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number1
The story is about
a ship Christopher Columbus the King of Spain treasure
 
number2
Christopher lived
near a river near a lake near a stream near the sea
number3 Name three things that Christopher found when he was paddling in the sea?

a bottle

an old shoe

a wooden box

 

 
number4
Christopher wanted to be a
sailor soldier farmer shopkeeper
 
number5
Do you think Christopher lived near to a port?
yes no
Why?

Because there were lots of ships that passed near to where Christopher lived.

 
number6
How old was Christopher when he became a sailor?
12 14 16 18
 
number7 		What did Christopher hope to do one day?

He always hoped that one day he would make a special journey across the sea

 

 
number8 		What were the names of the three ships that the King of Spain gave to Christopher?

Santa Maria

Pinta

Nina

 

 
number9 		Which country did Christopher Columbus discover?

America

 

 
number10
Which words in the story tell you that Christopher had discovered a new country?
there was no-one living there everything was clean the people wore strange clothes it was a strange land, with new and interesting people

number11 What shape is the earth?

round

 

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