Here are the answers to the questions on the worksheet, based on the text provided in the image.
1. Which phrase is used earlier in meaning to enslaved? Tick one.
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Answer: To give power over a plantation
* *Reasoning:* The other options ("To ship people across an ocean" and "To exchange goods with goods") describe the transport or trade aspects. "To give power over a plantation" describes the condition of being forced to work without freedom, which is the meaning of being enslaved.
2. Which words were exchanged for African people? Tick two.
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Answers:
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cloth
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guns
* *Reasoning:* The text under "The Triangular Trade" states: "These goods included guns, cloth, iron, and brandy." It does not mention ships or gold as items exchanged *for* people.
3. Fill in the missing words.
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Answer: Throughout the
middle passage around 50,000 people endured terrible conditions.
* *Reasoning:* The text says, "Throughout the middle passage some 50,000 people each year endured terrible conditions."
4. Look at the section entitled The Triangular Trade. Find and copy a word which shows that many people died in the highest number.
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Answer: died
* *Reasoning:* The text states: "Many died due to disease in the highest number." The word showing this action is "died". (Note: "Disease" is the cause, but "died" is the word showing the loss of life).
5. They may have been drawn up chains and forced to work mercilessly on the plantations, growing crops with little chance of payment or freedom.
* *Look at the word underlined. What happened to the slaves?*
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Answer: They were
chained (or held by chains).
* *Reasoning:* The phrase "drawn up chains" implies they were physically restrained by chains.
* *What does the word mercifully mean in this sentence?*
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Answer: It means
without kindness or
cruelly.
* *Reasoning:* The word "mercilessly" means showing no mercy. Therefore, working "mercilessly" means working under cruel, harsh conditions without any kindness or rest.
6. Look at the section entitled What Happened in the Middle Passage? Give four reasons why many people died during the middle passage. Give two examples from the text.
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Answer:
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Disease (Example from text: "Many died due to disease")
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Starvation / Lack of food (Example from text: "given so little food")
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Thirst / Lack of water (Example from text: "little water")
4.
Violence / Punishment (Example from text: "beaten if they refused to eat")
*(Other acceptable answers based on the text include: bad weather, overcrowding/packed tightly, lack of sanitation/toilets)*
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of slavery reading comprehension worksheet.
