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

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
30 sec • 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
30 sec • 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
30 sec • 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
30 sec • 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
Which quote from the passage uses a simile to describe the conditions on the night the
Titanic sank?
Groaning, the boat descended a fearful distance into that inky blackness beneath, intensified as the lights fell on it occasionally. (paragraph 21)
We touched the water with a terrific thud, a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest. (paragraph 23)
A tiny breeze, the first we had felt on this calm night, blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness. (paragraph 29)
One awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats . . . (paragraph 30)
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
record her personal experience during an important event
inform the reader about the key details of an important event
reveal the untold truth about an important event
convince the reader to agree with her opinion about an important event
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