THE WONDER SHIP
DANGER AHEAD!
WATER RUSHED IN
HUNTING FOR TITANIC
SAVING THE PAST
100
A smoke detector is one kind of …………………….
Alarm
100
……………………. find out what is special about a new place
Explorers
100
Most people have seen the ……………………. Statue of Liberty
Famous
100
……………………. cover most of the Earth
Oceans
100

The bus driver took ten ……………………. to school.

Passengers

200

The boy ……………………. a starfish at the beach

Discovered

200
You might ……………………. for something you lost.
Search
200
A ……………………. is what is left after a crash
Wreck
200
What does it mean by ‘set off for’ A. Began sailing to B. A disaster C. Surprised
A
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Sometimes there is no warning or ……………………. and a ship crashes into rocks.
Alarm
300
The ship may sink into the …………………….
Ocean
300
The ……………………. may lose their lives
Passengers
300
People may ……………………. for the wreck of a lost ship for many years
Search
300
An ……………………. who studies a well- known or famous shipwreck can learn new information.
Explorer
300

What made Titanic a floating palace?

It was very beautiful! For example, there was a pool, gold lights and carved wood.

400

Where did Titanic start its journey?

England

400
Rich and poor passengers stayed on different decks. True or False
True
400
Who could use the top four decks ?
Rich passengers
400
What does ‘crew’ mean?
Workers
400
Why did the ship sink?
The ship hit an iceberg and ripped apart.
500

What happened to the passengers when the ship went down?

Some of the passengers climbed into lifeboats and were saved. Other passengers went down with ship.

500

Do you think most of the people who lived through the disaster were men or women?

Most were probably women because they were the first to get on the lifeboats

500
What did Ballard see as he explored the ship?
He saw the bow of the ship and objects from the ship, such as cups, beds and suitcases.
500
Why did Ballard not take anything from Titanic?
He didn’t take anything from Titanic because he didn’t want to disrupt or change the story the objects tell.
500
How did Ballard discover Titanic?
He sent an underwater machine called Argo to scan the ocean floor.
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