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Instructions: Fill in The Blanks With The Words in The Chart
Name:__________________________________________________________ Date:______________
The Titanic
The year was 1912. The radio __________ already __________ invented in 1901. The Wright brothers had
already __________ their first successful flight in 1903. The Titanic –the ship of __________– __________ just
been __________ and was ready to __________ its first voyage from England to America with its 2,200
__________.
The Titanic __________ the most magnificent ship that __________ ever __________ built. It had luxuries that
ships had never __________ before: electric light and heat, electric elevators, a swimming pool, a Turkish bath,
libraries, and much more. __________ was built to give its first-class passengers all the comforts of the best
__________.
But rich passengers __________ not the only ones __________ on the Titanic. Most of the passengers in third
class were __________ who had __________ behind a complete way of life and were coming to __________
with hopes of a better life.
The Titanic __________ to cross the Atlantic __________ on April 10. The winter of 1912 __________ been
unusually mild, and large blocks of ice had __________ away from the __________ region. By the fifth day at
sea, the captain had __________ several warnings about __________, but he was not very __________; he
didn’t realize how much danger the ship was in. __________ April 14, at 11:40 p.m., an iceberg was
__________ straight ahead. The __________ tried to reverse the direction of his ship, but he __________
because the Titanic was __________ too fast and it was too big. It hit the iceberg and started to sink.
The Titanic __________ originally __________ 32 lifeboats, but 12 of them had been __________ to make the
ship look better. While the ship was sinking, rich people were put on __________. Women and children
__________ put on the lifeboats before men. __________ the time the third-class passengers were
__________ to come up from their cabins, most of the lifeboats had already __________.
Several hours later, another ship __________ to help, but the Titanic had __________ __________ down. Only
one-third of the passengers __________.