WorksheetsInto the Dark Water Illustrate/Elaborate
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
“There were an array of luxurious amenities, many of which had never been offered on a ship before. There was a swimming pool with heated ocean water and an exercise room staffed with a professional trainer.”
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2.
“And the truth was dire. The iceburg’s jagged fingers had clawed through the steel hull. Water was gushing into the ship’s lower levels.”
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3.
“The temperature of the ocean was 28 degrees fahrenheit. Immersed in water that cold, a human body goes into shock almost immediately. The heart slows. The skin begins to freeze. Death comes within 80 minutes.”
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4.
"As Jack would soon learn, the Titanic had only 20 lifeboats, enough for half of the passengers and crew members."
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5.
"That moment came at about 2:15 a.m. the ship lurched forward, its bow plunging deeper into the black waters of the Atlantic."
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6.
"...one of the ship's enormous funnels broke free. In a shower of sparks and black smoke, it crashed into the water just 20 feet from Jack. The suction pulled him under the water just again."
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7.
"Over the next few minutes, he and the others on the lifeboat managed to pull 24 men out of the water alive. "
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8.
"The group was "packed like sardines" on the boat, their arms and legs tangled together. Freezing waves washed over them. Nobody moved for fear of slipping into the water."
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9.
"Floating in the silent blackness, numb with cold and fear, Jack waited for death."
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10.
"The Carpathia, carrying the Titanic's 705 grief-stricken survivors, docked on April 18th and was greeted by a crowd of 30,000 people."
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11.
"Jack went on to marry, had two sons, and attained a powerful position at the University of Pennsylvania."
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12.
"He [Jack] lived most of his life in his hometown of Philadelphia. In 1943, he suffered another tragic loss when his oldest son was killed in World War II. "
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13.
"The Titanic's state-of-the-art safety features---16 water tight compartments to contain flooding---would keep the ship afloat no matter what."
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