Into the Lifeboat Review
Authored by Janelle Escote
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentences from paragraph 15 of the selection.
“Looking along the length of the ship, I noticed the forward part of her was lower now, much lower! For a fraction of a second, my heart stood still, as is often the case when faith, hitherto unshaken faith, gets its first setback.”
These lines reflect the narrator’s —
first feelings of alarm
sense of time passing
faith that all will be fine
observations on the deck
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 22 of the selection.
“Surely it is all a dream,” I thought as I looked up the side of the ship, beautifully illuminated, each deck alive with lights; the dynamos were on the top deck.”
Which phrase from the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word illuminated?
the dynamos were on the top deck
each deck alive with lights
as I looked up the side of the ship
Surely it is all a dream
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 6, which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word reluctance?
some pointed to a light
another ship’s lights
Titanic seemed so steady
content to bide their time
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which quote from the passage uses a simile to describe the conditions on the night the Titanic sank?
One awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats . . . (paragraph 30)
Groaning, the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath, intensified as the lights fell on it occasionally. (paragraph 21)
We touched the water with a terrific thud, a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest. (paragraph 23)
tiny breeze, the first we had felt on this calm night, blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness. (paragraph 29)
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?
To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink
To introduce characters who will be important later in the selection
To express her own feelings about the events
To describe how best to respond in an emergency situation
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
convince the reader to agree with her opinion about an important event
record her personal experience during an important event
inform the reader about the key details of an important event
reveal the untold truth about an important event
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI.6.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: "the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath" is a description of the lifeboat
(paragraph 21)
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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