EXAM NATIVE AMERICANS PREPARATION FOR THE BEM

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Merciful
El Cheikh Moulay Bencherif Middle School
Sidi Ali
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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

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