Unit 1 Week 3: from Pedro's Journal

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

• A. They turn the ship around.
• B. They celebrate reaching land.
• C. They rebel against Columbus.
• D. They continue to travel westward.

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.

By the end of the selection, Pedro wants to —

• A. remain in Europe
• B. work for Columbus
• C. return to the islands
• D. captain his own ship

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

• A. Diego
• B. Pedro
• C. Gutierrez
• D. Columbus

If tourists watched the tide come in at sunset on the beach, they saw —

• A. reflections on the water
• B. the water level rise
• C. huge waves
• D. a stream

If the course of the ships changed dramatically, they changed their —

• A. amount of riches
• B. crew of sailors
• C. maps and charts
• D. direction of travel

When sailors recorded the leagues traveled by their ship during expeditions, they calculated the —

• A. amount of space on the ship
• B. distance they traveled
• C. amount of time that it took to reach land
• D. speed of the wind

If the Santa Maria got a mark of five fathoms before it anchored, it was measuring —

• A. the depth of the water
• B. the amount of water in the ocean
• C. how long it took to get ashore
• D. how clear the water was

Which word is a synonym for jaunts in the sentence below? My dog Jack looks forward to our summer jaunts because we almost always visit the dog park.

• A. jobs
• B. naps
• C. journeys
• D. problems