Worksheets"The Titanic Tragedy" Comprehension Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
The White Star Line was founded in
1845
1891
1907
1908
At which of the following places did the Titanic NOT pick up passengers?
Queenstown
New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
Why did the author include photographs of the first and third class staterooms?
to show you how tiny the third class staterooms were
to show you how luxurious the first-class staterooms were
to show you the differences between the first and third class staterooms
to encourage you to ride on a ship like the Titanic
What was the main problem with the lifeboats?
There wasn't enough time to load all of the passengers before the ship sank.
The lifeboats were lowered only half-full.
The lifeboats couldn't hold more than 50 passengers in each.
There weren't enough lifeboats for the number of passengers onboard the ship.
Who spotted the iceberg?
Captain Edward Smith
Frederick Fleet
J. Bruce Ismay
First Officer William Murdoch
Which of the following is NOT a good subheading for the section, "The Titanic Sinks?"
"A Tragedy Occurs"
"Into the Waters"
"The Carpathia Helps"
"The Ship Sinks"
Which detail from the text BEST supports the idea that the White Star Line was in some way responsible for the loss of passengers?
There were not enough lifeboats on board for all of the passengers.
The Carpathia was too far away to rescue the Titanic in time.
Captain Smith ordered that the Titanic proceed at full speed despite the iceberg warnings.
Many passengers ignored warnings to report to deck.
Which of the following statements about the fate of the Titanic's passengers is true (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)?
Most of the passengers bought second-class tickets.
First-class passengers were more likely to have survived the sinking than second or third-class passengers.
Most of those who survived were third-class passengers.
Second-class passengers were more likely to have died than first-class passengers.
What is the main idea of the section, "Aftermath?"
J. Bruce Ismay rescued himself instead of helping women and children.
In response to public outcry over the Titanic tragedy, some laws were changed and new laws were passed.
The public was outraged.
The US Coast Guard formed the International Ice Patrol.
What was the author's purpose for writing, "The Titanic Tragedy?"
to persuade readers to use caution when sailing in the Atlantic Ocean
to describe what it was like to ride on the Titanic
to inform readers about the Titanic and what happened to the ship
to explain to readers how to survive a ship's sinking
