LESSON 6 CITE INFER AND SUMMERIZE HOMEWORK REVIEW

LESSON 6: CITE, INFER, AND SUMMERIZE— HOMEWORK REVIEW

#6: Based upon the passage, we can infer that • B- The Great Father is associated with “Washington officials” and is the person Sitting Bull directly responds to over the matter, meaning he must be a higher up at least. – Not A because silver is not mentioned at all in the passage. – Not C because the Native Americans already owned their land, which they would not want to sell. – Not D because the text explicitly states that the commission tried to bribe the chiefs

#7: Which sentence from the passage explains why the Black Hills were so sought after? • A- The lands were full of gold, which attracts miners. – Not B because this sentence does not mention why there were a thousand miners in the Black Hills. – Not C because it doesn’t show what the commission was for in the first place – Not D because the sentence does not say why Crazy Horse wanted to keep his land.

#8: What information in the passage shows that the many Native Americans had lost trust in the government? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. It is clear that the Native Americans lost trust in the government because in the past, the government has taken away land that they promised would belong to the Native Americans forever. The reader can tell that acts of betrayal like this have weakened the trust between the U. S. government and the Native Americans when Sitting Bull refuses to sell the land. He is so disgusted by the idea, the text states, “He picked up a pinch of dust and added: ‘Not even as much as this’” (Brown 73). Sitting Bull makes this gesture to emphasize how little he thinks of the government and their shady deals.

#9: Which sentence expresses the central idea of the passage? • C- The passage focuses on the struggle of Native Americans to protect their lands. – Not A because the sentence is too vague and does not mention Native Americans. – Not B because the story is about more than just the commision – Not D because miners moving to the Black Hills is only a small part of the passage.

#10: Which of the following is the best summary of the information in the passage? • A- This summary includes all the major plot points of the passage. – Not B because the summary does not mention that the Native Americans did not want to sell their land. – Not C because the summary does not mention the commission or the struggle of the Native Americans to keep their land. – Not D because the summary leaves out many major plot points, such as the encroaching miners.