Titanic

What were Robert Ballard and his team looking for?

• an iceberg

• a sunken ship

• the ocean floor

• the video camera

Who was Stu Harris?

• a passenger on the Titanic

• the author of a book about the Titanic

• a person who helped build the Titanic

• the first crew member to see part of the Titanic

What is the connection between Argo and the Titanic?

• Argo was used to build the Titanic.

• Argo was a piece that broke off the Titanic.

• Argo made it possible to search for the Titanic.

• Argo sank in the same place as the Titanic.

What is the passage mainly about?

• a long trip

• an unusual machine

• a dangerous iceberg

• an important discovery

What is paragraph 10 mainly about?

• what Robert Ballard discovers

• when Robert Ballard ended his trip

• what Robert Ballard still wants to learn

• when Robert Ballard will be returning to the ship

Read this sentence from the passage.

On the Titanic's first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the United States, it struck an iceberg and sank.

Which word or phrase best helps the reader know what a voyage is?

• first

• across the Atlantic Ocean

• the United States

• iceberg

What is the meaning of the word risky in paragraph 7?

• impossible

• hopeful

• dangerous

• exciting

Read this sentence from the passage.

The Titanic was sitting upright on the ocean floor!

Think about the meaning of the words up and right. What does upright mean in this sentence?

• In a straight position

• in a turned position

• leaning to the right

• leaning to the left