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Name __________________

Color ___________________

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Pre-Reading Activity (Before you read the story)

What do you know about the Titanic? Circle what you think is the correct answer:

What was the Titanic?

A) A huge ship.

B) A tiny ship.

C) A fishing boat.

D) A ship for carrying cars.

How many lifeboats were on the Titanic?

A) 2

B) 12

C) 20

D) 112

How many people could be in the Titanic?

A) 350

B) 3,500

C) 35,000

What year did the Titanic sail?

A) 1900

B) 1902

C) 1910

D) 1912

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Alphabetical Order, Vocabulary and Part of Speech

Put the following words in alphabetical (ABC) order. After that, write definitions for

these words, draw a small picture, and write the part of speech:

Word in (ABC)

Order

Definition Part of

Speech

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

passenger crew survivor shout lifeboat

lifejacket iceberg ship journey spot

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Fill in the Blanks - Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks to complete the words.

Look at the pictures for clues.

1. sh__p__r__ ck

2. h__l__

3. l__f__bo__t

4. li__e__ac__et

5. __cebe__g

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Matching Activity – Vocabulary

Match each word to the correct picture.

Draw a line from the number to the letter.

lookout 1. a.

passengers 2. b.

crew 3. c.

survivors 4. d.

tilt 5. e.

chandelier 6. f.

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Key Story Sentences

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

1. A new ship set sail _________________________.

2. On _____________________, the Titanic left Southampton for

New York.

3. For ___________________, the Titanic steamed ahead.

4. Then, ___________________ on 14 April, the lookout

spotted something in the dark.

5. In _____________________, explorers found the wreck of the Titanic.

Write your own Sentences

Use similar examples from above in number one and create your own

sentences. For example: In 2020, I turned nine years old.

6.______________________________________________________

7.______________________________________________________

8.______________________________________________________

9.______________________________________________________

10._____________________________________________________

April 10th, 1912 four days 1985

in 1912 late at night

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Compound Words

A compound word is a word that is made from two smaller words.

pan + cake = pancake

rain + bow = rainbow

Directions: Underline the compound word in each sentence. Write the

compound word and the two smaller words that form it.

1. Chang Been and Su Hyeok played on the playground.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

2. Hye In and Ha Young went to watch the baseball game.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

3. I use toothpaste when I brush my teeth.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

4. The two boys saw a toad by the riverbank.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

5. Ji Yu wants to eat watermelon every morning.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

6. Strawberries are my favorite fruit.

________________ = ________________ + _________________

7. The favorite part of my vacation was when I got to ride in the airplane.

________________ = ___________________ + ________________

Here are some compound words from our story – draw a line between the

two smaller words: teacup

1. staircase 2. seawater 3. lifeboat

4. lifejacket 5. shipwreck

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Scrambled Sentences

Unscramble the sentences from the story. First, try doing it without

looking in the book. After you finish, check your answers by finding

them in the story to see if you were correct.

1. ship A in 1912. new left

________________________________________________

2. in. seawater Icy raced

________________________________________________

3. She help. to raced

________________________________________________

4. beautiful. ship big and was The

________________________________________________

5. Titanic one the disaster shipwrecks ever.

was of The worst

________________________________________________

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Reading Comprehension

Choose the answer. Circle the correct letter.

1. When did the Titanic set sail from Southampton?

a. 10 April 1912

b. 12 April 1914

2. How many passengers and crew were on board?

a. 700

b. 2,200

3. What did the lookout see on the night of 14 April 1912?

a. a ship called the Carpathia

b. an iceberg

4. How many lifeboats were on the Titanic?

a. 700

b. 20

5. How many people survived the Titanic disaster?

a. at least 1,500

b. only 705

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Comprehension Questions

Answer the questions in complete sentences:

1. When did the ship set sail? (did+set=____________)

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

2. Where did the Titanic leave from? (did+leave=____________)

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

3. When did explorers find the wreck of the Titanic?

(did+find=____________)

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

4. How many lifeboats did the Titanic have? (did+have=____________)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

5. Where did the iceberg scrape the Titanic?

(did+____________=____________)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

6. How many passengers and crew were on board?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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Reading Comprehension

Number the sentences in the correct order (1-5) to match the text.

Her hull was damaged, water rushed in and the ship

started to sink.

The Carpathia rushed to help, but only 705 people survived

and at least 1,500 people died.

The Titanic set off for New York from Southampton on

10 April 1912.

The wreck of the Titanic was found by explorers in 1985.

On the night of 14 April 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg.

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Have Fun with English

Find and circle the words in the word snakes.

Help this ship find its way round the icebergs to safety.

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Titanic Wordsearch

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Test your English

True or False? Write “T” for True or “F” for False.

1. The Titanic was heading for Southampton when it sank. ________

2. On the night of the disaster the lookout saw

the iceberg, but the Titanic hit it anyway. ________

3. The Titanic answered the Carpathia’s radio signal for help. ________

4. 705 people died in the Titanic disaster. ______

Choose the answer. Circle the correct letter.

1. The ship was called the Titanic because…

a. Titanic means “giant”.

b. Titanic means “fast”.

2. The Titanic sank because…

a. there weren’t enough lifeboats on board.

b. the ship’s hull was damaged by an iceberg.

3. There weren’t enough lifeboats on board because…

a. people didn’t think the Titanic could sink.

b. people didn’t think they looked nice.

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