Titanic

(Going Down) When did the Titanic Sink?

• April 10 1912

• April 14 1912

• April 15 1912

• April 18 1912

(Going Down) Select all the statements that probably true based on the passage Going Down.

• More people died because the lifeboats were not full.

• The radio signal took too long because the other ship was 58 miles away.

• The actions of the crew were investigated.

• The news of the Titanic became very popular.

• The crew members did not see the iceberg in time.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

(The Sinking of the Titanic) How did the author of the passage get his facts?

• He read about the event in the magazine article.

• He heard about the events from friend on the ship

• He imagined the events and wrote a story about them.

• He experienced the events as they happened.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

(The Sinking of the Titanic) How did the author organize the information in paragraph 2?

• He described what cause the Titanic to sink

• He told the order of the events that happened while the Titanic was sinking.

• He told the solution to the Titanic striking the iceberg.

• . He explains the effects after the Titanic sunk.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

(The Sinking of the Titanic) What does the word quell mean as it is used in the first paragraph?

• increase

• drop

• ease

• speed up

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

(The Rescue) Which words and phrases are clues to the author’s feelings on the night the Titanic sank according to The Sinking of the Titanic and The Rescue? Select all that apply.

• It was heart-breaking sight...

• first she listed to the starboard

• .......without hope remaining float

• ...the ship disappeared slowly

• ...we waited through the awful night for help.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

(The Rescue) What information did the author give in The Sinking of the Titanic and The Rescue, that the author did not give in The Unsinkable Ship and Going Down?

• The Carpathia traveled to the Titanic’s location

• Passengers were put into lifeboats.

• The lights on the Titanic went out deck by deck.

• The Titanic sank into the ocean.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.2.9

(The Rescue) Select the sentence that is a simile from the first paragraph of The Rescue.

A. The sea was calm—calm as the water in a tumbler. B. But it was freezing cold. C. None had dressed heavily, and all, therefore, suffered intensely. D. The women did not shriek or grow hysterical while we waited through the awful night for help. E. We men stood at the oars, stood because there was no room for us to sit, and kept the boat headed into the swell to prevent her capsizing. F. Another boat was at our side, but all the others were scattered around the water.

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e and f

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10