Titanic Phrases Sentence Practice

People have tried for years to talk about how budget cuts have decimated hospitals, and _________.

• the band played on

• the tip of the iceberg

• sink or swim

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The men had to wait for to board the lifeboats last because the stewards informed them, "___________."

• Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

• Women and children first

• A drop in the ocean

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What my friend was going through last night is just ___________________, he has bigger issues to deal with.

• a night to remember

• like the Titanic headed for an iceberg

• the tip of the iceberg

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Cleaning your house with a toddler at home is like ________________________. They're destroying one room while you clean another.

• rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic

• sink or swim

• I'm king of the world

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When you live in a small town, running into your ex is _________________. You can't avoid it.

• a drop in the ocean

• like the Titanic headed for an iceberg

• and the band played on

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She is tone-deaf, so when she decided to sing karoake, she _______________.

• bought a ticket on the Titanic

• was king of the world.

• was women and children first.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When he won the chess tournament, he shouted, "____________."

• I'm the king of the world

• A drop in the bucket

• And the band played on

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Getting lost on the way to the concert and missing the entire thing definitely made it _______________.

• a night to remember

• like the Titanic headed for an iceberg

• a drop in the ocean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

We just had a brief shower but it was ____________ of the rain needed to put out the wildfires.

• the band played on

• a drop in the ocean

• rearranging the chairs on the Titanic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

After my new boss briefly explained my responsibilities, he left me to _____________.

• the tip of the iceberg

• buy a ticket on the Titanic

• sink or swim

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B