2 Complete the sentences with the correct
verb. Mind the tenses.
leave sail explore find knight
cross capture arrive
1 Vasco de Gama .....
ocean route from Portugal to India.
2 John Cabot was the second famous explorer to
...... the Atlantic Ocean.
........ Sir Francis
3 Queen Elizabeth I
Drake aboard his ship.
4 The Portuguese ....
....
.... an
..... and enslaved
Estavanico, who explored Texas.
5 Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to ....
.... around the world.
6 Jacques Cartier
....... the St-
Lawrence river while looking for a new passage.
7 Marco Polo .......
.... Italy
by ship and travelled to China.
8 Christopher Columbus
at the Caribbean Islands on October 11th, 1492.
Answers & Comments
1 Vasco de Gama sailed an ocean route from Portugal to India.
2 John Cabot was the second famous explorer to explore the Atlantic Ocean.
3 Queen Elizabeth I knighted Sir Francis Drake aboard his ship.
4 The Portuguese captured and enslaved Estavanico, who explored Texas.
5 Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to sail around the world.
6 Jacques Cartier arrived at the St-Lawrence river while looking for a new passage.
7 Marco Polo left Italy by ship and travelled to China.
8 Christopher Columbus arrived at the Caribbean Islands on October 11th, 1492.