EXAM NATIVE AMERICANS PREPARATION FOR THE BEM

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most

Merciful

El Cheikh Moulay Bencherif Middle School

Sidi Ali

Mostaganem

Careful planning of exam is an important

part of preparing a successful exam paper.

The teacher has to think of the content of

the exam as well as the general format of the

paper. The exam should worth the time and

efforts spent on preparing it.

Good luck for everyone

Mrs. FB Kh

P48 Physique relizane www.physique48.org

The Story of Native Americans

When Christopher Columbus set first foot on America in 1492, he

was welcomed by brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed

to him in his opinion that he has last arrived to India and whom therefore,

he called Indios or Indians. These people, the Native Americans, have lived

in America for almost 12000 years. They gathered in tribes with different

races, languages, customs and cultures. There were about 550 tribes among

which lived 10 million of Indians. Cheyenne, Cherokees, Apaches and Sioux

were the most famous and powerful tribes. During the first years, Native Americans were very helpful to the

Europeans and they guided them around what is now America.

In the 16th and 17th century, the Europeans; especially British,

Spanish and the French began to arrive and settle America. The British

founded the first colony “Jamestown” in Virginia in 1607. They changed the

Native American way of life for the worst. They brought with them

diseases like: small pox, Malaria, typhus and influenza that killed about 80

millions of Indians within 20 years.

Native Americans were treated like savages, killed and raped violently. The

British illegally dominated the Natives’ lands and unfairly forced them to

move-away.

Native Americans didn’t like the way they were being treated. As

a result, a war appeared between the Native Americans and the Europeans

that lasted over three centuries and left thousands of colonists and Natives

dead. The first conflict started in 1622 in Virginia and ended tragically on

the Wounded Knee massacre on December 29th, 1890 in South Dakota

where over 350 Indian warriors, women and children were savagely

slaughtered.


Activities Related to Reading Comprehension

Format

Read the text and answer the following questions: -How many paragraphs are there in the text?

-How many sentences are there in the first paragraph?

-Are there any negative sentences in the text? If yes in

Which paragraph?

-Does the text contain any questions?

-How many past verbs are there in the third paragraph?

Comprehension

Answer the following questions from the text: -What is the text about?

-Who were America’s first people?

-When was America discovered?

-Did Christopher Columbus discover America by mistake?

-What was in fact his destination?

-What were the Cherokees?

-Were there many tribes in America?

-What was Jamestown?

-Where was it founded? Who founded it?

-What caused the death of millions Native Americans?

-How long did the Indian wars last?

-Who do you think won the Indian wars?

Identification

What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?

Whose § 1 ...........................

Them § 2 ………………………………………..

That § 3 ……………………………………………

They § 3 …………………………………………

Them § 3 ………………………………………….

That § 4 ……………………………………………

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that America was already

inhabited by Native Americans before Columbus’ discovery?

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that during the colonial

period, millions of Indians died from epidemic diseases?

-Pick out from the text the sentences which illustrate that

the Native Americans were badly treated?

-In which paragraph it is mentioned that the American Indians

troubles started after the British settlement?

matching

Match each question in column A with its answer in column B

A B

How long ago was America discovered?

Who are the Native Americans?

Where was the first colony founded?

How many Native tribes were there?

-America’s first people.

-About 550.

-517 years ago.

-In Virginia.

Match the dates with the corresponding events

Dates Events

1492

1607

1890

The Indian wars ended

Christopher Columbus discovered

America

Foundation of the first European

colony

Match each title with the corresponding paragraph

Titles Paragraphs

-The Native Americans and the

Europeans alliance

-The Indians and the

Europeans wars

-America before Columbus

-Colonists arrival with diseases

and conflicts

-Paragraph one

-Paragraph two

-Paragraph three

-Paragraph four

Information Transfer

Fill in the table with information from the text

continent discoverer Date of the

discovery

Native

inhabitants

Number of

tribes

............. …………………. ……………………… …………………… …………………

Complete the table with the dates that correspond to the events

Dates Events

…………………

………………..

…………………

-Native Americans have inhabited America

-The English set the first colony

-The Indian wars ended

Complete the table with the events that correspond to the dates

Events Dates

……………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………….

End of the 15th century

Between 16th – 17th century

End of the 19th century

Complete this with the suitable number from the text

-Number of Native Americans when Christopher Columbus landed

on America …………………….

-Number of Indian tribes …………………….

-Number of the most powerful tribes……………….

-Number of Indians dead from diseases……………………..

True / false /not mentioned

Read the following statements and put a cross on the right box

-Native Americans existed thousands years

before 1492.

-When the Europeans arrived, the Natives

were helpless and useless.

-Many American Indians died after the

Europeans came to America.

-There are still Indians living throughout

America today.

-The British were the first to found a colony

in America.

-The first people to live in America travelled

from Asia.

Read the following statements and write

True/ False or Not mentioned

-In the 16th century, the British came to America………………

-“Salty men” was the name given to the Europeans by Native

Americans. …………………

T F N


-Native Americans were not regarded as slaves. ………………….

-When Christopher Columbus landed on America, he believed

that he had arrived to India. He called the people whom he

met the Indians………………….

-Native Americans practiced agriculture, hunting and animals’

taming. ………………..

-There are not many tribes of American Indian people. ……………

M.c. q

Choose the correct letter a,b or c to complete the sentences:

-The text is about ……………….. Americans.

a- African b- Russian c-Native

-Native Americans …………………long time before 1492.

a- existed b-disappeared c-died

-Christopher Columbus discovered America in the late …………..

a- 14th century b- 15th century c- 16 century

-………………… of the armed conflicts in Indian wars was in 1890.

a- The beginning b-The mid c-The end

choose the correct answer to complete the sentences

-Christopher Columbus was travelling West, so ………………………..

-he thought he was going to India.

-he went back to Spain.

-he changed his destination to America.

-Since Christopher’s arrival to America in 1492……………………..

-Indians have been in struggle with diseases.

-Indian population increased to 80 millions.

-Europeans stopped their migration to America.

-In the beginning of the Europeans’ settlement………………………..

-the British came and settle.

-the Native Americans were moved out of their lands.

-the Native Americans were friendly to the Europeans.

Which of the following is “Not” true about the Native Americans

-They were the original inhabitants of America.

-They were slaves and used in hard work.

-They were necessary and useful for the Europeans.

-They regarded themselves superior and better than the

Europeans.

What could kill so many American Indians?

-Infectious diseases that the Europeans brought.

-The arm conflict of the British.

-The climate change from ice-age to warm.

Who of the following had the biggest negative effect on the

Native Americans?

-The Spanish

-The French

-The British

The story of the Native Americans is………….

-fact -fiction

The end of the armed conflict in Indian wars in 1890 was by

-a traditional arrangement

-a tragic massacre

-a balanced and fair battle


Which sentence best summarizes each paragraph?

Paragraph One

-Christopher Columbus landed on America in 1492.

-Native Americans have inhabited America long before 1492.

-There were about 550 tribes in America in 1492.

Paragraph Two

-In the beginning, the Natives were helpful and necessary to

the Europeans.

-In the beginning, the Spanish came to America;

-In the beginning, the Natives were surprised to see the

White men.

Paragraph Three

-Jamestown was the first colony in America.

-The Europeans used the Natives as slaves.

-When Europeans arrived, the Natives suffered from

diseases, hard work and bad treat.

Paragraph Four

-Native Americans refused to be slaves.

-The Indians struggle with the Europeans ended in 1890.

-The last battle in the Indian wars was in Wounded Knee.

Which sentence best summarizes the text?

-During the colonial period, 80 millions of American Indians

died from diseases.

-The Native were necessary and useful for the Europeans’

survival.

-Europeans discovered America mistakenly and then created

a new world out of the defeat of the original inhabitants

Choose the most appropriate title to the text

-The Story of the Native Americans

-Native Americans and Colonization

-The Indian Wars

-The Wounded Knee Massacre

listing

Find in the text what happened in

1492 / 1670 / 1622 / 1890

Find in the text three names of famous Native tribes

1-……………………… / 2-………………………… / 3-…………………………..

Find in the text the place where the last battle in Indian wars

took place

- ……………………………………………….

Reorder the events according to the text

a-Europeans, especially the British, destroyed the natives’ lives

as they took their lands and homes.

b-The end of the war coincided with the end of the 19th century

c-The Europeans brought with them diseases that hit the Indians

hard.

d-For 12.000 years before 1492, the Native Americans, the

original inhabitants of America, have lived in the American

continent.

e-When the Europeans started to arrive, they lived in peace with

the Indians who gave them help and knowledge about the land.

Activities Related to Lexis Match each word in column A with its synonym in column B

A B

Almost

Powerful

Diseases

Began

Sickness

Nearly

Strong

started

Match each word in column A with its opposite in column B

A B

Natives

Ended

Dead

Gathered

Scattered

Alive

Foreigners

Started

Match each word with its appropriate definition

Words Definitions

Tribe

War

Colony

Opinion

-a country that is under control of another

country

-an individual thought about what someone

believes of something.

-a group of people who have the same race,

language, customs…….etc.

-a time of fighting between countries

Find in the text words whose definition is the following

-The words that people use in speaking and writing to

communicate and exchange messages. It is ………………………

-From or connected with a country in Europe. It is ………………..

Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to

Named = ……………. /started = ………………/for that reason =……………

Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to

Peace =/= …………./ disappeared=/= ……………./helpless=/=……………….

What do these words mean? Choose the correct meaning

-Skinned people means………………………………….

-people who are slim

-people who are very slim

-people who are of average weight

-“set first foot” means:…………………………………….

-landed for the first time

-came many times before

-never arrived to a place

-Native Americans mean: ……………………………………….

-the new comers to America

-the Europeans who colonized America

-the original inhabitant of America

-Slaughtered means: ……………………………………….

-killed by a gun

-killed in a violent way

-killed slowly

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text

The American Indians were living in ………………… long before the

Europeans came. The Spanish explorer ………………… was the first to

use the name……………….to mean ………………Americans.

Fill in the gaps with the following words

People / before / tribes / came

Natives began migrating to the American continent 30.000

years …………….Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.

They ……………….. from Asia crossing Siberia to Alaska at the end

of the ice-age.

Over centuries, these ……………… spread in the continent and lived

in …………………


Activities Related to Mastery of

Language

MCQ Choose the correct letter to complete the sentences

-Native Americans have come and lived in America ….......

thousands of years.

a-since b-for c-ago

-Diseases like smallpox and malaria were unknown …………… the

Europeans brought them over time.

a-until b-while c-when

-When Columbus came to America, he thought that the land

was India…………………… came the name Indian.

a-besides b-because c-therefore

-…………… the British and the Spanish treated the Indians badly.

a-So b-Too c-Both

-Without the Natives’ help, the Europeans……….. not survive.

a-would b-should c-will

Tense Concorde

Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets

Native Americans (are – was – were) America’s first people.

They (live – lived – have lived) for 12.000 years before the

Europeans (come – coming – came). Nowadays the majority of

American Indians (live – lived – lives) in villages away from the

US urban cities.

Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets

At present time, many people (to think) that America’s history

(to begin) when Christopher Columbus (to discover) it in 1492. If

that is what they believe, how can they (to justify) the Natives’

existence long time before.


Matching

Match the short answers in column B to their questions incolumnA

Questions Answers

-Was America inhabited before 1492?

-Were there many Indians, then?

-Did the Natives help the Europeans?

-Are there any American Indians, now?

-Yes, they gratefully did

-Certainly yes; In USA.

-Yes a lot of.

-Yes, it was.

Match the questions in column A with their answers in column B

Questions Answers

-Who inhabited America first?

-How many Indians died from

diseases?

-Why did the Europeans move the

Natives away?

-Where did the last European Indian

war take place?

-Because they wanted to

take their lands.

-In the Wounded Knee,

Dakota.

-The Natives did.

-80 millions.

Match A and B to form correct sentences

A B

-Since the arrival of the

Europeans in 1492

-If the Natives didn’t help

the Europeans,

-Europeans went to Africa to

search out more slaves

-When the Europeans arrived,

-because most of the Indians

population were killed by diseases.

-the Natives gave the colonists

knowledge about the land.

-the American Indians have

suffered from diseases and poverty.

-the Europeans wouldn’t be able to

survive.

Words Sequencing

Correct the words’ order to get correct sentences or questions

-were /to explore/Europeans /the first / America / the Spanish

-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

-lasted / and /seven months / Christopher’s journey/twelve days

-………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

-the oldest / is /Did /Florida/ know /that /in America/ you/city?

-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Transformation

Rewrite the following sentences into the imperative

-You must learn about old nations and civilizations.

-……………………………………………………………….!

-You shouldn’t forget the people who marked famous events in

history.

-…………………………………………………………….!

Rewrite the following passage using the singular

The Indians of North America have suffered from poverty,

minimal education and low paying jobs in their native country.

Rewrite the following passage using the future

When the British and the Spanish arrived, the American

Indians realized that their lives would never be the same.

Rewrite the following passage into the plural

The main reason for the immigrants to travel to America is

the search for freedom, opportunity and a better lifestyle.


Rewrite the following sentences into the negative

-1992 marked the quincentenary (500 anniversary) of

Columbus’ first voyage to America.

-……………………………………………………………………………………

-The Natives were useful to the Europeans.

-………………………………………………………………………………….

-A few American Indians live in USA and Canada.

-……………………………………………………………………………….

Rewrite the following sentences into the active or passive

-Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

-……………………………………………………………………………………

-Native Americans were treated badly by the Europeans.

-………………………………………………………………………………….

-Many historians write books about Native Americans.

-…………………………………………………………………………………

Make one noun, adjective and adverb from each of the following

words

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb

To violate

To help

///////////

…………..

………………….

tragedy

………………..

………………….

………………….

…………………

………………..

………………..

Make one noun out of each adjective or verb

Words Nouns

To celebrate

Famous

Powerful

Different

Appear

Arrive

……………………..

………………………

……………………..

……………………….

……………………….

……………………….

Use the correct prefix to form the opposite of these words

Words Opposites

Famous

Appeared

Legal

Responsible

…………………….

……………………

………………………..

………………………….

Use the correct suffix to form nouns of jobs

Words Nouns of jobs

Colony

History

Marine

War

………………………..

……………………….

………………………

……………………..

Editing Spot the mistakes and write the corrected sentences in your

sheet

-During the 16th century, the smallpox epidemics decimate the

Native population.

-The Natives was used to work in mines and fields.

-When do the European settlers arrive in America.

Supply the right punctuation and capitals where necessary

-natives began migrating to America 30.000 years before

columbus discovered it

-the natives supplied the europeans with knowledge food clothes

and many other things

Completion

Complete the following questions with the suitable question words

Questions Answers

-………have the Natives been suffering?

-……..dominated the American land?

-………was the end of the Indian wars?

-………did migration to America increase?

-Since 1492.

-The Europeans did.

-It was tragic.

-It increased by the end

of the 19th century.

Fill in the gaps with the suitable words

therefore /because / Besides / which / between / however

…………….. their thirst to conquer, the Europeans came to

America to increase their wealth ………………….They met the Indians

who fought courageously even after the smallpox epidemics………….

greatly decreased their population.

The earliest contacts ……………. the Europeans and the Native

Americans were peaceful……………… the Natives were necessary for

the survival of the colonists. After 1622, the British concluded

that the Natives were no longer needed ………………..they

considered them being savages and inferior to themselves.

Complete the following passage with the suitable relative pronouns

The people ……………..first inhabited America came from Asia

……………… their origin descended 30.000 years ago.

The diseases …………… the Europeans brought decimated their

strength. During the Indian wars ……………lasted over three

centuries, the Natives used horses skillfully in battles but the

weapons …………..they used were traditional and were no match for

the Europeans’ …………firearms were stronger and more effective.

Find the correct questions to complete this dialogue

A-Did you see yesterday’s documentary?

B-…………………………… …………………………………………..?

A-It was about the Europeans settlement in America.

B-…………………………………………………………………………….?

A-Yes, at first the Natives accepted, they even helped them.

B-But what happened later?

A-The Europeans took and dominated the Indian lands.

B-………………………………………………………………………………………

A-Well, because the colonists wanted more lands.

Combining Combine the following sentences. Use the suitable connector

as a result / however / although / furthermore / because

/ if / besides

-Native Americans never came in contact with diseases. They

were separated from Asia, Africa and Europe by the ocean.

-Pocahontas was an Indian princess. She married an English

colonist.

-The Europeans were cruel to the Natives. The Natives realized

that their lives would never be the same.

-Natives were sent to work in mines and fields or as servants.

They were forced to participate in wars with the British against

the French and the Spanish.


Recognition /

Identification

Find in the text four 4 verbs describing past simple actions and

complete

Regular verbs Irregular verbs

1-……………………………………

2-……………………………………

1-……………………………………..

2-……………………………………….

Find in the text one verb illustrating present perfect action and

one verb illustrating a past passive action and complete the table

Present perfect Past passive

1-…………………………………………. 1-………………………………………………

Pick out from the text four words and complete the table

Adverbs of manner Connectors referring to result

1-……………………………………

2-……………………………………

1-……………………………….

2-………………………………

Pick out from the text four words that have prefixes and

suffixes

Words that have prefixes Words that have suffixes

1-…………………………………………..

2-…………………………………………..

1-……………………………………………..

2-………………………………………………


Activities Related to

Pronunciation

Find in the text words that have the following sounds

/ei/ /ai/

1-…………………….

2-……………………

1-………………………

2-………………………

Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of

their consonant sounds

Christopher / gathered / especially / century

/s/ / / / /k/

……………… …………………… ………………… ……………….

Pick out from the text four verbs and complete this table

/d/ /t/ /id/

-…………………………

-………………………..

-…………………………… -……………………………

Pick out from the text four words and complete the table

/s/ /z/ /iz/

-…………………………. -…………………………. -………………………….

-…………………………

Read the text and add a word to each of the following lists

/e / / :/ /a / /a /

-hole

-know

-so

-…………….

-girl

-burn

-dirt

-…………..

-thousand

-allow

-crowd

-………….

-fair

-pair

-her

-…………..

Match each word in column A with its rhyming word in column B;

One word in column B has no rhyming word in column A

A B

-sail

-called

-like

-kill

-bike

-fill

-saw

-hold

-fail

Read the text and find one word that rhyme with each of the

following

-thirst - ……………… -head -……………

-crown - …………….. –amount - ……..

In each list, pick out a word with a different vowel sound

List 1: rape - gather - sail - take

List 2: called – fought – caught – south

List3: which – kill – sick – tribe

List4: and – dead – have – cane

Copy down these words and circle the silent letter

List 1: first - whom - year - during

List 2: brought - over - where - powerful

List 3: calm - while - castle - through

List 4: knew - through - could - world

Situations of Integration

Situation One:

Christopher Columbus will forever be known as the “Great

Explorer” or “The Man Who Discovered the New World”.

Because of his discoveries, Columbus is often considered as a

hero and Americans celebrate Columbus Day in the second

Monday of every October.

Use the information on the table below to write the biography of

Christopher Columbus.

Name: Christopher Columbus ( Cristoforo Colombo)

Occupation: famous explorer and mariner

Date and place of birth: 1451 in Genoa, Italy

Nationality: Italian/ Spanish

Father: Domenico Columbo ( wool weaver)

Mother: Suzanna Fontanorossa

1464: start his sea going career

1474: go first voyage in the Mediterranean sea

1476: sail into the Atlantic Ocean

1485-1491: study geography and Geometry / try to find a West

sea passage to India

1492: King of Spain / agree to sponsor his voyages

August 3rd,1492: depart his famous voyage (3 ships-120seamen)

October 12th,1492: 2 p.m: land on America

May 20th, 1506: died

Situation Two:

Before the Europeans’ arrival to America, the Natives were

diverse in nature living in tribes according to their races and

customs. The Natives lifestyle was very simple.

Use the following notes to write about a typical day in the life

of an American tribe

Name of tribe: Kiowa

Geographic location: Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas

Type of housing: Teepees ( 10 feet tents covered/ animals’ skin

Food sources: animals and birds’ hunting: buffaloes, rabbits…

Tools: bows and arrows

Clothes: women: long dresses/ men: long robes, painted face/

feather headdresses

food: meat / rice / milk

Art: music/ flute

Language: Kiowa language

Situation Three:

Native Americans emigrated from Asia to America to look for

food and for new hunting grounds. This was about 15.000 years

ago. But what did Natives look like?

Use the following information to describe the Natives

physically.

Height Weight Hair Eyes Skin

tall slim long

straight

black light brown

dark brown

Clothes Jewels

Leather skits Earrings/shells

bracelets/horns

Situation Four

The life of the buffalo was inseparable from the life of the

Native Americans. The buffalo or the American bison existed

long before the Natives came there. There were millions of them

those times.

Unfortunately the buffalo is classified as a threatened or

endangered animal.

Use the following information to write a report about this

animal.

Buffalo Fact File

Name of animal: buffalo / American bison

Place/ habitat: American plains

What is it like: large body/ dark brown coat/ 1.9 tall/ 3.8 wide

410 to818 kilos / large head/ small horn / short

Beard

Average age: 28 years

Maximum age: 40 years

What may cause its extinction: over hunting for meat/ coat

What can we do to protect it: ban hunting it/ build natural

Reservations to raise it.

Situation Five:

A happy and successful family life was important to the

Native People. Each member in the family had to keep his role.

Use the following notes to write a composition about Natives

family life.

Natives / live / family groups / tribes

The chief, tribe/ the wisest, bravest, most

powerful

give orders / wars / food / religion

men: responsible / family feeding

hunt/ participate in wars

women: look after children / cook / clean

old people: teach children religion / use tools

Best Wishes of

Good Luck

THANK GOD Mrs. FB Kh


EXAM NATIVE AMERICANS PREPARATION FOR THE BEM

Education

Transcript of EXAM NATIVE AMERICANS PREPARATION FOR THE BEM