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Pirates (Grace Ramsey)

Pirates (Grace Ramsey)

Ahoy, matey! Get ready to set sail on the high seas with the book Pirates (Grace Ramsey). This book tells the exciting truth about what life was really like for pirates who sailed the oceans long ago. Young readers will learn about pirate ships, hidden treasures, and the famous symbols like the Jolly Roger. The engaging and simple text makes history feel like a grand and daring adventure. It is a wonderful resource for building vocabulary related to the ocean and historical exploration.

Lexile: 820L

Quiz

Question 1: What is the definition of a pirate?

someone who walks the planksomeone who has a wooden legany person who attacks and steals from ships at seasomeone who smoked meat over an open fire

Question 2: When was the Golden Age of Piracy?

between 1620 and 1700between 1720 and 1750between 1650 and 1720between 1650 and 1700

Question 3: What is the main difference between pirates and buccaneers?

There are no longer any buccaneers, but pirates are still active today.Pirates were not as well educated as buccaneers.Buccaneers came from Spain, while pirates came from many different countries.Buccaneers were not as cruel as pirates.

Question 4: What does the reader learn about 17th and 18th century ships in this chapter?

They were made from steel.They were steamships.They were sailing ships.They were powered by oars.

Question 5: What is an *alias*?

a false name or identitya surnamea traditional namean unusual name

Question 6: Which word in the chapter means *took hold of by force*?

seizedinspiredterrorizedcheated

Quiz

Question 1: What are pieces of eight?

balls of wax used as earplugsEnglish coinsgold earringsSpanish coins

Question 2: Which practice involved dragging a pirate under a ship across sharp barnacles?

floggingkeelhaulingwalking the plankhanging

Question 3: What does this chapter tell us?

Most pirates had pet parrots.All pirates spoke in the same dialect.Pirates really did bury their treasure.Our image of pirates is different from what they were really like.

Question 4: How has the information on page 11 been presented?

in separate columnsas a series of bullet pointsas a series of paragraphsas a list

Question 5: What is a *linguist*?

an expert navigatora person who studies languagesan expert map makera person who studies myths and stereotypes

Question 6: What is the odd word out?

freebooterbuccaneerpiratelandlubber

Quiz

Question 1: What were pirates who had permission to loot their country's rivals called?

landlubbersprivateerscertified piratesbuccaneers

Question 2: Which privateer was one of Queen Elizabeth I's favorites?

Sir Henry RobertsBatholomew RobertsSir Henry MorganSir Francis Drake

Question 3: What can the reader conclude about Sir Francis Drake?

He was seven years older than Queen Elizabeth I.He was a hero in both England and Spain.Because he was the Queen's favorite, he did not have to share his booty with the government.His raids on Spanish ships and ports made him very rich.

Question 4: How has the pirate code been presented?

as a bulleted listas a diagramin a table formatas numbered sentences

Question 5: What are *rivals*?

competitorscompanionspartnersfriends

Question 6: Which words do *not* belong together?

fencing and swordsmoney and millionssailing and boatsarchery and arrows

Quiz

Question 1: What did pirates call their flag?

the Pirates' CodeNo mercythe Letter of Marquethe Jolly Roger

Question 2: What did pirates do to a seized ship's captain if the crew did not speak well of him?

make him walk the planklock him in his cabinask him to surrenderbeat or kill him

Question 3: How did pirate ships deceive other ships?

by pretending to be a ship from a friendly nationby pretending they were in troubleby suddenly changing courseby using the cover of darkness

Question 4: What is this chapter mainly about?

the flags pirates usedwhat pirates did to a seized ship's crewthe Jolly Rogerhow pirates deceived other ships

Question 5: Choose the word that correctly completes the following sentence: Sailors were often __ when they saw the Jolly Roger.

terrifyingterrifyterrorterrified

Question 6: What does the adverb *early* indicate?

how something happenswhere something happenswhen something happenswhy something happens

Quiz

Question 1: Which famous pirate became deputy governor of Jamaica?

Henry MorganL'OlonnaisBlackbeardCaptain Kidd

Question 2: What was John Rackham's nickname?

Calico JackCool JackMad JackBlackbeard

Question 3: Which sentence is *not* true?

The law eventually caught up with Mary Read.Mary Read and Anne Bonny were part of John Rackham's crew.Mary Read fought as fiercely as any man.Mary Read met L'Olonnais in Jamaica.

Question 4: Which word best describes the information in this chapter?

imaginativeautobiographicalpersuasivebiographical

Question 5: What is the prefix in *infamous*?

infamousfamous

Question 6: Which word is similar in meaning to *grisly*?

greatgruesomegreedystern

Tag(s):Amazing Facts

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