Unit 5 Major Review

What was the Titanic famously called before its first voyage?

• The Unbreakable Ship

• The Unsinkable Ship

• The Unstoppable Ship

• The Unbelievable Ship

Which ship rescued the Titanic survivors?

• The Britannic

• The Olympic

• The Carpathia

• The Lusitania

A firsthand account about the sinking of the Titanic would be written by someone who:

• was on the Titanic during the sinking.

• heard about the sinking from a survivor.

• read about the sinking in a book.

• watched a documentary about the sinking.

Imagine that a passenger on the Titanic writes about that experience. What kind of account would that be? Discuss how that person’s account would be similar to and different from the article you just read.

• A first hand account

• A second hand account

• A fictional account

• A third-person narrative

How are the two accounts of the sinking different? Reread the article and the memoir.

• The memoir provides personal anecdotes not found in the article.

• The article includes emotions not found in the memoir

• Both accounts provide the same details.

• The memoir and the article are written by the same author.

In the memoir on page 248, where did James McGough get his facts?

• He read about the events in the magazine article.

• He heard about the events from friends who where on the ship.

• He imagined the events and wrote a story about them.

• He experienced the events as they happened.

Which words and phrases are clues to McGough’s feelings on the night that the Titanic sank?

• "The night was calm and clear" and "The stars were bright"

• "The ship was unsinkable" and "Everyone was relaxed"

• "The air was filled with dread" and "Panic was in the air"

• "The band played on" and "People were dancing"

Part A: What is the author's purpose for the passage "The Unsinkable Titanic"?

• A. To inform the reader of the dangers of icebergs in the ocean.

• B. To help the reader understand the fear the passengers of the Titanic felt the night it sank.

• C. To give the reader facts and details about the sinking of the Titanic.

• D. To give the reader insight on how people worked to improve other ships after the Titanic sunk.

Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports your answer to part A?

• A. The Titanic hit an iceberg that tore open the ship’s massive hull.

• B. One magazine proudly called it unsinkable.

• C. For more than a hundred years, the story of the Titanic has fascinated people.

• D. Officials tried to discover the causes of the disaster.

Read these sentences from the passage "The Sinking of the Titanic". The Titanic was all aglow with lights as if for a function. First we saw the lights of the lower deck snuffed out. A while later and the second deck illumination was extinguished in a similar manner".

Which word or phrase is closes in meaning to illumination as it is used in this sentence?

• Shining lights

• Confusion

• Knowledge

• Darkness