Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

Na m e : ___ Date: _

Directions: A table of contents can help you preview and predict what the book is about. Use

the table of contents below to answer the questions.

Good readers get a jump on what they are about to

read by previewing and predicting Table of Contents,

headings, and captions. Give it a try!

Chapter 1: Early Explorers-Sea

Pre-1500

Lief Eriksson (Greenland)......................... 6

Christopher Columbus(W. Indies)........... .7-10

Bartolomeu Dias (Cape of Good Hope)....... .11

John Cabot (Canadian coast).................... 12

1500-1600

Sebastian Cabot (S. Am. Coast).................. 13

Ferdinand Magellan(World circumnavigation).. 14

1600-1700

William Dampier(Australia, S. Pacific).......... 15

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Chapter 2: Early Explorers-Land

Pre-1500

Marco Polo (Asia)............................ 16

1500-1600

Vasco de Balboa(Panama)................... 17

Hernando Cortez (Mexico)................... 18

Juan Ponce de León (Florida)................ 19

1600-1700

Marquette & Joliet (N. Mississippi basin)...... 20

Samuel de Champlain (E. Coast N. America).. 21

Sieur Duluth (Lake Superior region)............ 22

1. In what chapter would you find information about inland explorers? ___


2. What pages offer information about Columbus’ voyages? __


3. Do these chapters cover exploration prior to 1500? ___


4. The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of Africa. Who sailed around it? ___


5. Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean. Was this before or after John Cabot’s time? _____


6. Magellan circumnavigatedthe world. What does that mean? ___


7. According to this book, what constitutes “early” exploration? __


8. These chapters do not mention polar exploration. Why do you think that is so?

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9. What type of book is this table of contents likely to be from? __