The Unsinkable Wreck of the RMS Titanic

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There was sediment in the cup.

• Moisture
• Grease
• Solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
• liquid that becomes solid matter

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he fishing boat uses sonar.

• large and strong nets
• a metal object thrown overboard to hold a boat in place
• a wooden steering whell
• equipment that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects

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It was difficult to walk through the debris.

• broken pieces
• passage way
• entry way
• flying objects

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The robotic toy rolled across the room by itself.

• well contructed
• manually operated
• quickly assembled
• computer controlled

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The car was cramped.

• not able to be driven
• antique
• not having much space
• expensive

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She put her feet in the ooze.

• soft mud
• steaming water
• murky stream
• dampened dirt

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The interior if the house was clean.

• upper veranda
• inside
• new extension
• nearby garden

How are the pictures most helpful in understanding the selection?

• They show how the Titanic was advertised.
• They show what people looked like in the early 1900s.
• They show equipment that the author used as well as the shipwreck.
• They show how beautiful the Titanic was.

Why did the noise of the sonar speed up?

• The submarine was getting closer to the shipwreck
• The submarine was going faster.
• The submarine's steering wheel became broken.
• The submarine was nearing the ocean's bottom.

Why did the Titanic sink?

• It was in a storm.
• It hit another ship.
• It was not well made.
• It hit an iceburg.