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Wreck of RMS Titanic
Weekly Selection Test
Question | Answer |
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What does the word seidment mean in this sentence? There was SEDIMENT in the cup. | solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid |
What does the word sonar mean in this sentence? The fishing boat uses SONAR. | equipment that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects. |
What does the word debris mean in this sentence? It was difficult to walk through the DEBRIS. | broken pieces |
What does the word robotic mean in this sentence? The ROBOTIC toy rolled across the room by itself. | computer operated. |
What does the word cramped mean in this sentence? The car was CRAMPED. | not having much space. |
What does the word ooze mean in this sentence? She put her feet in the OOZE. | soft mud. |
What does the word interior mean in this sentence? The INTERIOR of the house was clean. | inside |
How are the pictures most helpful in understanding the selection? | the show equipment that the author used as well as the shipwreck. |
Why did the noise of the sonar speed up? | The submarine was getting closer to the shipwreck. |
Why did the Titanic sink? | It hit an iceberg. |
How were Fredrick Fleet and Minnie Coutts alike? | The both survived. |
What resource could you use to prove the fact that over 1,500 people died out of the more than 2,200 people on board? | encyclopedia |
What happened first? | The lookout warned that there was an iceberg. |
What was the most likely reason the author wrote this selection? | teach readers about the Titanic. |
A statement of opinion about this story would be? | Most haunting of all were the shoes and boots. |
A detail that LEAST supports the main idea of the selection would be. | "Inside the cramped submarine, all I could heae was the steady pinging of the sonar..." |
One main idea from the selection would be? | The Titanic is a fascinating shipwreck. |