Name: ______________________ History: Grade 4 Date: ______________________
Unit 5: Captain James Cook
Fill in the blanks:
1. Captain James Cook was an __________________, ___________________ maker
and a navigator.
2. Captain James Cook was born in _____________________ in year _____________.
His father was a ____________________.
3. Initially he worked at the farm till the age of ___________________ then he started
to work on a ______________ near the shore and then he started to work as a
____________boy and was promoted in a very short time.
4. He discovered _____________________ and _________________________.
5. He went to explore Canada on a ship named ________________________.
6. He went to explore Australia on a ship named ________________________.
7. He went to explore America and Pacific Ocean in a ship named
_____________________.
8. The common diseases that sailors used to catch on a sea journey were
________________, _________________________ and _________________.
9. James used to take vegetables like ____________________ and fruits like
______________ to cure scurvy.
10. The common food for sailors on the ship was _________________ and
________________
11. Captain Cook found _____________________(animal) on his voyage to New
Zealand.
12. James cook went to _______________________ with his sailors where he was killed
by the king’s soldier.
Short questions:
Why did the British Government want to keep Cook’s voyage to look for Australia a secret ?
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What were the difficulties that sailors faced during their voyage?
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