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The Sinking of the Titanic

The world was shocked when the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912. And
sunk just a few hours later at 2:20 am on April 15, 1912. The “unsinkable” ship RMS Titanic
sank on its maiden voyage, losing at least 1,517 lives, making it one of the deadliest maritime
disasters in history. After the Titanic had sunk, safety regulations were increased to make
ships safer, including ensuring enough lifeboats to carry all on board.
When completed, the Titanic was the largest movable object ever made. By the time the
Titanic left Queenstown at 1:30 p.m. on April 11,1912, heading for New York, she was
carrying over 2,200 people, both passengers, and crew. The first two days across the Atlantic,
April 12-13, 1912, went smoothly. The crew worked hard and the passengers enjoyed their
luxurious surroundings. Sunday, April 14, also started out relatively uneventful, but later
became deadly. Throughout the day on April 14, the Titanic received a number of wireless
messages from other warning about icebergs along their path. However, for various reasons,
not all of these warnings made it to the Captain.
At that time, the lookouts had been told to be a bit more diligent in their observations, but
the Titanic was still steaming full speed ahead. At 11:40 p.m. the lookouts rang the bell to
issue a warning. Thirty-seven seconds after the lookouts warned the bridge, the Titanic’s
right side scraped along the iceberg below the water line.
After taking a survey of the ship, Captain Smith realized that the ship was taking on a lot of
water. He ordered the lifeboats to be uncovered at 12:05 a.m. and to begin sending distress
calls. At first, many of the passengers did not comprehend the severity of the situation. It
was a cold night, and the Titanic still seemed like a safe place, so many people were not
ready to get into the lifeboats when the first one launched at 12:45 a.m. As it became
increasingly obvious that the Titanic was sinking, the rush to get on a lifeboat became
desperate. To the horror of the passengers, there were not enough lifeboats to save
everyone. Even worse, if the 20 lifeboats that were on the Titanic had been properly filled,
which they were not, 1,178 could have been saved.
Once the last lifeboat was lowered at 2:05 a.m. on April 15, those remaining on board the
Titanic were doomed to die. Some jumped into the water while others chose to die with
dignity. The water was freezing, so anyone stuck in the water for more than a couple of
minutes froze to death. At 2:18 a.m. on April 15, the Titanic snapped in half and then fully
sank two minutes later. In all, a total of only 705 people were rescued while 1,517 perished.
Choose the correct answer
1. In the phrase “maiden voyage” the word “maiden” is a (n) ……….
Ⓐ verb Ⓑ noun Ⓒ adjective Ⓓ adverb
2. The word “survey” means ………………………………
Ⓐ appreciation Ⓑ emancipation Ⓒ destination Ⓓ examination
3. Find a word in the passage that means “ certain to die”
Ⓐ diligent Ⓑ scraped Ⓒ doomed Ⓓ snapped
4. Find a synonym from the passage for the word “catastrophe”
Ⓐ disaster Ⓑ calamity Ⓒ capacity Ⓓ a and b
5. When did Captain Smith realize that the Titanic was sinking
Ⓐ2: 18 Ⓑ12:45 Ⓒ11:40 Ⓓ12:05
6. How did most of the passengers initially react to the lowering of the lifeboats?
Ⓐ they rushed to the boats
Ⓑ they didn’t comprehend the serious of the situation
Ⓒthey got ready to jump
Ⓓ they were enjoying their luxurious
7. What happened to the people who jumped into the water
Ⓐ they swam to shore
Ⓑ they found lifeboats waiting
Ⓒ they stuck in the freezing water
Ⓓ they returned to the ship

Answer the following questions:


1. How did the world react to the sinking of the Titanic and why?
2. What is meant by the phrase “maiden voyage”?
3. What caused this disaster to take place?
4. What happened after the last lifeboat was lowered?
Find these words:
1. The word “smoothly” is a ……………… Give the noun and the adjective
2. Find a word in the passage that is the antonym of “negligent”
3. Find a word in the passage that means “related to the sea”
4. Find a word in the passage that means “to understand something fully”
5. Find a word in the passage that means “certain to die”
6. Find a word in the passage that means “to die in a sudden and violent way”
7. Find a synonym from the passage for the word “evident”
8. Find a synonym from the passage for the word “catastrophe’
9. The word “luxurious” is a(n) ………………………provide a noun ………………….
10.The word “severity” is a(n) ………………………..provide an adjective and adverb

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