Below Deck: A Titanic Story

Read this sentence from Below Deck: A Titanic Story.

So her cabin—room F57—was at the bottom of the ship, where everything was cramped and there wasn’t any fresh air.

What does the word cramped mean in this sentence?

• wet

• huge

• crowded

• comfortable

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What does the word chaos mean in this sentence?

• water

• coldness

• confusion

• peacefulness

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Read this sentence from Below Deck: A Titanic Story.

The sea was strangely calm, and everybody was looking up at something white and glittering and enormous drifting past the stationary ship.

What does the word stationary mean in this sentence?

• still

• rocking

• heavy

• gigantic

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ead these sentences from Below Deck: A Titanic Story. The Titanic was the biggest thing Grace had ever seen in her life. . . . Then she boarded the enormous ship. Enormous and biggest are both words that describe something large. Why is enormous a stronger word than biggest?

• Enormous means exactly the same thing as biggest.

• Enormous means “not as large as,” while biggest means “large.”

• Enormous means “extraordinarily large,” but biggest just means “largest.”

• Enormous means “somewhat large,” and biggest means “somewhat larger.”

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The captain gave the order to lower the lifeboats. They were going to (take leave of or desert) ship!

• abandon

• enormous

• stationary

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Grace "pulled herself together" as she tried to find her way out of the third-class decks.

Which character trait does this show?

• Grace is too nice for her own good sometimes.

• Grace stays calm under pressure.

• Grace is a good friend.

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What motivated Grace to help Catherine find her parents?

• Grace owed Catherine a favor.

• Grace was too nice for her own good sometimes.

• Grace knew Catherine's parents would help her get off the ship.

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Read this sentence from *Below Deck: A Titanic Story*. The passengers were in a state of __panic__ as the lifeboats were being lowered. What does the word __panic__ mean in this sentence?

• A) calmness

• B) fear

• C) joy

• D) boredom

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In *Below Deck: A Titanic Story*, the author describes the ship as a 'floating palace.' What literary device is being used in this description?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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Read this sentence from *Below Deck: A Titanic Story*. The crew worked __diligently__ to ensure the safety of the passengers. What does the word __diligently__ mean in this sentence?

• A) lazily

• B) carelessly

• C) carefully

• D) quickly

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