Today I am posting my reading activity. My reading activity is about Captain James Cook and there a quiz at the bottom and my answer to there. Here it is .
Captain James Cook
James Cook was born in Marton-in-Cleveland, England on the 27th October 1728. His father was a farm worker.
At the age of 18, he became a merchant sailor. He soon changed to the navy and began a successful career.
First Voyage
In 1768, Cook became the commander of a voyage to the Pacific.
Cook's ship was called the Endeavour.
His first job was to sail to Tahiti and observe the planet Venus pass in front of the Sun.
He was also given an envelope with secret instructions.
The instructions told him to find the ‘Great Southern Continent.’
Those on board the ship included astronomer Charles Green and botanist Joseph Banks.
After Tahiti, Cook first visited New Zealand and then New Holland (Australia).
Cook Arrives in New Zealand and Australia
In September 1769 Cook reached New Zealand.
He was the second European to visit after Abel Tasman, 127 years earlier.
Cook charted the coast of New Zealand and then went on to be the first European to reach the east coast of Australia.
In Australia, he first stopped at Botany Bay, where he studied the animals, plants and local people.
While sailing up the coast his ship was damaged by the coral reef.
Once his ship was repaired, he sailed to Cape York.
At Cape York, he claimed New Holland to be part of the British Empire. Cook and his crew returned to England in 1771.
Later Voyages
Cook went on two more voyages.
In 1772, he sailed farther south than any other human in history at that time.
He also visited Easter Island. In 1776, he tried to sail around the top of North America to Asia. This was called the Northwest Passage
. He was unsuccessful. Instead, he sailed on to Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook and his men got along with the local people at first. Then someone stole one of Cook’s boats.
To get it back, he kidnapped a chief.
The local people attacked and Cook was killed.
Questions
1. Where was Captain James Cook born? Highlight one.
Australia
England
New Zealand
2. How old was he when he became a merchant sailor? Highlight one.
18
19
20
3. What was the name of Cook’s ship? Highlight one.
Endeavour
Adventure
Enterprise
4. Where was Cook killed? Highlight one.
England
Easter Island
Hawaii
5. Fill in the missing words in the sentence below.
After Tahiti, Cook first visited________ then __________.
6. What island did Cook visit in 1772?
He did two more voyages
7. Why was Cook killed?
Because he kidnapped a chief.
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Hi Renz!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your reading today! And finally I can see some of it!
Remember to always go into preview and check that everyone can see what you are sharing. I hope you enjoyed this reading comprehension activity and learned some NZ history from it.
I can't see the answers to the questions 4 onwards. i would love to know what you think about these ideas and information.
Take care,
Miss D
Bonjour Renz. I can now see this work! I see you have a few gaps in your answers. Have you looked at a map to see where these islands are?
ReplyDeleteMy ancestors came to New Zealand in 1842. I have a family book and it says they had a quick passage here which was 110 days!Almost 4 months!t would have been difficult for them. Au revoir.