Native America (PBS, 2018) - Episode 4: New World Rising — Comanche Worksheet, Answer Key & Google Forms Quiz

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Native America (PBS, 2018) - Episode 4: New World Rising, the documentary about Comanche, plus answer key. The episode follows how Native peoples resisted and survived European conquest: Comanche rock art and horse culture in New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge, the Aztec authors of the Florentine Codex, an Inca grass bridge rebuilt every year in Peru, and tribes reviving traditional practices today. Designed to be completed during the 54-minute episode runtime. Print, hand out, and you're set. Ready as a no-prep sub plan, emergency sub plan, or movie-day lesson.

• Worksheet: 1 page, 15 fill-in-the-blank questions in transcript order

• Answer key: 1 page, simple numbered list

• 54-minute runtime — fits one class period

• PDF format, two-sided printable, low-ink

• US History, grades 6-12

• A self-grading Google Forms quiz - auto-graded the moment students submit

• Multiple choice, built from the same questions as the printable worksheet

• Assign paperless through Google Classroom, or by link - works on any device

• One-click access: the last page of the PDF carries a "make a copy" link that copies the quiz straight into your own Google Drive

• Use the printable worksheet, the digital quiz, or both

ALSO WORKS FOR

• Emergency sub plans - leave the episode and this worksheet; a sub needs no prep and no subject knowledge.

• First week of school - a low-stakes, self-contained assignment while routines are still settling.

• Movie day with accountability - students have something to complete while the documentary runs.

• No-prep days - print and go, or assign the PDF digitally.

WHERE TO WATCH

This episode streams on pbs.org and the PBS app for PBS Passport members and can be bought on Apple TV and Amazon. Streaming lineups change, so check your own access before you plan the lesson.