WorksheetsA Night to Remember
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Which of the following definitions most closely matches that of the word impressed as it is used in the following sentence?
"When the jolt came, it impressed Belford more strongly than Steward Johnson—perhaps because a pan of new rolls clattered off the top of the oven and scattered about the floor."
In awe or shock
admiration or respect
a strong effect or forceful impact
fix an idea in someones mind
Which of the following definitions most closely matches that of the word myriad as it is used in the following sentence?
"...tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights."
Shiny
Colorful
Multiple or many
Tiny
Which of the following definitions most closely matches that of the word ominous as it is used in the following sentence?
"Mrs. Walter B. Stephenson recalled the first ominous jolt when she was in the San Francisco earthquake—then decided this wasn't that bad."
Bright and sunny
Dark and spooky
Something bad or dangerous
Strong and mighty
Which of the following most closely matches the definition of the word detached as it is used in the following sentence?
"'Thank you,' acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy. Nothing more was said."
To separate or break apart.
Panicked and unsteady
Unemotional, unconcerned
Sluggish and lazy
Imagery is?
When an author wants to make a scene feel real using the 5 senses.
When a story has images or pictures associated with it
A game similar to charades but having the players draw the word or phrase
Only used in graphic novels and comics
What is the connotative meaning of the word "Glamourous?"
Negative
Neutral
Positive
What is connotation?
Giving a brief or short version of the story
Discussing the parts that make up a story
Using clues from the text to determine what a word means
The feelings we have towards certain words
What does the word "biting" mean in the following sentence?
"Just the night, the stars, the BITING cold,"
Harsh or cruel
Using ones teeth to hurt something
Make firm contact with a surface
The air was painful to feel.
What is the connotative meaning of the word "draw" as it is used in the following sentence?
"Fleet and Lee stood quietly side by side, watching the ice DRAW nearer."
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Which of the following most closely matches the definition of the word "jar" in the following sentence?
"Then, as they sat there talking, a faint grinding JAR seemed to come from somewhere deep inside the ship. It was not much, but enough to break the conversation and rattle the silver that was set for breakfast next morning."
A type of container
Strike against something with an unpleasant vibration
A disagreement
An opening, usually involving a door or window
Which of the following most closely matches the definition of the word "glamorous" as it is used in the sentence.
"Even the passengers' dogs were GLAMOROUS. ... Robert W. Daniel, the Philadelphia banker, was bringing back a champion French bulldog just purchased in Britain.
Attractive or appealing
Old and senile
Rough and rugged
Cheap and inexpensive
What is the connotation for the word "Luxury"
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Which of the following sentences uses the word "draw" as it was used in the story?
The game ended in a draw after 3 overtimes.
My eyes were being drawn to the TV
The picture he drew for class was beautiful.
The jedi drew his lightsabre from his cloak.
What does the idiom "a very close shave" mean as it is used in the following sentence?
"Then, miraculously, the bow began to swing to port. At the last second the stem shot into the clear, and the ice glided swiftly by along the starboard side. It looked to Fleet like A VERY CLOSE SHAVE."
A shave in which the hair is cut very short.
Barely escaping danger or disaster.
Running out of time.
To do something just perfectly.
"The passengers in their cabins felt the jolt too, and tried to connect it with something familiar. Marguerite Frolicher, a young Swiss girl accompanying her father on a business trip, woke up with a start. Half-asleep, she could think only of the little white lake ships at Zurich making a SLOPPY landing."
Using you context clues which meaning most closely matches that of the word "sloppy" in the sentence above?
Unorganized and annoying.
Messy and dirty
Rough and shaky.
Casual and loose
"To Lady Cosmo Duff Gordon, waking up from the jolt, it seemed 'as though somebody had drawn a giant finger along the side of the ship.'"
The sentence above is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
"The Atlantic was like polished plate glass; people later said they had never seen it so smooth."
What type of figurative language is in the sentence above?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Suddenly Fleet saw something directly ahead, even darker than the darkness. At first it was small (about the size, he thought, of two tables put together), but every second it grew larger and closer. Quickly Fleet banged the crow's-nest bell three times, the warning of danger ahead. At the same time he lifted the phone and rang the bridge.
Which meaning of bridge most closely matches its meaning in the passage below (paragraph 6)?
A structure that provides passage over a river or road
A platform from which a captain navigates a ship
A passage in music
A piece of wood supporting the strings in a guitar
"They were dining-saloon stewards, indulging in the time-honored pastime of all stewards off duty—they were gossiping about their passengers."
Indulging in the sentence above most closely means
Enjoying to eat
Enjoying to participate
Becoming involved in
Allowing someone to do something
Why were first class passengers more likely to survive the Titanic over second or third class passengers?
They could pay to be on the life boats.
They most likely knew how to swim.
They were on the upper levels of the ship.
They would be the first ones to be saved from the water.
