Wordly Wise 4 Review Book 5

The Pilgrims who boarded the Mayflower left for religious reasons.  They ___________ of ever being able to practice their faith in England.

• severed
• departed
• despaired

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The Pilgrims wished to be free to practice their religion in America.  The ____________all religious ties with England when they left.

• severed
• accurate
• departed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

A hundred and two passengers boarded the Mayflower.  When they ____________ from England, they had little hope of ever seeing their native land again.

• horizon
• voyages
• departed
• deteriorated

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The Mayflower left Plymouth on September 6, 1620.  Its ___________ was supposed to take it to Virginia.

• gales
• course
• voyage

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Sailors in the 1600s steered mainly by the sun and stars.  In those days it was impossible for them to know their position _____________.

• approximately
• destination
• accurately

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Clocks and other instruments were not very reliable in the 1600s.  At best they could tell those on board only ____________ where their ship was on the ocean.

• Approximately
• Accurately
• Nostalgic

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Sailors knew their location when they were in sight of land.  To ________ across three thousand miles of open ocean using unreliable instruments was very difficult.  

• course
• navigate
• voyage

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The passengers on the Mayflower set off with high hopes.  Their spirits ________ as weeks went by without sight of land.

• jubilation
• deteriorated
• revived

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

After several weeks of fine weather, conditions changed.  Strong ________ in the mid-Atlantic carried the Mayflower north, away from Virginia.

• gales
• navigate
• destination

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The Mayflower was lucky to reach America, as shipwrecks were common in the 1600s.  Not all _________ended successfully.

• course
• voyages
• nostalgic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4