Into the Lifeboats

Which words from paragraph 5, help the reader to understand the word toppled.

• like a cardboard model

• falling into the sea

• as I watched

• lurch forward

Which words from paragraph 6 help the reader understand the meaning of the word agonizing?

• empty, misty blackness

• and then silence, in its loneliness

• awful moment, a long wail

• tiny craft tossing, ice field

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which idea is supported by information throughout the selection?

• Violet Jessop watched the Titanic sink from a lifeboat and described it as a terrible sight to behold.

• Women in the lifeboats cried when they saw the Titanic sink.

• The Titanic's decks went lower and lower into the sea.

• The water was very cold and the wind was icy.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

In paragraph 3, the word unrestrainedly, which is based on the latin root restrain means -

• kept together

• crying

• quietly

• not controlled

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The author wrote this selection most likely to -

• compare the Titanic sinking to being in a lifeboat

• provide information about how a boat can sink

• describe the sinking of the Titanic and how it felt to watch from a lifeboat

• explain why the Titanic sank

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

"A tiny breeze . . . blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness."

The author uses these lines to show -

• that the air was so cold she could feel deep within her body.

• that the author is confused by where the pain is coming from.

• the author is bothered more by the cold air than by the sinking of the Titanic.

• the author is worried that it might get colder outside.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

The author organizes this selection by -

• comparing and contrasting the Titanic sinking to other boats that sink.

• presenting the order of events that she experienced while in the life boat.

• listing all the ways the Titanic could have been saved.

• noting the many different emotions of the people who experienced the Titanic sinking.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the last paragraph, what has changed to make the noise turn to silence?

• The Titanic sank under water

• Another boat rescued everyone in the lifeboat

• The baby stopped crying in the lifeboat

• The Titanic stopped sinking.

"the ship seemed to right herself like a hurt animal with a broken back."

The author uses these lines to show how the ship -

• went under water

• floated up and down in the water

• was broken in half with some on the water the right way, but the rest broken.

• limped across the water like an animal

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Where does the story take place?

• Violet Jessop tells the story from the safety of a lifeboat.

• Violet Jessop jumps off the boat and swims to safety.

• Violet Jessop is never rescued.

• Ireland before they left for the journey.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3