Into the Lifeboat

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.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which of the following events happened first in the story?

• Distress rockets begin to shoot in the air

• Passengers begin to say goodbye to their spouses as the lifeboats load

• Violet observes people refusing to get into the lifeboats

• Violet gets on the lifeboat as the Titanic begins to sink

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A memoir is:

• A moment in time.

• Memorization of something.

• A memory.

• A first-person account of historical events or moments in a person's life that are meaningful.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which option is an example of Imagery?

• "Nobody was anxious to move".

• "the yawning blackness below".

• "content to bide their time".

• "in need of coaxing while a few were too eager".

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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 setting of Part 1 (paragraphs 1-6)?

• In the lifeboat.

• In the room where she stole the eiderdown.

• On the 3rd class floor.

• On the 1st class deck.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the tone of this story (Into the Lifeboat)?

• Grim

• Happy

• Calm

• Angry

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What was Violet Jessop's job on the Titanic?

• She was a nurse.

• She was an author.

• She was a 1st class stewardess.

• She didn't have a job. She was a passenger.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why did Violet think it was odd that Jock was playing at such late hour?

• Normally, the music would be done.

• She thought he should be helping load the lifeboats.

• He would create too much noise for instructions to be heard.

• He was a third class immigrant and wasn't supposed to be on the first deck.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was laying on the table when the narrator walked by a 1st class room?

• dishes

• jewels

• money

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6