Titanic, Lost and FoundTitanic, Lost and Found

Author: Judy Donelly

Reading Level: 3.0 ATOS
Number Words: 3000
Question: 10
Point Value: 0.5

Question 1
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The Titanic was called "The Wonder Ship". It had

restaurants, a post office, and a gym.
enough life boats for everyone.
fancy rooms on every level of the ship.
made many many safe trips on the ocean.

Question 2
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How many trips did the Titanic make all together?

one
one hundred
seven
ten

Question 3
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The experts said the Titanic

would not sink
had enough life boats for everyone
would never be safe
would sink if it hit an iceberg

Question 4
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The ship was divided into sixteen watertight

compartments
ships
rooms
swimming pools

Question 5
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What country was the Titanic near when it hit the iceberg?

Canada
England
China
France

Question 6
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Why didn't the ship The Californian come to help the Titanic?

Their radio was turned off and they didn't hear the call for help.
They didn't like the people on the Titanic.
It was not their job to help them.
They did not have enough gas to go to them.

Question 7
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Why didn't everyone get in the lifeboats?

There were not enough lifeboats.
People were saving seats.
Some people wanted to stay and wait for the rescue ship.
There were no lifeboats on the Titanic.

Question 8
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What did Robert Ballard invent?

He invented a special underwater robot named Argo.
He invented a safer ship that would not sink.
He invented bigger lifeboats.
He invented the firework flares that ships can use to signal for help.

Question 9
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What did Robert Ballard find?

He found the Titanic lying on the bottom of the ocean floor.
He found the people who survived from the Titanic sinking.
He found a way to keep the Titanic from sinking.
He found many robots.

Question 10
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Why didn't Robert Ballard tell anyone where he found the Titanic?

He did not want treasure hunters to come and loot the ship.
He wanted to keep the gold that was on the ship for himself.
He wanted to sell the things from the ship.
He wanted to be the only person to know about Titanic.