Columbus Discovers ‘India’ (page 77-78RB)

Exercise A

Complete the sentences below. Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.

1 The main reason behind the beginning of the Age of Exploration was
______________.
2 Wars took place so often on the Silk Road, making it a ______________ destination
for explorers.
3 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus wanted to reach the islands of Asia by
taking an easier ______________.
4 Having spotted some ______________ land plants and a small board in the water,
the crew assumed that land was somewhere nearby.
5 Columbus gave the inhabitants of the island ______________ such as beads and
read hats.
6 After leaving 40 men on the island, a number of ______________ Indians returned
with Columbus to Spain.

Exercise B

Refer to the passage to match each statement below with the correct date in the box.
Each date can be used MORE THAN ONCE.

List of Dates
A 1492
B 1493
C 1497

1 Spices and treasures were brought to the New World. _________

2 Christopher Columbus was given permission to travel to the Spice Islands.
_________
3 A number of trees and much water were spotted on an island. _________
4 The number of Native Americans decreased because of diseases.
_________
5 Columbus arrived in Spain with some foreign people. _________