"A Night to Remember" and "Titanic at 100" Review

The term which refers to a unit of speed used by ships, one is equal to one nautical mile or about 1.85 kilometers per hour.

• foremast

• stem

• knot

• quartermaster

Why don't the on-duty lookouts realize right away that Titanic has hit an iceberg?

• They do not see the iceberg at all.
• They are only watching the left side of the ship.
• They see the front of the ship miss the iceberg, so they think all is OK.
• They are not prepared for a crash.

Some passengers knew what the ship hit right away because

• some ice fell into their cabin through an open porthole.
• they saw the iceberg from the crow's nest.
• they recognized the sounds the ship made.
• they saw water pouring into the boiler room.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which description makes the jolt of hitting the iceberg sound most dangerous?

• "Isn't it funny...we're landing!"
• "...the ship seemed to roll over 'a thousand marbles.'"
• "...that thud...the grinding, tearing sound..."
• "...it was like a heavy wave striking the ship."

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

A mountain might shudder if

• hikers walked on its trails.
• someone used a shovel to dig a hole.
• there was a earthquake nearby.
• snow fell on it.

"Upon entering the first class dining saloon, I was greeted with hors d'oeuvres and a room full of cackling banter. Filet mignon with roasted vegetables filled my nostrils. I saw some plates with lamb and others with roasted duck. My eyes had hearts in them."

• Sensory Imagery
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Some members of the crew thought there was going to be a "Belfast trip' because...

• They thought the hole in the ship created by the iceberg was very small. 
• They thought it was too dangerous for the ship to go on toward New York. 
• They thought the ship's propeller was broken. 
• They thought they'd landed in New York already. 

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What was the man in the crow's nest's perspective of the Titanic's collision with the iceberg? 

• He felt a slight shudder, but nothing else. 
• He thought the ship had missed the iceberg. 
• He didn't even notice the iceberg until he saw the ice on the deck. 
• He thought there was something wrong with the engine. 

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who was the first person to spot the iceberg as the Titanic steamed across the ocean? 

• Frederick Fleet
• George Thomas Rowe
• Clarence Moore
• John J. Astor

Which members of the crew had the most accurate understanding of what happened as soon as the Titanic hit the iceberg? 

• The men who were watching for icebergs from the crow's nest. 
• J. Bruce Ismay
• The captain. 
• The men shoveling coal into the furnaces. 

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.3