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A Night to Remember

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 52mins

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1.

True or False: From A Night to Remember, is a nonfiction text.

a)

True

b)

Flase

2.

Some passengers knew what the ship hit right away because

a)

some ice fell into their cabin through an open porthole.

b)

they saw the iceberg from the crow's nest.

c)

they recognized the sounds the ship made.

d)

they saw water pouring into the boiler rooms.

3.

Which of these phrases uses strong imagery to illustrate an idea?

a)

“tried to connect it with something familiar”

b)

“seemed stronger to some than to others”

c)

“didn't surprise Groves very much”

d)

“a mountain of ice standing black against the starlit sky”

4.

Which description makes the jolt of hitting the iceberg sound most dangerous?

a)

“Isn't it funny . . . we're landing!”

b)

“. . . the ship seemed to roll over ‘a thousand marbles.'”

c)

“. . . that thud . . . the grinding, tearing sound . . .”

d)

“. . . it was like a heavy wave striking the ship.”

5.

What does jar mean?

a)

a glass container, usually with no handles

b)

a jolt, shock, or shake

c)

a harsh, scraping sound

d)

all of the above

6.

A mountain might shudder if

a)

hikers walked on its trails.

b)

someone used a shovel to dig a hole.

c)

there was an earthquake nearby.

d)

snow fell on it.

7.

An ominous sound might be

a)

a window breaking.

b)

a beautiful song.

c)

a baby laughing.

d)

a loud concert.

8.

If you indulge a person,

a)

you stop that person from doing something.

b)

you allow that person to do something.

c)

you take away something the person wants.

d)

you make the person give you something.

9.

Why does Walter Lord wait so long to include the quotation, “We hit an iceberg—there it is!” in his account?

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10.

What does this phrase describe " was no longer broadside but had veered sharply to port"

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