I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic Review Test
Authored by Dung Minh Nguyen
Life Skills, Other, Fun
6th - 11th Grade
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This quiz assesses sixth-grade reading comprehension skills focused on Lauren Tarshis's historical fiction novel "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic." The questions evaluate students' understanding of character analysis, plot development, cause-and-effect relationships, and specific textual details from the story. Students need strong literal comprehension skills to identify main characters like George Calder and supporting characters such as Marco, Enzo, Aunt Daisy, and Phoebe. They must demonstrate inferential thinking to understand character motivations, such as why George ventured into the ship's hold or how characters responded to the disaster. The quiz requires students to recall specific factual information like the ship's designer (Mr. Andrews) and the rescue ship (Carpathia), while also analyzing more complex story elements including the discrimination George faced when trying to board lifeboats and the survival challenges characters encountered. The difficulty progression from "easy" to "hard" questions scaffolds students from basic recall to higher-order thinking about character development and plot resolution. Created by Dung Minh Nguyen, a Life Skills teacher in Vietnam who teaches grades 6 and 11. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the literacy classroom, functioning effectively as a summative assessment after students complete the novel, a review activity before class discussions, or homework to reinforce reading comprehension skills. Teachers can use individual question sets for formative assessment during reading, allowing them to gauge student understanding and adjust instruction accordingly. The quiz structure supports differentiated instruction through its tiered difficulty levels, enabling teachers to meet diverse learner needs while maintaining high expectations for all students. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 for analyzing character development and plot progression, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.10 for reading and comprehending grade-level literary texts independently. The quiz effectively bridges historical content knowledge with literary analysis skills, making it valuable for both English Language Arts and Social Studies integration.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 3 pts
Easy Questions: Who is the book's main character that has survived?
George Calder
Aunt Daisy
Sister Phoebe
Enzo
Marco
Answer explanation
George is the person that gets mentioned the most in the book. But choosing Phoebe can be acceptable because she gets mentioned a lot.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 3 pts
Easy Questions: What did Aunt Daisy compare The Titanic with?
Nothing, it's just a very big and large ship on the sea
A huge forest stretched out behind their farm
A place that George can easily get lost from her
A maze, but George was still able to find the exits
Answer explanation
Aunt Daisy did say George would get lost but that wasn't what she compared with, she compared the ship as a maze
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 3 pts
Easy Questions: What did people think about the Titanic before and after it departure?
It wouldn't sink because people thought it was unsinkable
It would definitely sink, so no one wanted to get on the ship
They didn't know if it would sink or wouldn't but they still got onto the ship
It could sink, but there's a very small chance it would, and a big chance it wouldn't
4.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
20 sec • 5 pts
Easy Questions: Who is the main designer of The Titanic? (Example: Mr. Micheal)
(a)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 5 pts
Easy Questions: Where do Marco and Enzo come from?
Italy
France
England
Russia
Germany
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Medium Questions: Why did George went to The Hold?
He wanted to catch the robber that was hiding there the whole time
He wanted to steal some money but not too much
He wanted to see if there was a mummy inside Mr. David Burrows's crate
No purpose, he accidentally went here when he was exploring the ship
Answer explanation
This is the easiest question of all the normal questions
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Medium Questions: What did George feel when he knew an iceberg had hit the ship?
He was so worried, but when a man said nothing would happen badly, he wasn't worried anymore
He was so scared of it that he immediately hopped on the lifeboat and prepared for the disaster
He felt that was OK because the ship was unsinkable, even if an iceberg had hit it 👍👍
He shouted at everyone to hop on the lifeboat, but no one was listening to him 💀
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