If I were on an explorer's ship

If I were on an explorer's ship

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In the picture, I see

• friends in a park

• people on an explorer's ship

• Native Americans

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Sailors were on the ship for

• a long time

• a few days

• a few minutes

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On the ship, sailors

• had a beautiful apartment all to themselves

• slept in a clean bed

• could not have their own room and it was dark and smelly

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Sailors ate foods like

• salted meat, dried fruit, and dry bread

• chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese

• pizza and watermelon

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Scurvy was a

• card game played on the ship

• word that meant north

• disease from not getting enough vitamin C

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Sailors could not light fires to keep warm on the ship because

• They didn't know how.

• Fires could be dangerous on water that was not calm.

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Sailors always had work to do on a ship.

• yes (true)

• no (false)

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Who helped take care of the sick and hurt on a ship?

• teacher

• barber

• veterinarian

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How did explorers find their way?

• using a cell phone

• looking on the computer

• using a compass

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Did sailors need to know how deep the water was and how fast the ship was going?

• yes

• no

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Why did people choose to travel on these ships, even though it was dangerous and hard work?

• their parents told them to

• they wanted to have an adventure

• they looked forward to the comfortable beds and tasty food

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Think about it. Would you want to be a sailor on a ship in the Age of Exploration?

• yes

• no