The passage below (paragraph 2) adds to the development of the excerpt mainly by .
Even the passengers’ dogs were glamorous.
U1 A Night to Remember Quiz
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Luisa Uribe
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The passage below (paragraph 2) adds to the development of the excerpt mainly by .
Even the passengers’ dogs were glamorous.
A. hinting at something that will happen later
B. making the reader feel sympathy for the dogs
C. including a very important detail
D. suggesting just how wealthy many of the passengers are
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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. They don’t care about the ship or its passengers.
B. Keeping a courteous tone is important to them, even in a state of emergency.
C. They don’t have enough experience at sea.
D. They may be too tired to understand the danger.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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. showing off the author’s descriptive ability
B. suggesting that it was nighttime
C. establishing that everything seemed ordinary and routine that night
D. making it clear that they are out in the ocean
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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. The Quartermaster is a sensitive person.
B. The Quartermaster is hypnotized by the deck lights.
C. The Quartermaster pays more attention to the little details than to the danger at hand.
D. The Quartermaster is the most experienced person on the watch.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following most closely states a central idea of this excerpt?
A. Wealthy people are more likely to be involved in an accident at sea because they take fewer precautions.
B. Most people do whatever it takes to remain positive in the face of danger.
C. Traveling by sea is one of the most dangerous forms of transportation, both then and now.
D. When faced with the possibility of a life-threatening situation, people often downplay the danger.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which passage from the excerpt best supports the central idea?
A. “The passengers in their cabins felt the jar too, and tried to connect it with something familiar.”
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. “It seemed stronger to some than to others.”
D. “Then he realized it was an iceberg, towering perhaps 100 feet above the water.”
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following inferences about the stewards is best supported by the text (paragraphs 13-16)?
A. The stewards would gladly welcome time off while the ship is being repaired in Belfast, Ireland.
B. The stewards wished they were upstairs with the passengers so that they could learn more about them.
C. The stewards will probably refuse to keep working unless they are treated better.
D. Many of the stewards didn’t want to go back home to their wives and families.
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