

What is campaigns?

300

French general and later emperor who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

400

How does the organization of the text help readers understand the central idea?

What is a inferential question?

400

A strategy to use before, during and after reading

What is questioning?

400

What is the central idea of the text?

What is American Indians made great contributions to United States military operations in the field of communications?

400

something that serves as evidence for a fact or quality

What is a testament?

400

The area spanning the Pacific Ocean, including several island nations in which conflict occurred during WWII

What is the Pacific Theater?

500

Why did we fight WWI?

What is an irrelevant question?

500

Marking up a text using a system

What is annotation?

500

Which TWO sentences are most important to include in a summary of the text?

What is American Indian soldiers created secret codes using their native languages and the enemies of the United States were unable to break the American Indian codes?

500

to cause something to happen sooner; to quicken

What is hastening?

500

574 federally recgonized

How many tribes are federally recognized in the United States?