Unit 1 Week 4 Reading/Vocabulary

Why does the captain of the Santa Maria hire Pedro? A Pedro is a good sailor. B Pedro can read and write. C Pedro knows how to cook. D Pedro has a love of the sea.

• Pedro is a goo sailor.

• Pedro can read and write.

• Pedro knows how to cook.

• Pedro has a love ofthe sea.

What happens when the crew members see flocks of birds in the sky and a board floating in the water?

• They turn the ship around.

• They celebrate reaching land.

• They rebel against Columbus.

• They continue to travel westward.

Who is the first crewmember to see land and win the 10,000 maravedis?

• Diego

• Pedro

• Gutierrez

• Colombus

How does Pedro think Columbus and the crew are treating the native people?

• justly

• unfairly

• helpfully

• reasonably

By the end of the selection, Pedro wants to ...

• remain in Europe

• work for Columbus

• return to the islands

• captain his own ship

Which word means the rise and fall of the ocean?

• tide

• course

• legues

• fathoms

• jounts

Which word means the direction of travel?

• tide

• course

• legues

• fathoms

• jounts

Which word means units of distance?

• tide

• course

• legues

• fathoms

• jounts

Which word means units of lengths that measure the depth of water?

• tide

• course

• legues

• fathoms

• jounts

Which word means short, enjoyable journeys?

• tide

• course

• legues

• fathoms

• jounts