Below Deck: A Titanic Story

What type of figurative language is the sentence below?

"The whole world seemed to be talking about its size and speed and how it would never sink, whatever happened."

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

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Which sentence below gives actual historical facts from the story?

• "But Grace had to admit she was a little excited about going on the ship."

• "The Titanic had been built in Belfast, in the north of Ireland, and this was its first voyage."

• "I don't care how amazing it is," said Grace. "I'll be thinking about you."

• "The Titanic was the biggest thing Grace had ever seen in her life."

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the BEST answer for the figurative language in the sentence below?

"Nonsense," said Auntie Nora with a sad smile."

• personification

• irony

• simile

• oxymoron

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What type of figurative language is in the text below?

"The sea was so calm it was like a mirror reflecting the bright April sky..."

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.3.3

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Which of the sentences from the story is NOT a historical fact about the Titanic?

• "The ship started its voyage in Southhampton, England."

• "The Titanic had been built in Belfast, north of Ireland."

• "Once she had settled in, Grace realized she was hungry and set off to find the third-class dining hall."

• The ship had "so many decks and cabins and other rooms."

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What context clues in the sentence below

BEST helps you understand the meaning of thief?

YOU MUST SELECT TWO ANSWERS

"Eventually one them snuck in through the door, grabbed as

much cake as he could from a cart, and then ran out again."

• "One of them snuck in"

• "Grabbed as much cake as he could from the cart,

• "Eventually one

  of them"

• "and then ran

  out again."

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Which word means oversized, or huge?

• enormous

• abandon

• appeared

• tiny

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What word below means to get involved in the matters of others?

• appeared

• abandoned

• interfered

• togetherness

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The rabbit appeared in the magician's hat.

The word appeared in this sentence means.....

• showed up

• disappeared

• left behind

• not moving

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If you abandon a toy you ........

• bring the toy

  with you

• buy a new toy

• leave the

  toy behind

• wash and clean

  the toy

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