The Unsinkable Titanic

Part A: Why did the Titanic sink?

• A. The ship was over its passenger limit.

• B. The ship hit a massive iceberg that tore a hole in it.

• C. The ship was old and was missing many parts it needed to stay afloat.

• D. The ship collided with a passing ship and tore a hole in it.

Part B: Which sentence best supports the answer to part A?

• A. Only 705 people were saved.

• B. As the vessel took on water it began to sink.

• C. The Titanic hit an iceberg that tore open the ships massive hull.

• D. Another ship, the Carpathia, was 58 miles away when it received the distress call.

Part A: What is the main idea of this passage?

• A. To inform the reader of the dangers of icebergs in the ocean.

• B. To help the reader understand the fear the passengers of the Titanic felt the night it sank.

• C. To give the reader facts and details about the sinking of the Titanic.

• D. To give the reader insight on how people worked to improve other ships after the Titanic sunk.

Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports your answer to part A?

• A. The Titanic hit an iceberg that tore open the ship’s massive hull.

• B. One magazine proudly called it unsinkable.

• C. For more than a hundred years, the story of the Titanic has fascinated people.

• D. Officials tried to discover the causes of the disaster.

Which of the following summarizes “The Unsinkable Titanic”?

• A. The Titanic has fascinated people for many years. On April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit a massive iceberg and by the next morning the Titanic had sunk. The Carpathia, a nearby boat came and rescued 705 of the 2,240 passengers. The titanic went down in history and became the topic of newspapers, and movies.

• B. The Titanic hit a massive iceberg. On April 14, 1912, the Titanic sunk. The Carpathia came and rescued all the passengers. The sinking of the Titanic went down in history and was the topic for newspapers and movies.

• C. The Titanic has fascinated people for many years. On April 14, 1920, the Titanic hit a massive iceberg and by the next morning the Titanic had sunk. The Carpathia, a nearby ship came rescued al the passengers. The Titanic went down in history and became the topic of newspapers, and movies.

• D. The Titanic has fascinated people for many years. Researchers have spent millions of dollars trying to find the Titanic on the ocean floor. The Titanic hit a massive iceberg and sunk in the ocean. The titanic went down in history, and became the topic for newspapers, and movies.

Which of the following happened as a result of the Titanic sinking? Choose all that apply

• A. It became the subject of countless books and films.

• B. No one ever dared to build a ship as large as the Titanic again.

• C. The manufacturers of the ship were sued for recklessness and loss of life.

• D. British and American officials tried to discover the causes of why it sank.

• E. The captain of the Carpathia was awarded a medal for saving lives and becoming a hero.

Which of the following best describes the account of “The Unsinkable Titanic”?

• A. “The Unsinkable Titanic was a firsthand account because a passenger among the Titanic was tell their version of the event.

• B. “The Unsinkable Titanic” was a firsthand account because someone completed research on the events of the Titanic.

• C. “The Unsinkable Titanic” was a secondhand account because this is a diary entry of a survivor aboard the Titanic.

• D. “The Unsinkable Titanic” was a secondhand account because the author researched the events of the Titanic.