The Titanic Tragedy Comprehension Questions

The Titanic Tragedy Comprehension Questions

3rd - 5th Grade

10 Qs

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The Titanic Tragedy Comprehension Questions

The Titanic Tragedy Comprehension Questions

Assessment

Quiz

English

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.2.5, RI.4.5, RL.7.9

+25

Standards-aligned

Created by

Miranda Griffin

Used 28+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The White Star Line was founded in

1845

1891

1907

1908

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At which of the following places did the Titanic NOT pick up passengers?

Queenstown

New York

Southampton

Cherbourg

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the author include photographs of first and third class staterooms?

to show you how tiny the third class staterooms were

to show you how luxurious the first class staterooms were

to show you the differences between the first and third class staterooms

to encourage you to ride on a ship like the Titanic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main problem with the lifeboats?

There wasn't enough time to load all of the passengers before the ship sank

The lifeboats were lowered only half full

The lifeboats couldn't hold more than 50 passengers each

There weren't enough lifeboats for the number of passengers on board

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who spotted the iceberg?

Captain Edward Smith

Frederick Fleet

J. Bruce Ismay

First Officer William Murdoch

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a good subheading for the section "The Titanic Sinks"?

"A Tragedy Occurs"

" Into the Waters"

"The Carpathia Helps"

" The Ship Sinks"

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that the White Star Line was in some way responsible for the loss of passengers?

There were not enough lifeboats on board for all the passengers.

The Carpathia was too far away to rescue the Titanic in time.

Captain Smith ordered that the Titanic proceed at full speed despite the iceberg warnings.

Many passengers ignored warnings to report to deck.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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