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WorksheetsTITANIC 1912
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
RMS Titanic _________ a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.
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Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making the sinking one of modern history's deadliest peacetime commercial marine ____________.
disaster
disasters
RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time ______ entered service and was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line
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Titanic was under the command of Capt. Edward Smith, who also ________ down with the ship.
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goes
went
gone
The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe, who _________ seeking a new life in the United States.
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The first-class accommodation was _________________ to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury, with a gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins.
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designs
designed
designing
_________ in Belfast, Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it was then known), the RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners—the first was the RMS Olympic and the third was the HMHS Britannic
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Built
Titanic, in full Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during _____ maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 passengers and ship personnel.
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n April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage, traveling from Southampton, England, to New York City.
What is the meaning of 'maiden' in this context?
an unmarried girl or young woman.
an over in which no runs are scored.
single
first
The voyage nearly began with a colision, however, when suction from the Titanic caused the docked New York to swing into the giant liner’s path. After an hour of maneuverings to prevent the accident, the Titanic was under way.
What is the correct spelling for colision ?
(a)
Throughout much of the voyage, the wireless radio operators on the Titanic, Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, _________ been receiving iceberg warnings, most of which were passed along to the bridge.
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The two men worked for the Marconi Company, and much of their job _______ relaying passengers’ messages.
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On the evening of April 14 the Titanic _______ to approach an area known to have icebergs.
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began
beginning
Smith slightly altered the ship’s course to ________ farther south. However, he maintained the ship’s speed of some 22 knots.
head
heads
headed
heading
At aproximatly 9:40 PM the Mesaba sent a warning of an ice field.
What is the correct spelling for aproximatly?
(a)
The message________ never relayed to the Titanic’s bridge.
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Two lookouts, Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee, were stationed in the crow’s nest of the Titanic. Their task was made difficult by the fact that the ocean was unusually calm that night: because there would be little water breaking at _____base, an iceberg would be more difficult to spot.
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Lifeboat number 7, which was the first to leave the Titanic, held only about 27 people, ___________ it had space for 65. In the end, only 705 people would be rescued in lifeboats.
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thought
taught
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As passengers waited to enter lifeboats, they were entertained by the Titanic’s musicians, who initialy played in the first-class lounge before eventually moving to the ship’s deck.
What is the correct spelling for initialy?
(a)
By 1:00 AM water was seen at the base (E deck) of the Grand Staircase. Amid the growing panic, several male passengers tried to board lifeboat number 14, causing Fifth Officer Harold Lowe to fire his gun three times. Around this time, Phillips’s distress calls reflected a growing _____________ as one noted that the ship “cannot last much longer.”
desperate
desperation
