Pirates (Grace Ramsey) - Leveled English Reading

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 smoked meat over an open fireany person who attacks and steals from ships at seasomeone who has a wooden leg

Question 2: When was the Golden Age of Piracy?

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

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

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

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

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

Question 5: What is an *alias*?

a traditional namea surnamean unusual namea false name or identity

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

inspiredcheatedseizedterrorized

Quiz

Question 1: What are pieces of eight?

English coinsgold earringsSpanish coinsballs of wax used as earplugs

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

walking the plankkeelhaulinghangingflogging

Question 3: What does this chapter tell us?

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.Most pirates had pet parrots.

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 map makeran expert navigatora person who studies myths and stereotypesa person who studies languages

Question 6: What is the odd word out?

freebooterbuccaneerlandlubberpirate

Quiz

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

privateersbuccaneerscertified pirateslandlubbers

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

Batholomew RobertsSir Francis DrakeSir Henry MorganSir Henry Roberts

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

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

Question 4: How has the pirate code been presented?

as numbered sentencesas a diagramas a bulleted listin a table format

Question 5: What are *rivals*?

companionscompetitorspartnersfriends

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

sailing and boatsmoney and millionsarchery and arrowsfencing and swords

Quiz

Question 1: What did pirates call their flag?

the Jolly Rogerthe Pirates' Codethe Letter of MarqueNo mercy

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 plankask him to surrenderbeat or kill himlock him in his cabin

Question 3: How did pirate ships deceive other ships?

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

Question 4: What is this chapter mainly about?

the Jolly Rogerhow pirates deceived other shipsthe flags pirates usedwhat pirates did to a seized ship's crew

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?

where something happenswhen something happenshow something happenswhy something happens

Quiz

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

Captain KiddHenry MorganL'OlonnaisBlackbeard

Question 2: What was John Rackham's nickname?

Cool JackBlackbeardMad JackCalico Jack

Question 3: Which sentence is *not* true?

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

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

persuasiveimaginativeautobiographicalbiographical

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

ousinfamousfam

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

greedygruesomegreatstern