WorksheetsTItanic: Voices from the Disaster Final Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did people call the Titanic “the floating palace”?
Because it was very luxurious and it was on the water
Because it cost as much to build as a castle
Because so many wealthy people traveled on it
Because the Queen of England was on the ship
What were the names of the two Marconi operators on the ship?
Jack Smith and Harold Jones
Jack Thayer and Harold Lowe
Jack Phillips and Harold Bride
Edward Smith and J. Bruce Ismay
On what date and time did the Titanic sink?
May 14, 1918, at 8:40pm
March 30, 1932, at 4:20am
April 15, 1912, at 2:20am
April 14, 1910, at 1:45am
Which ship eventually came to the Titanic’s aide?
The Carpathia
The Olympic
The Californian
What ship?! No ship made it.
Which of the following was NOT a recommendation made by the Mersey Commission in England after its investigation of this tragedy?
Twenty-four-hour-a-day wireless operators on duty
Mandatory training for all stewardesses
Frequent lifeboat drills
Enough lifeboats and seats for every passenger
Immediately after the ship hit the iceberg, the passengers and crew knew they were doomed.
true
false
The first lifeboats were filled to capacity.
true
false
More third class passengers perished than in any other class because they were located farthest from the lifeboats.
true
false
Because the sea was so rough that night, it was difficult for the officers on the ship to spot any icebergs.
true
false
There was at least one iceberg warning that didn’t make it to the bridge.
true
false
Was George Beauchamp one of the men in Boiler Room 6 when the ship struck an iceberg?
If you want to find out the answer to the question above, which text feature would help you?
glossary
index
table of contents
timeline
If you want to know what the Titanic’s grand staircase looked like, which text feature would help you?
timeline
textbox
photograph
map
If you want to know the name of the man in the photograph on page 11, which text feature would help you?
caption
index
text box
glossary
Refer to the diagram of the ship in the beginning of the book. Which of the following areas were NOT on the Top Deck?
Marconi Room
Bridge
Aft First Class Staircase
First Class Reception
According to the timeline, which happened first?
Lifeboat 8 is the first boat launched from the port side.
Lifeboat 7 is launched from the starboard side.
Water rises 14 feet above the keel.
Ships begin to receive the Titanic’s distress signals.
Identify the person from the text.
Stewardess for the White Star Line who worked on the Titanic and her sister ships
Margaret Brown
Rhoda Abbott
Violet Jessup
Identify the person from the text.
Tried to convince the man in charge of her boat to go back for survivors in the water; helped row her lifeboat; organized efforts to help fellow survivors; nicknamed "The Unsinkable"
Margaret Brown
Rhoda Abbott
Violet Jessup
Identify the person from the text.
The only woman to be saved from the water.
Margaret Brown
Rhoda Abbott
Violet Jessup
Identify the person from the text.
Head of the White Star Line; went into a lifeboat and survived; wasn't the same since the ship sank
Captain E. J. Smith
Thomas Andrews
J. Bruce Ismay
Charles Lightoller
Identify the person from the text.
2nd class passenger and science teacher; survivor who wrote a book about his experience
Charles Lightoller
Lawrence Beesley
Colonel Gracie
Thomas Andrews
Identify the person from the text.
Captain of the Titanic; White Star's most popular captain; did not survive as he chose to go down with the ship
E. J. Smith
Thomas Andrews
J. Bruce Ismay
Colonel Gracie
Identify the person from the text.
Most senior surviving officer of the ship; helped load the lifeboats; survived by holding onto Collapsible B
Colonel Gracie
Charles Lightoller
Thomas Andrews
Frankie Goldsmith
Identify the person from the text.
Shipbuilder who was in charge of the design and plans for the Titanic; traveled on the maiden voyage but did not survive
Thomas Andrews
E. J. Smith
J. Bruce Ismay
Charles Lightoller
Identify the person from the text.
1st class passenger; liked to exercise and took advantage of the gym on board the ship; was woken up by the collision with the iceberg; survived by swimming to Collapsible B
Lawrence Beesley
Frankie Goldsmith
Colonel Gracie
Charles Lightoller
Identify the person from the text.
9 year old third class passenger; spent most of his time playing on the ship; survived along with his mother, but his father died in the disaster
Charles Lightoller
Frankie Goldsmith
Frank Brown
Jack Thayer
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