Into the Lifeboat Test Prep

The author's purpose for writing this text was to --

• express her opinion about a time in history

• inform readers about how she survived the Titanic

• describe what daily life was like for her on the Titanic

• explain exactly why the Titanic sank

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which context clue helps the reader understand the meaning of the word reluctance?

"Nobody was anxious to move; Titanic seemed so steady. To justify their reluctance, some pointed to a light on the horizon: another ship’s lights!"

• Anxious

• Seemed

• Horizon

• Pointed

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

If you show reluctance to do something, you are --

• excited

• unwilling

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does the author include her observations of the band leader playing and the young woman protesting about getting in the lifeboat in paragraph 3?

• To describe her personal feelings about the events happening

• To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink

• To introduce characters who would be important later in the selection

• To demonstrate how best to respond to such a situation

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

In paragraphs 14-16, the author describes how the passengers and crew are reacting as the ship begins to sink. What effect does the author produce by doing this?

• She demonstrates the feelings of despair felt by all passengers

• She contrasts the ways in which the passengers and crew deal with the even as it occurs

• She emphasizes the bravery and courage of the passengers and crew.

• She indicates that she was the most frightened person on the ship

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What is the meaning of illuminate in this sentence?

"Surely it is all a dream,” I thought as I looked up the side of the ship, beautifully illuminated, each deck alive with lights;"

• to decorate or brighten with lights

• to clarify

• to enable to understand spiritually

• to adorn with designs, images, or lettering in bright colors or metals

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word could replace refrain in this sentence without changing its meaning?

"I tried to busy myself with the baby, but could not refrain from looking up again."

• check

• run

• avoid

• stop

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does the author describe how she counted the rows of deck lights when she was in the lifeboat?

• To show that she wanted to soothe the baby she was holding

• To explain that the deck lights were on as a signal for help

• To show how she realized that the ship was truly sinking

• To describe how many lights were on the ship

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which phrase uses a hyperbole (exaggeration) to give the reader a mental image of how unpleasant the night was following the ship's sinking?

• I sat paralyzed with cold and misery, as I watched the Titanic give a lurch forward.

• ...it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness

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

• One of the huge funnels toppled off like a cardboard model...

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the meaning of the vocabulary word in this sentence?

"As if all could read my mind, the women in the boat started to weep, some silently, some unrestrainedly."

• with interest

• without control

• not willingly

• with excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4