Navajo Code Talkers Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word generations in Navajo Code Talkers?

• to be generating

• grandparents

• group of people all living at the same time

What is the meaning of the word forbidden in Navajo Code Talkers?

• locked up

• not allowed or banned

• causing trouble

What is the meaning of the word exhausting in Navajo Code Talkers?

• when all resources are completely used up

• to cause someone to be extremely tired

• the smoke that comes from a car

What is the meaning of the word reservation in Navajo Code Talkers?

• to hold a table at a restaurant

• to have doubts about something

• public land set aside for a group of people to live

Why did the author include the sample of the Navajo dictionary in the selection?

• To help readers understand how the code worked.

• The author thought it was pretty.

• To help the enemies break the code.

• To show the reader how to spell Navajo.

The code word for the United States was ne-he-mah which means ___________ in Navajo.

• eagle

• mother

• president

• land

What is the meaning of the word 'cipher' in Navajo Code Talkers?

• A) A type of dance

• B) A secret or disguised way of writing

• C) A musical instrument

• D) A type of food

In the context of Navajo Code Talkers, what does the word 'decode' mean?

• A) To create a new code

• B) To translate a coded message into plain language

• C) To destroy a code

• D) To write a message in code

What is the meaning of the word 'transmit' in Navajo Code Talkers?

• A) To send a message from one place to another

• B) To receive a message

• C) To block a message

• D) To ignore a message

Which of the following best describes the role of a Navajo Code Talker?

• A) A soldier who fought on the front lines

• B) A translator who converted messages into a secret code

• C) A pilot who flew reconnaissance missions

• D) A medic who treated wounded soldiers