SSAT Reading 3

Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards Hiawatha?

• amused

• dubious

• hostile

• respectful

• unimpressed

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

It can be INFERRED from the passage that the Onondagas looked upon Hiawatha as

• fierce and warlike

• ruthless and unsparing

• caring and wise

• old and frail

• cautious and indecisive

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

As used in line 2, the word "rendered" most nearly means ...

• provided

• translated

• surrendered

• handed down

• caused to become

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

According to this passage, Hiawatha's plan for a confederation of Indian nations contained all of the following provisions EXCEPT (BUT NOT)

• It was to be a permanent government

• Each council was to retain its own council and manage its own affairs

• Control was to be in the hands of a federal senate composed of elected representatives

• Membership in the federation was open to all nations

• Only the head chief could declare war

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The author's main purpose for writing this passage is to ...

• describe the conditions under which native people lived at the time

• inform readers about Hiawatha's plans for a confederacy of nations

• compare Hiawatha to other chiefs of the time

• dispel myths about Hiawatha

• describe the derivation of the name Hiawatha

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The style of the passage is most likely that found in a

• personal letter

• novel about native peoples

• history textbook

• explorer's diary

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9