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16 Alexander the Great ©Teacher Created Resources 153 #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of epic? a. very big or impressive c. tired b. disappointing d. noisy 2. From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of fleet? a. a group of warships c. some pirates b. a group of Spanish trading vessels d. two ships 3. Who knighted Sir Francis Drake for his victories at sea? a. the king of Spain c. Queen Elizabeth I b. Queen Elizabeth II d. his sailors 4. Which statement would not be relevant to Drake’s defeat of the Spanish fleet? a. The Spanish ships caught on fire and burned. b. Drake’s attack disorganized the commanders of the Armada. c. Drake had sailed around the world. d. Drake was very lucky that the Spanish ships were waiting so close to each other. Francis Drake was born about 1540 in England. He became a young trainee aboard a trading ship at age thirteen. He made his first voyage to the New World when he was about twenty-five years old. The commander of this fleet of ships was a relative. Drake soon became a captain and became involved in sea battles with the Spanish. He lost his first battles with those ships. However, in the 1570s, Drake attacked Spanish ships and ports all over the New World. He took all of the treasure from the captured ships and ports. His group of pirate ships captured huge supplies of gold and silver. Drake gave a large part of the treasure to Queen Elizabeth I, and she made him a knight and a member of her court. In 1577, Elizabeth chose Drake to lead a voyage around the world. During the course of this trip, Drake sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, around South America, and up the western coast of North America. He then sailed across the Pacific Ocean to Asia. He traveled around Africa and went home again to England. He became the first Englishman to sail around the world and return home. After more battles with the Spanish, Elizabeth ordered Drake to destroy the Spanish fleet of 150 warships and 19,000 soldiers. The king of Spain put together this force to attack and defeat England. Using great skill and some good luck, Drake defeated and destroyed this Spanish fleet in 1588. It was an epic sea victory, and it made England the greatest military power in the world. Drake died in 1596 doing what he loved—fighting at sea. Fascinating People Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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