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

Question 2: When was the Golden Age of Piracy?

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

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

Pirates were not as well educated as buccaneers.Buccaneers came from Spain, while pirates came from many different countries.There are no longer any buccaneers, but pirates are still active today.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 steamships.They were sailing ships.They were powered by oars.They were made from steel.

Question 5: What is an *alias*?

a traditional namea false name or identityan unusual namea surname

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

cheatedterrorizedseizedinspired

Quiz

Question 1: What are pieces of eight?

English coinsballs of wax used as earplugsgold earringsSpanish coins

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

walking the plankfloggingkeelhaulinghanging

Question 3: What does this chapter tell us?

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

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

as a series of paragraphsas a listas a series of bullet pointsin separate columns

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?

landlubberbuccaneerpiratefreebooter

Quiz

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

certified piratesprivateerslandlubbersbuccaneers

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

Batholomew RobertsSir Henry RobertsSir Francis DrakeSir Henry Morgan

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 a diagramin a table formatas a bulleted listas numbered sentences

Question 5: What are *rivals*?

friendscompetitorspartnerscompanions

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

money and millionssailing and boatsfencing and swordsarchery and arrows

Quiz

Question 1: What did pirates call their flag?

the Letter of MarqueNo mercythe Pirates' Codethe Jolly Roger

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

ask him to surrenderlock him in his cabinbeat or kill himmake him walk the plank

Question 3: How did pirate ships deceive other ships?

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

Question 4: What is this chapter mainly about?

how pirates deceived other shipsthe Jolly Rogerthe 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.

terrifyterrifyingterrorterrified

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

how something happenswhen something happenswhy something happenswhere something happens

Quiz

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

BlackbeardCaptain KiddHenry MorganL'Olonnais

Question 2: What was John Rackham's nickname?

Mad JackCalico JackBlackbeardCool Jack

Question 3: Which sentence is *not* true?

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

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

persuasiveimaginativebiographicalautobiographical

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

infamousfamous

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

gruesomegreedygreatstern

Tag(s):Amazing Facts

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