Into the Lifeboat Quiz Review

What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?

• To express her own feelings about the events

• To describe how best to respond in an emergency situation

• To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink

• To introduce characters who will be important later in the selection

What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?

• To express her own feelings about the events

• To describe how best to respond in an emergency situation

• To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink

• To introduce characters who will be important later in the selection

In paragraph 7 of the selection, how do passengers react when they are asked to board lifeboats?

• Most passengers decline to board lifeboats, believing that the ship will not sink.

• Most passengers board lifeboats in an orderly way, following the crew’s instructions.

• Some passengers eagerly board lifeboats, while others need encouragement.

• Some passengers refuse to board lifeboats, while others ignore directions from the crew.

In paragraph 7 of the selection, how do passengers react when they are asked to board lifeboats?

• Most passengers decline to board lifeboats, believing that the ship will not sink.

• Most passengers board lifeboats in an orderly way, following the crew’s instructions.

• Some passengers eagerly board lifeboats, while others need encouragement.

• Some passengers refuse to board lifeboats, while others ignore directions from the crew.

Read the sentences from paragraph 15 of the selection. "Looking along the length of the ship, I noticed the forward part of her was lower now, much lower! For a fraction of a second, my heart stood still, as is often the case when faith, hitherto unshaken faith, gets its first setback." These lines reflect the narrator's —

• observations on the deck

• sense of time passing

• faith that all will be fine

• first feelings of alarm

Read the sentences from paragraph 15 of the selection. "Looking along the length of the ship, I noticed the forward part of her was lower now, much lower! For a fraction of a second, my heart stood still, as is often the case when faith, hitherto unshaken faith, gets its first setback." These lines reflect the narrator's —

• observations on the deck

• sense of time passing

• faith that all will be fine

• first feelings of alarm

Which THREE quotes are descriptions of the LIFEBOAT? (not Titanic)

• the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath (paragraph 21)

• a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)

• She was getting lower in the water (paragraph 26)

• the women in the boat started to weep (paragraph 27)

• Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other (paragraph 27)

Which THREE quotes are descriptions of the LIFEBOAT? (not Titanic)

• the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath (paragraph 21)

• a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)

• She was getting lower in the water (paragraph 26)

• the women in the boat started to weep (paragraph 27)

• Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other (paragraph 27)

Which TWO quotes are a description of the TITANIC? (Not the Lifeboat)

• the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath (paragraph 21)

• a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)

• She was getting lower in the water (paragraph 26)

• the women in the boat started to weep (paragraph 27)

• Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other (paragraph 27)

Which TWO quotes are a description of the TITANIC? (Not the Lifeboat)

• the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath (paragraph 21)

• a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)

• She was getting lower in the water (paragraph 26)

• the women in the boat started to weep (paragraph 27)

• Only three decks now, and still not a list to one side or the other (paragraph 27)