UNIT 1-ACTIVITY 2- PAGE 6 -GREAT WRITING 3

What does the word "oceanographer" mean?

• a) A person who studies outer space
  

• b)A person who investigates the sea and its phenomena
  

• c)A person who explores the land
  

• d)A person who researches animals and plants

Why was Sacagawea an important figure in the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• a)She discovered new routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
  

• b)She was the first person to walk on the moon.
  

• c) She helped guide and translate for Lewis and Clark on their journey.
  
  

• d)She invented scuba diving equipment.

Who became the first person to walk on the moon?

• a)Jacques Cousteau
  

• b)Neil Armstrong
  

• c)Sacagawea
  

• d) Lewis and Clark

What do you think tomorrow's explorers will discover?

• a)New species of animals
  

• b)Secrets of the Deep Ocean
  

• c) Alien life in outer space
  

• d)Unexplored lands

FIND the topic sentence.

2.What is the controlling idea of this paragraph?

3. How many types of explorers are discussed in this paragraph?

4. Check (√) the statement that tells the purpose of the paragraph.

• a. to explain why exploration is important

• b. to describe space exploration

• c. to discuss types of explorers

• d. to show why being an explorer is an excellent career