WorksheetsUnit 1 Week 3: from Pedro's Journal
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens when the crew members see flocks of birds in the sky and a board floating in the water?
a)
A. They turn the ship around.
b)
B. They celebrate reaching land.
c)
C. They rebel against Columbus.
d)
D. They continue to travel westward.
2.
Why does the captain of the Santa Maria hire Pedro?
a)
A. Pedro is a good sailor.
b)
B. Pedro can read and write.
c)
C. Pedro knows how to cook.
d)
D. Pedro has a love of the sea.
3.
By the end of the selection, Pedro wants to —
a)
A. remain in Europe
b)
B. work for Columbus
c)
C. return to the islands
d)
D. captain his own ship
4.
Who is the first crewmember to see land and win the 10,000 maravedis?
a)
A. Diego
b)
B. Pedro
c)
C. Gutierrez
d)
D. Columbus
5.
If tourists watched the tide come in at sunset on the beach, they saw —
a)
A. reflections on the water
b)
B. the water level rise
c)
C. huge waves
d)
D. a stream
6.
If the course of the ships changed dramatically, they changed their —
a)
A. amount of riches
b)
B. crew of sailors
c)
C. maps and charts
d)
D. direction of travel
7.
When sailors recorded the leagues traveled by their ship during expeditions, they calculated the —
a)
A. amount of space on the ship
b)
B. distance they traveled
c)
C. amount of time that it took to reach land
d)
D. speed of the wind
8.
If the Santa Maria got a mark of five fathoms before it anchored, it was measuring —
a)
A. the depth of the water
b)
B. the amount of water in the ocean
c)
C. how long it took to get ashore
d)
D. how clear the water was
9.
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)
A. jobs
b)
B. naps
c)
C. journeys
d)
D. problems
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