Titanic Timeline(Events in the story)
Survivor’s Perspective
(Narrator’s thoughts and experiences)
Vocabulary Voyage (Using academic vocabulary)
Figurative Language (Similes, metaphors, and more)
Grammar & Writing (Sentence structure and corrections)
100

What did some passengers do when asked to board lifeboats?

What is some needed encouragement, while others eagerly boarded 

100

How does the author’s point of view affect the story?

What is she describes events as though they are happening in real-time.

100

The passengers showed__________ to board lifeboats because they believed the Titanic was safe. 

What is reluctance?

100

What type of figurative language is used in “the icy wind felt like a knife”?

What is a simile? 

100

Choose the correct sentence:

  • A) The Titanic, which was the biggest ship in the world, was luxurious.
  • B) The Titanic which was the biggest ship in the world was luxurious.

What is A) The Titanic, which was the biggest ship in the world, was luxurious.

200

Why were passengers reluctant to leave the ship at first?

What is the Titanic seemed steady, and they thought it wouldn’t sink ?

200

Why does the author describe the ship as “beautifully illuminated”?

What is it contrasts with the tragedy unfolding. 

200

The crew members tried to________ passengers that everything was fine.  

What is reassure?

200

What does “the ship was beautifully illuminated” symbolize?

What is it represents a false sense of security 

200

Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of “illuminated”?

What is “Each deck alive with lights.” 

300

What event made the narrator realize the Titanic was sinking?

What is she saw that the front of the ship was much lower in the water

300

What does the baby symbolize in the story?

What is the chaos and desperation of the evacuation 

300

The passengers were ________ by the Titanic’s size and luxury.

What is fascinated? 
300

Find the simile in this sentence: "A tiny breeze blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness."

What is it felt like a knife?

300

Identify the error: “The Titanic was the biggest ship, in the world.”

What is Remove the comma after "ship." 

400

What happened when the narrator’s lifeboat touched the water?

What is there was a "bone-cracking thud" that made a baby cry. 

400

How does Jessop react to the sinking of the Titanic?

What is in shock and disbelief, feeling as if it’s a dream.

400

The women in the lifeboat wept__________.

What is unrestrainedly?

400

What emotion does the phrase “an unforgettable, agonizing cry” evoke?

What is Fear and helplessness?

400

Choose the best way to combine these sentences: “Violet Jessop was a member of the staff aboard the Titanic. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world.”

What is ...Violet Jessop was a member of the staff aboard the Titanic, which was the biggest ship in the world

500

How did the narrator describe the final moments of the sinking?

What is she heard an "agonizing cry" from 1,500 people in the water 

500

How does the author use sensory details to describe the scene?

What is she describes the lights, icy wind, and fearful cries

500

The cries from the sinking ship were described as _______ 

What is agonizing?

500

What is the effect of the personification in “the ship seemed to sigh as it sank”?

What is it makes the Titanic feel alive and tragic.

500

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence? “Jessop describe how the passengers was scared.”

What is ......Jessop describes how the passengers were scared