Code Talker Vocabulary Assessment

Look at the definition below and choose the term that corresponds:

a leave of absence or vacation for a solider

• pink slip

• furlough

• brig

Read the sentence below and determine its meaning in context:

The sergeant told Ned that going to code talker school was classified information.

• The information was available to everyone.

• The information can be shared with his roommate.

• The information is top secret and available only to certain people.

The soldiers used Morse code to get messages across the border.

• Morse code is a code only used by Americans.

• Morse code is a code that uses shapes and symbols.

• Morse code is a code that uses letters from the alphabet and numbers represented by dots and dashes.

When Ned was at boot camp he lived in the barracks with his other platoon mates.

• Barracks is a place where people gather who are in the military.

• Barracks is temporary housing for solders while they are in the military.

When prisoners are captured they are put into a brig.

• A brig is a dark whole where prisoners are tortured.

• A brig is a container for soldiers.

• A brig is a military prison.

Ned was told to break away from his traditions when he went to boarding school.

What does tradition mean in this context?

• It means to break away from his family.

• It means to break away from his home.

• It means to break away from the things he is used to doing.

Look at the definitions below and choose the one that fits best for the following term:

Culture

• Culture is someone's place in society.

• Culture is someone's belief system.

• Culture is the language, values, and traditions shared by a group of people.

Another synonym for tradition is:

• custom or habit

• society/culture

Another synonym for culture is:

• heritage

• civilization/society

Another word phrase for the word progression is:

• to move backwards

• to move in a forward motion

• to be stagnated