Titanic- March 28

Third class male passengers had a meager chance of survival when the Titanic sank.

What is the meaning of meager?

• great or large

• small or poor

• big

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

There were only enough lifeboats to sustain 900 of the 2,200 passengers on the Titanic.

What is the meaning of sustain?

• destroy

• damage

• keep alive

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Inadequate planning was one of the main reasons for the large number of deaths when the Titanic sank.

What is the meaning of inadequate?

• lack of

• excess

• extra

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

New safety measures are now in place, and many of the safety rules used on the Titanic are outdated.

What is the meaning of outdated?

• modern

• useless and old

• current

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The importance of the lives of first-class passengers aboard the Titanic was seen as more substantial than those of the second and third class passengers. 
What is the meaning of substantial?

• the same as

• not as important

• important

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4