RI.3.3 Describe & Explain Relationships Between Ideas

Why were there only 20 lifeboats on board the Titanic?

• 20 was the correct number of lifeboats for a ship that size.

• People thought that the Titanic was unsinkable.

• It was too expensive to buy more lifeboats.

• 20 lifeboats would hold all of the passengers and crew.

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Why do many historians believe the Titanic was traveling so fast?

• The captain wanted to beat the speed of another ship.

• They were trying to get away from the icebergs.

• There was a storm coming, and the captain wanted to beat it.

• The Titanic was traveling the appropriate speed.

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Which two factors made the Titanic accident worse?

• Not enough food; ran out of gas

• Lack of lifeboats; high speed of the ship

• Calm sea conditions; whales

• Inexperienced crew; sever thunderstorms

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How did people’s beliefs about the Titanic affect what happened to the ship?

• They believed it was unsinkable, leading to insufficient lifeboats.

• They thought it was too slow, so they increased its speed.

• They believed it was haunted, which caused panic among passengers.

• They thought it was too luxurious, leading to overcrowding.

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Which of the following are reasons that the Great Chicago Fire spread so quickly?

• Strong winds

• Heavy rainfall

• Roads were blocked

• Wooden buildings, sidewalks, and streets

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What was one positive effect of the Chicago Fire? Use details from the passage to support your response.

• "Architects rebuilt Chicago with the world's first skyscrapers...and Chicago became a great city again." (Paragraph 5)

• "At first, the firefighters went to the wrong neighborhood." (Paragraph 3)

• "The week before the Great Chicago Fire, there were 20 fires in the city." (Paragraph 2)

• It had no significant impact on the city's infrastructure.

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What finally stopped The Great Chicago Fire?

• The Chicago firefighters

• The rain

• A team of volunteers

• Firefighters from neighboring cities

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How are Passage 1 (The Sinking of the Titanic) and Passage 2 (The Great Chicago Fire) similar? Choose the correct detail from each passage to support your answer.

• Both events involved a large number of casualties, or deaths.

• Both events were caused by natural disasters.

• Both events occurred in the 21st century.

• Both events were fictional stories.

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