The Titanic Tragedy STAAR Question Stems
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- Q1As it is used in the section "The Titanic Sinks", the word (don) refers to-a prefix that can be added to a worda place a person can visitan action a person doesthe name of a person30s
- Q2Read this sentence from the section "The Titanic Sinks". [The crew of the Carpathia put themselves in danger, traveling at dangerous speeds and dodging nearby icebergs to reach the distressed Titanic.] The description in this sentence helps the reader understand that-the crew on the Carpathia ship were very concerned, and were willing to risk their own lives to help rescue othersthe crew were not concerned about helping others and took their timethe Carpathia was better built ship than the Titanicthe crew members were not courageous30s
- Q3Based on the author's descriptions of the accommodations in the section "The Ship of Dreams", the reader can infer thatthe of the passengers had to endure horrible conditionsfirst class passengers were not happy with their stateroomsthe majority of passengers were content with what was provided on the Titanicthird class passengers thought they were being treated unfairly, even though they paid less30s
- Q4The reader knows that "The Titanic Tragedy" is expository text because it-persuades the reader to make a decisiontells about a true event that occurred in the early 1900'suses figurative language to create imageryexplains about the true life of a Titanic passenger30s
- Q5Based on the selection, how does the author most likely feel about "The Titanic Tragedy"?the people aboard the ship were all hero'sthe tragedy was not an important event in historythat it was a significant historical event people should know aboutthe Titanic should not have been created30s
- Q6The author includes the section "Aftermath" most likely to -to explain who's fault it was that the tragedy occurredexplain what was done to help prevent another tragedy from occurringto persuade people to not travel on a shipto show the steps of how to prevent a tragedy from occurring30s
- Q7According to the selection, why were so many people not able to be rescued-it was too hard to see at night when the tragedy occurredthere were not enough lifeboats available to save all of the passengersthe ship sank very quicklythe people aboard the ship were unable to find lifejackets30s
- Q8Which sentence from expresses an opinion? (expresses what someone thinks)The sinking of the Titanic one of the most significant tragedies in history.The RMS Titanic held a total of 20 lifeboats capable of carrying just under 1,200 people.The Titanic offered different accommodations on the ship based on ticket price.On April 14, Titanic received a number of warnings from other ships nearby about icebergs in the area.30s
- Q9Which section from the selection describes the locations the Titanic accepted and boarded passengers before sailing into the Atlantic Ocean?"Iceberg""The Birth of the RMS Titanic""The Voyage Begins""Rescue"30s
- Q10Based on the information provided in the table/chart, the reader can tellmore first class passengers died than second and third class passengersthird class passengers made up 25% of the population aboard the Titanicmore second class passengers died than first or third class passengersmore third class passengers died than than second and first class passengers30s