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Finding the Titanic
Comprehension - Chapter 4
Use the book to answer the following questions using COMPLETE SENTENCES.
 
1. What time was it when the lifeboats found the rescue ship?________________________
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2. Where did Ruth finally find the rest of her family?__________________________________
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3. What was the name of the ship that rescued the survivors of Titanic?__________________
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4. Were any more lifeboats or survivors found by the rescue ship? ________________________
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5. How long did it take the passengers to reach New York?____________________________
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6. Why does the crewman think so many ships will be looking for them? __________________
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7. The photograph on page 27 is real. How do you think the passengers felt when
they were in the lifeboat? _________________________________________________
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8. The author tells you how cold it was for the survivors. What are some of the
ways he helps you to understand that? ____________________________________________________
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9. As you look at the illustration on pages 24 and 25, think about how you would
have felt if you had been in the boat. What would you be thinking? ___________________
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10. Why does the author have a chapter about the disaster when he is telling about
how he found the ship? ___________________________________________________