Into the Lifeboat

What message does the author convey with the details she gives about the baby in paragraphs 19 and 20? Cite both pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.

• A The baby was her nephew and she knew it's mother.

• B The crewman handed her the baby that was lost and alone, after he said" take care of this".

• C She did not take the baby on the lifeboat with her.

• D She cared for the scared and crying infant all night until they were rescued.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which phrase from paragraph 29 uses exaggeration to give the reader a mental image of how unpleasant the night was following the ship’s sinking?

• F . . . it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness.

• G I sat paralyzed with cold and misery, as I watched Titanic give a lurch forward.

• H One of the huge funnels toppled off like a cardboard model . . .

• J . . . the ship seemed to right herself like a hurt animal with a broken back.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which words from paragraph 6 help the reader understand the meaning of the word agonizing?

• empty, misty blackness

• and then silence, in its loneliness

• awful moment, a long wail

• tiny craft tossing, ice field

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of story is this?

• Fairy Tale

• Memoir

• Informational

• Persuasive

Which idea is supported by information throughout the selection?

• Violet Jessop watched the Titanic sink from a lifeboat and described it as a terrible sight to behold.

• Women in the lifeboats cried when they saw the Titanic sink.

• The Titanic's decks went lower and lower into the sea.

• The water was very cold and the wind was icy.

In paragraph 27, the word unrestrainedly, which is based on the latin root restrain means -

• kept together

• crying

• quietly

• not controlled

The author wrote this selection most likely to -

• compare the Titanic sinking to being in a lifeboat

• provide information about how a boat can sink

• describe the sinking of the Titanic and how it felt to watch from a lifeboat

• explain why the Titanic sank

"A tiny breeze . . . blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness."

The author uses these lines to show -

• that the air was so cold she could feel deep within her body.

• that the author is confused by where the pain is coming from.

• the author is bothered more by the cold air than by the sinking of the Titanic.

• the author is worried that it might get colder outside.

The author organizes this selection by -

• comparing and contrasting the Titanic sinking to other boats that sink.

• presenting the order of events that she experienced while in the life boat.

• listing all the ways the Titanic could have been saved.

• noting the many different emotions of the people who experienced the Titanic sinking.

In the last paragraph, what has changed to make the noise turn to silence?

• The Titanic sank under water.

• Another boat rescued everyone in the lifeboats.

• The baby stopped crying in the lifeboat.

• Those that were not in life boats were yelling for help as they floated in the ocean.

• Those that were not in lifeboats froze to death in the water.