ENGLISH VIII
1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Native American Indian groups in North America lived in different cultural regions, each of which developed its own customs and traditions. A custom is the specific way in which a group of people does something. This can include how foods are prepared, what clothing is worn, the kinds of celebrations and much more. The set of customs developed and shared by a culture over time is a tradition.
A culture’s customs are often determined by the natural resources found in their environment. In the Desert Southwest region, cloth weaving developed as a custom. The area has fewer large animals, whose skins can be used for making clothing or blankets.
Cloth weaving was a way of meeting the need for clothing without using animal skin.
The traditional roles of men and women in the native tribes varied as well. In hunting cultures, men were often away from home during the day to hunt animals for food. Women did many chores around the village while they were gone. In cultures where crops were grown, it was usually the men who tended them. Folklore was an important part of all native American cultures. They had no written language. Telling the tribe’s stories orally was the way they preserved them from generation to generation so they would not be lost. The tribe used chanting, storytelling and singing as a way to remember the tribe’s folklore. The stories told the tribe’s history, funny adventures and accomplishments. Folklore also make the people of the tribe unite. Religion was an important part of the native American cultures. The celebration of the tribe’s faith and worship often involved special ceremonies. Harvest ceremonies were a common way to give thanks to the tribe’s gods for a good crop. Other ceremonies combined religious songs and dances with social activities.
I. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions.
1. What is a custom? (1)
2. What are the ways that native Americans adopt to thank gods? (1)
3. What is the importance of folklore? (1)
4. How are the customs determined? (1)
5. How were the tribe’s folklore remembered? (1)
Answers
Answer:
The solutions to the questions pertaining to reading comprehension are provided down below.
Explanation:
1. Something that a group of people always does in the same specific way is referred to as a custom. This can refer to the manner in which foods are prepared, the clothing that is worn, the kinds of celebrations that are held, and a great deal more. A group of practices that have been passed down from generation to generation within a culture is referred to as a custom.
2. Thanking the gods of a tribe for a fruitful harvest was a common practice that took place during harvest ceremonies.
3. Native American societies were not complete without their rich folklore and traditions. They did not have a form of written communication. In order to preserve the history of the people in the tribe and ensure that its stories would not be forgotten, they were told verbally from one generation to the next. The members of the tribe are also brought closer together by folklore.
4. The natural resources that are accessible in the environment of a culture frequently have an impact on the customs of that culture.
5. Chanting, telling stories, and singing were some of the ways in which the tribe remembered the folklore of the tribe.
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1) A custom is the specific way in which a group of people does something.
2)Harvest ceremonies were a common way to give thanks to the tribe’s gods for a good crop.
3) Folklore make the people of the tribe unite. Religion was an important part of the native American cultures.
4)A culture’s customs are often determined by the natural resources found in their environment.
5) The tribe used chanting, storytelling and singing as a way to remember the tribe’s folklore. The stories told the tribe’s history, funny adventures and accomplishments.