Titanic and Blue Whale Quiz

Why is the word 'unsinkable' in inverted commas?

• To emphasise doubt or irony, as the Titanic did sink.

• To highlight the ship's strength.

• To indicate a quote.

• To show the ship's reputation.

When did the Titanic sink?

Give an example of alliteration from the 2nd paragraph.

How does the writer help the reader to understand the size of the ship?

What is the effect of using long sentences in the text?

(a) Identify any one passive verb from the second paragraph.

(b) Why has the passive form of the verb been used?

Explain in your own words what 'raked along the side of the ship' means.

On the night that the Titanic sank, several mistakes were made on board the ship. Tick (√) two boxes to identify two of the mistakes.

• The look-outs did not have binoculars.

• The ship was going too fast.

• The ship had enough lifeboats.

• The radio warnings were heeded.

Read these statements based on the text 'When the Titanic hit an iceberg'. Some are facts and some are opinions. Tick (√) the facts. (There may be more than one.)

• The Titanic partly missed the iceberg.

• The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

• The Titanic was the largest ship ever built.

• The Titanic was unsinkable.