"Return to the Titanic" test review

Question 1

Why did Robert Ballard not take anything from the Titanic? (p.287)

Accepted Answer

Each object helps tell the sad story of the Titanic.

Question 2

The word _______ means "a person who travels somewhere to study something."

Accepted Answer

explorer

Question 3

The word _________ means "something that warns people of danger."

Accepted Answer

alarm

Question 4

Why did some of the passengers remain on Titanic? (p. 285)

Accepted Answer

The ship did not have enough lifeboats for everyone.

Question 5

The word _______ means "what is left after a crash."

Accepted Answer

wreck

Question 6

Last weekend, I ____________ to get ice cream with my friend.

Accepted Answer

walked

Question 7

The word _________ means "very well known."

Accepted Answer

famous

Question 8

Richer passengers had a higher chance of surviving the Titanic. Why? (p. 283)

Accepted Answer

Only rich passengers could use the top four decks., Poor passengers had to stay in the lower decks.

Question 9

People gathered to watch the Titanic begin its journey. Why? (p. 282)

Accepted Answer

They heard that the ship was big and beautiful.

Question 10

The word ___________ means "to look for something."

Accepted Answer

search

Question 11

The Garcia family moved from Texas. Now they _________ in Florida.

Accepted Answer

live

Question 12

The word ________ means "a person who rides in a car, boat, or other vehicle."

Accepted Answer

passenger

Question 13

"That night, the weather was clear. On the ship, people danced." This shows the passengers were

Accepted Answer

happy and lively.

Question 14

Tina wakes up late. She __________ to school and gets there on time.

Accepted Answer

hurries

Question 15

What did Ballard see as he explored Titanic in 1985? (p. 287)

Accepted Answer

cups, beds, shoes, suitcases

Question 16

The word _________ means "to find something that is hidden or lost."

Accepted Answer

discover

Question 17

The word _________ means "a large body of salt water."

Accepted Answer

ocean

Question 18

When he was young, he __________ of becoming a singer.

Accepted Answer

dreamed

Question 19

At the moment Robert Ballard found the lost Titanic, he was using _____. (p. 286)

Accepted Answer

a machine with an underwater camera.

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