Native Americans: The Wampanoag Tribe
by RV Staff Writer A. A.
The Wampanoag tribe was the tribe that were a part of the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims. Students will read this passage and answer questions on the content.
900L
Reading Comprehension Passage
Native Americans: The Wampanoag Tribe
by RV Staff Writer A. A.
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- tribe
- traditionally
- principle
- exposed
- ill
- tension
- slaves
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1) The Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans is famous as the group that helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony.
a. group or family b. team c. workers d. neighbors
2) The Wampanoags traditionally lived in what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
a. usually b. always c. hardly d. never
3) The principle crops were corn, squash and beans, called the “three sisters.”
a. favorite b. worst c. smallest d. basic
4) When the Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, the Wampanoags were exposed to diseases they had never had before.
a. introduced b. hidden c. sacrificed d. given
5) Many became ill and died.
a. worried b. mute c. blind d. sick
6) By 1675, the tension was so great that the Wampanoags and the English went to war.
a. excitement b. stress c. competition d. confusion
7) The rest had been killed in the war or taken as slaves.
a. animals b. officers c. servants d. money