Social Studies Paired Passages Jacques Cartier and What is Scurvy? GMAS Practice

Paired passages are great for reading comprehension and document based writing practice. Many types of these passages are on state and county standardized tests like the Georgia Milestones. This resource contains two passages, one about the European Explorer Jacques Cartier and the other is about the disease many explorers got called scurvy. This passage explains the disease and the connects to the European explorers of the day.

There are multiple choices questions, short answer response and also an extended response. There is a R.A.C.E graphic organizer to help with the extended response. There is also a vocabulary question page.