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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. Titanic sank because of navigational errors
b. the ship carried too many passengers

c. Titanic was heading to England when the ship struck the iceberg
d. nobody really knows the exact number of passengers that died in the crash

8. Which of these states an opinion?

a. The ship measured at 882 feet 9 inches in length and 92 feet 6 inches in
width.
b. The ship was powered by 159 coal burning furnaces that allowed the ship
to travel at a top speed of 23 knots.
c. The Titanic disaster is the worst maritime disaster in history.

d. Titanic struck an iceberg, which caused it to sink.

9. The article was created mainly to
a. entertain the reader about the passengers aboard the Titanic

b. inform the reader about Titanic
c. persuade the reader to never to board a ship
d. share an opinion about how the ship sank

10. The words passenger liner describe
a. a ship that carries mail
b. a ship that carries passengers

c. a tool used to draw lines
d. a name of an Olympic game

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. At the time, Titanic was famous because of its size. T F

b. Titanic was thought to be a poorly built ship. T F

c. The United States Senate investigation reported T F

that 1,490 people perished in the accident.

d. Titanic struck an iceberg on Sunday, April 14, T F

1912.

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