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Shiver me timbers! Someone spilled
the treasure chest. How many of each
of the following can you find scattered
on this page?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read from a
variety of genres including non-fiction.
Most pirates were men, but not all. At least two were
women ... disguised as men!
Mary Read's father died when she
was just a baby. _______ and
unable to find work, Mary's mother
could get help from her moth-
er-in-law, but only if she had a son.
So, she dressed Mary in boy's
clothing and raised her as a boy.
Mary got to run and do
__________ activities that girls in
those days were not allowed to do.
She grew up to be sturdy and
strong.
To earn money, Mary continued to
disguise herself as a young man and
got work as a sailor. She went on
many voyages. Eventually she
worked on a ship ________ for the
West Indies.
In those days, Spanish ships loaded
with ____________ from the New
World sailed from the West Indies
to Europe. Pirates attacked these
ships to steal the gold, pearls, gems
and silks.
Mary's ship was attacked by a
pirate ship under the _________ of
Captain "Calico Jack" Rackham.
Captured, she joined Rackham's
pirates.
No one on the ship suspected
Mary Read was a woman,
but among the pirate crew
there was another woman in
man's clothing. Her name
was Anne Bonny.
Mary and Anne eventually
found out that they were
both women and they
became good friends.
In October 1720, Rackham's
ship was captured and all of
the pirates were sent to
prison. Mary and Anne both
died while in prison.
Can
you
match
each
pirate
word
with
its
denition?
a
gold
coin
a
sword
a
black
flag
with
a
white
skull
and
crossbones
a
person
who
lives
on
land
a
high
place
on
the
mast
where
a
person
can
see
a
long
distance
hello
yes
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
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