WorksheetsA Night to Remember StudySync Questions
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. detached
a)
unemotional; unconcerned
b)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
c)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
d)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
e)
a large indefinite number; multitude
2.
2. ominous
a)
threatening; suggesting that something bad will happen
b)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
c)
unemotional; unconcerned
d)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
e)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
3.
3.myriad
a)
a large indefinite number; multitude
b)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
c)
unemotional; unconcerned
d)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
e)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
4.
4.draw
a)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
b)
unemotional; unconcerned
c)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
d)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
e)
a large indefinite number; multitude
5.
5.impress
a)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
b)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
c)
unemotional; unconcerned
d)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
e)
a large indefinite number; multitude
6.
6.glamorous
a)
extremely attractive and exciting; fascinating
b)
to create a strong effect; to have a forceful impact
c)
to move somewhere slowly and steadily
d)
unemotional; unconcerned
e)
a large indefinite number; multitude
7.
7.He told the story in a _________way as if it had happened to someone else.
a)
detached
b)
draw
c)
glamorous
d)
impress
e)
myriad
8.
8. I watched the hockey player ______closer to the goal.
a)
draw
b)
glamorous
c)
detached
d)
impress
e)
myriad
9.
9.The movie star was _______ in her red dress.
a)
glamorous
b)
draw
c)
detached
d)
impress
e)
myriad
10.
10.The car stopped suddenly with an _________thud.
a)
ominous
b)
draw
c)
glamorous
d)
detached
e)
impress
11.
11.When the night sky is cloudless, you can see a ______ of stars.
a)
myriad
b)
draw
c)
glamorous
d)
detached
e)
impress
12.
12.Cody wants to ________his parents by getting good grades.
a)
impress
b)
draw
c)
glamorous
d)
detached
e)
myriad
13.
1. The following passage (paragraph 2) adds to the development of the excerpt mainly by . "Even the passengers’ dogs were glamorous."
a)
A. foreshadowing something that will happen later
b)
B. making the reader feel sympathy for the dogs
c)
C. including an important detail
d)
D. suggesting just how wealthy many of the passengers are
14.
2.What do the following lines mainly reveal about the two people speaking (paragraphs 7-9)? “What did you see?” asked a calm voice at the other end.
“Iceberg right ahead,” replied Fleet.
“Thank you,” acknowledged the voice with curiously detached courtesy. Nothing more was said.
a)
A. They don’t care about the ship or its passengers.
b)
B. Keeping a courteous tone is important to them, even in a state of emergency.
c)
C. They don’t have enough experience at sea.
d)
D. They may be too tired to understand the danger.
15.
3.Repeating the same line in paragraphs 5 and 11 adds to the development of the setting mainly by .
5 Now the watch was almost over, and still there was nothing unusual. Just the night, the stars, the biting cold, the wind that whistled through the rigging as the Titanic raced across the calm, black sea at 22 1/2 knots.
11 At this moment Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe was standing watch on the after bridge. For him too, it had been an uneventful night—just the sea, the stars, the biting cold.
a)
A. showing off the author’s descriptive ability
b)
B. suggesting that it was nighttime
c)
C. establishing that everything seemed ordinary and routine that night
d)
D. making it clear that they are out in the ocean
16.
4.What do the following lines mainly reveal about the Quartermaster Thomas Rowe (paragraph 11)? As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called “Whiskers ’round the Light”—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.
a)
A. The Quartermaster is a sensitive person.
b)
B. The Quartermaster is hypnotized by the deck lights.
c)
C. The Quartermaster pays more attention to the little details than to the danger at hand.
d)
D. The Quartermaster is the most experienced person on the watch.
17.
5.Which of the following most closely states a central idea of this excerpt?
a)
A. Wealthy people are more likely to be involved in an accident at sea because they take fewer precautions.
b)
B. Most people do whatever it takes to remain positive in the face of danger.
c)
C. Traveling by sea is one of the most dangerous forms of transportation, both then and now.
d)
D. When faced with the possibility of a life-threatening situation, people often downplay the danger.
18.
6.Which passage from the excerpt best supports the central idea?
a)
A. “The passengers in their cabins felt the jar too, and tried to connect it with something familiar.”
b)
B. Mrs. Walter B Stephenson recalled the first ominous jolt when she was in the San Francisco earthquake—then decided this wasn’t that bad.”
c)
C. “It seemed stronger to some than to others.”
d)
D. “Then he realized it was an iceberg, towering perhaps 100 feet above the water.”
19.
7.Which of the following inferences about the stewards is best supported by the text (paragraphs 13-16)?
a)
A. The stewards would gladly welcome time off while the ship is being repaired in in Belfast, Ireland.
b)
B. The stewards wished they were upstairs with the passengers so that they could learn more about them.
c)
C. The stewards will probably refuse to keep working unless they are treated better.
d)
D. Many of the stewards didn’t want to go back home to their wives and families.
20.
9.Which meaning of bridge most closely matches its meaning in the passage below (paragraph 6)?
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.
a)
A. noun | a passage in music
b)
B. noun | a piece of wood supporting the strings in a musical instrument
c)
C. noun | a structure that provides a passage over a river, railway or road
d)
D. noun | a platform from which a pilot navigates a ship
21.
12. Inside the bow were the ships most _______ features.
a)
amazing
b)
luxurious
c)
grand
d)
chopped
22.
Which of the following best describes the mood on the Titanic before the iceberg was spotted?
a)
Ordinary and routine
b)
Chaotic and noisy
c)
Tense and fearful
d)
Excited and festive
23.
The word 'myriad' most nearly means:
a)
A small amount
b)
A large number
c)
A dangerous event
d)
A sudden stop
24.
What does the author suggest about the passengers' attitude toward the danger they faced?
a)
They were quick to panic and cause chaos.
b)
They downplayed the seriousness of the situation.
c)
They were eager to abandon the ship.
d)
They immediately followed all safety instructions.
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