Below Deck: A Titanic Story

Why does Grace leave Ireland?

• to return home to her parents

• to go to Europe with her Aunt Nora

• to stay with her uncle in the United States

• to visit her new friends in the United States

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

On the Titanic, people in third-class mostly —

• live in New York

• have little money

• board the ship first

• have large families

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Grace first thinks Catherine is —

• silly

• cruel

• clever

• friendly

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why does the Titanic sink?

• It hits an iceberg at night.

• It loses its electrical power.

• It gets caught in a bad storm.

• It crashes into a boat in the dark.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What has Grace learned by the end of this selection?

• Sometimes, it does not pay to be too kind.

• She should ask for help even if she is frightened.

• She should help people even if she does not like them.

• Sometimes, people ask for help when they do not need it.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. There was an enormous amount of snow to be shoveled after the storm.

• awful

• common

• huge

• roomy

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

He interfered in other people’s business.

• stayed away from

• got involved in

• left people alone

• was harmed by

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The dog remained stationary until given the command to walk.

• active

• lively

• nervous

• unmoving

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

We decided to abandon the rowboat when it began leaking.

• cover

• leave

• support

• take

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer. Which word group is a synonym for appeared in the sentence below? The sun appeared from behind the clouds.

• carried on

• did behave

• would occur

• became visible

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4