What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?
Into the Lifeboat Practice Questions

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Jessica Silvia
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In paragraph 6, which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of the word reluctance?
Titanic seemed so steady
content to bide their time
some pointed to a light
another ship’s lights
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 22 of the selection.
“Surely it is all a dream,” I thought as I looked up the side of the ship, beautifully illuminated, each deck alive with lights; the dynamos were on the top deck.
Which phrase from the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word illuminated?
Surely it is all a dream
as I looked up the side of the ship
each deck alive with lights
the dynamos were on the top deck
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath
(paragraph 21)
Describes the Lifeboat
Describes the Titanic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)
Describes the Lifeboat
Describes the Titanic
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