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Explorers and Discoveries

Authored by Khadija Sakhi

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Explorers and Discoveries
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why did many explorers look for a "Northwest Passage?"

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What accomplishment by John Cabot is pictured on this stamp?

reaching North America

getting rich through trade

starting a successful colony

finding large amounts of gold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the MAIN goal of John Cabot's exploration of North America?

to find gold and silver

to find the Northwest Passage

to start a fur trade with the indigenous people

to convert indigenous people to Christianity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did John Cabot’s final voyage end?

He remained in North America to start a colony.

He and his crew vanished and were never found.

He was kicked off of his boat.

He made it back to his home country.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer has a river named after him?

Henry Hudson

John Cabot

Vasco Nunez De Balboa

Jacques Cartier

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the information in bold to answer the question. "I respected him as a leader at first. Then, we kept getting stuck in the ice, and he would not let us return home. So, we mutinied and kicked him off his own boat." Which explorer is MOST LIKELY being described in the quote?

Henry Hudson

Jacques Cartier

John Cabot

Hernando De Soto

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean when a ship’s crew does a "mutiny"?

The crew leaves the ship and swims to the nearest shore.

The crew puts their resources together and helps the captain.

The crew disobeys the captain's orders and takes over the ship.

The crew ignores the captain's frequent request to clean the ship.

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