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Black IRLA: Pirates! Hop on the Pirate History Boat

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11 questions
Note from the author:
This is based on the IRLA reading levels. This is meant for Black level readers.
Read the book Pirates! Hop on the Pirate History Boat in ARC bookshelf; the link is below. You will be prompted to sign in to ARC. Answer the comprehension questions as you read.

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Section 1: Golden Age of Piracy
Page 5
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Section 2: Life as a Navy Sailor
Pages 6-9
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Section 3: Why did sailors choose to be pirates?
Pages 10-12
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Section 4: Government Piracy
Pages 13-18
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Section 5: Different Pirate Types
Pages 19-25
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Section 6: Safe Places
Pages 26-27
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Section 7: The End of Piracy
Pages 28-29
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Question 2
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Circle the two seas that pirates most visited according to the text.

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Question 5
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Describe the difference between privateers and pirates. Use two details from this section to support your answer.
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Question 9
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Question 10
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Why did piracy end around 1750?

Question 11
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How did the author organize the information (e.g., chronological order, compare/contrast, pro/con, cause/effect, problem/solution, exposition, etc.)?

When was the "Golden Age of Piracy"?
1800s-1900s
1900s-2000s
1500s-1600s
1600s-1700s
Why was life difficult for navy sailors? Check all that apply.
They received little pay.
They had to work hard.
Captains could be cruel.
Sailors lived in bad conditions.
They were often punished for small mistakes
What does the word mutiny mean according to the text?
When the crew would disobey the captain.
When the crew steered the boat.
When the crew threw other sailors off the boat.
When the crew would take over the boat and remove the captain.
Why did many sailors decide to become pirates?
No rules
Desire to travel
Comfortable conditions
Treasure
Match the type of sailor or pirate to their description
captured 447 ships between 1613-1622
owned his own ship
favorite targets were the Dutch
attacked Spanish ships around the island of Hispaniola
had government contracts that allowed robbing
French hunters
shared treasure with government
name comes from the word "boucan"
sailed wherever they were needed
sailed the Mediterranean Sea
Buccaneers
Barbary corsairs
Privateer
Where did Buccaneers flee after France and Spain made peace?
Trinidad
Port Royal, Jamaica
Barbados
Tortuga, Hispaniola
Pirates were welcomed in their new location.
True
False