Titanic - The Ship Questions.

Titanic - The Ship Questions

Instructions. 

Highlight the correct answer for each question.

Literal Questions:

You need to look for key words in the question to help you find the answer in the text

1) How tall was the Titanic

a) as tall as 3 football fields           b)  53 metres 

c) 266 metres             d) 28 metres 

2) What is the MAIN reason the Titanic is so famous today?

            a) Because it was the largest ship ever built at the time

b) Because it was the most luxurious ship at the time

c) Because it was on its maiden voyage

d) Because it hit an iceberg and sank.

3) How many men worked to keep the furnaces continually burning?

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Inferential Questions: 

You will need to look for clues in the text or use what you know about the world to answer these.

4) Why were people extremely surprised that the Titanic sunk?

> Because it was the biggest ship at that time                 

5) How would passengers have felt when they first boarded the Titanic?  .

             a) Anxious and scared.                                            

 b) Nervous and fearful

c) Excited and reassured they were safe.

d) a and b                                         

6)  Why did the furnace workers have to work in shifts for 24 hours?

a)   Because if they stopped work the ship would stop moving

b)  Because they needed the money

c) Because they needed to keep the ship warm.

d) Because they really liked the work.

    Vocabulary Questions:

Look for the underlined word in the text. What word could you use instead that means the same. 

           7) What is another word or phrase you could use instead of ‘watertight’?  

           a) leaky                                                b) submerged

           c) sealed from water                         d) water flowing

            8) What is a ‘maiden’ voyage?  

             a)   a last voyage .       b)   a first voyage

 c)    a voyage for girls only                              d)  a voyage named after Maiden