Context Clues and Vocabulary Terms

Most pirates stole coins to spend, not bury. One pirate who did bury treasure was Captain Kidd. In 1699, he hid gold and silver on an island near New York. People have dug up some loot, but more smay still be CONCEALED. What does the capitalized word mean?

• Hidden

• Illegal

• Discovered

According to pirate lore, pirates who buried treasure would make a treasure map. On the map, they would mark an "X" to DESIGNATE where they had put their treasure. In reality, pirates probably did not make treasure maps, let alone bury treasure. What does the capitalized word mean?

• Show

• Ignore

• Trick

Pirates led dangerous lives. They knew they could be killed at any moment. Therefore, they often wasted little time in spending what they had PLUNDERED. Burying treasure and going back for it would take too much time an effort! What does the capitalized word mean?

• Borrowed

• Earned

• Stolen

'Treasure Island' is a novel about the search for treasure a pirate named Flint buried. Other pirates return to the island but cannot find the riches. They do find Ben Gunn, and man Flint had MAROONED on the island. Before the searchers arrived, Gunn had found Flint's treasure and stashed it in his cave. What does the capitalized word mean?

• Encountered

• Abandoned

• Robbed

In the 1500s, Spanish explorers searched South America for a city that was ALLEGEDLY made of gold. It was known as El Dorado. At times, people put El Dorado on maps of South America even though no explorer has ever found it. What does the capitalized word mean?

• Positively

• Partially

• Supposedly

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pictures or words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc.

• autograph

• graffiti

• graphite

• paragraph

• telegraph

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an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals

• autograph

• graffiti

• graphite

• paragraph

• telegraph

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the signature of a famous person

• autograph

• graffiti

• graphite

• paragraph

• telegraph

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a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences

• autograph

• graffiti

• graphite

• paragraph

• telegraph

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a shiny, black substance that is used in pencils

• autograph

• graffiti

• graphite

• paragraph

• telegraph