UCS1713 English 1 class activity

What does the girl like to chew?

• Ham

• Plums

• Gum

• Candy

Who gives her gum?

• Mom

• Dad

• Brother

• Grandmother

She likes to chew gum and ________.

• sing

• draw

• eat

• hum

Who is his best friend?

• Pete

• Mike

• Jack

• Lou

What do they like to do?

• Watch birds fly

• Watch kids race

• Watch horses run

• Watch fish swim

In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service by the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.

1. The 16th century was an age of great ______ exploration.

• 1. cosmic

• 1. land

• 1. mental

• 1. common man

• 1. None of the above

The volcano had been inactive for centuries. There was little warning of the coming eruption, although one account unearthed by archaeologists says that a hard rain and a strong wind had disturbed the celestial calm during the preceding night. Early the next morning, the volcano poured a huge river of molten rock down upon Herculaneum, completely burying the city and filling the harbor with coagulated lava.

15. Herculaneum and its harbor were buried under _________ lava.

• 1. liquid

• 1. solid

• 1. flowing

• 1. gas

• 1. Answer not available

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake achieved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to England’s treasury and diminishing Spain’s supremacy.

20. Sir Francis Drake added wealth to the treasury and diminished Spain’s _________.

• 1. unlimited power

• 1. unrestricted growth

• 1. territory

• 1. treaties

• 1. Answer not available in article

Philip intended his fleet to be indestructible. In addition to building new warships, he marshaled 130 sailing vessels of all types and recruited more than 19,000 robust soldiers and 8,000 sailors. Although some of his ships lacked guns and others lacked ammunition, Philip was convinced that his Armada could withstand any battle with England.

Philip recruited many ______ soldiers and sailors.

• 1. warlike

• 1. strong

• 1. accomplished

• 1. timid

• 1. inexperienced

Many great inventions are initially greeted with ridicule and disbelief. The invention of the airplane was no exception. Although many people who heard about the first powered flight on December 17, 1903 were excited and impressed, others reacted with peals of laughter. The idea of flying an aircraft was repulsive to some people. Such people called Wilbur and Orville Wright, the inventors of the first flying machine, impulsive fools. Negative reactions, however, did not stop the Wrights. Impelled by their desire to succeed, they continued their experiments in aviation.

40. The idea of flying an aircraft was ______ to some people.

• 1. boring

• 1. distasteful

• 1. exciting

• 1. needless

• 1. Answer not available