MS Marco Polo

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ms-marco-polo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the original vessel name?Aleksandr Pushkin
2. What is the year of original construction?1965
3. What was the MS Marco Polo originally called?It was first named Aleksandr Pushkin when it was built in 1965.
4. Where was the ship built?It was constructed in East Germany by the Mathias‑Thesen‑Werft shipyard.

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