1. (A) Find any 6 words from the text that have suffixes. Underline the suffix in each of them.
- Unsinkable (-able)
- Luxury (-y)
- Darkness (-ness)
- Bravery (-y)
- Floating (-ing)
- Sadly (-ly)
(B) Two words may combine to form a new word with a changed meaning.
Such words are called Compound words in English.
For example : every + thing = everything
Some of them have a hyphen. For example : life-skills
Find 4 or 5 compound words from the text.
- Life-boats
- Ice-cold
- Ship’s-crew
- Radio-operator
- Deep-sea
2. (A) Read the text and answer.
(a) What does the word ‘Titanic’ mean?
Answer: The word ‘Titanic’ means huge.
(b) How many passengers did Titanic carry?
Answer: The Titanic carried more than two thousand passengers.
(c) Why were the passengers on Titanic proud?
Answer: The passengers were proud because they were traveling in the best and most luxurious ship in the world.
(d) Why did people call Titanic an unsinkable ship?
Answer: People called Titanic unsinkable because it was built with the latest technology, and its builders believed it could not sink.
(e) What did Carpathia’s crew find?
Answer: Carpathia’s crew found seven hundred survivors in life-boats, as well as chairs and pieces of wood floating on the water.
(f) Who was the director of the film based on Titanic’s maiden voyage?
Answer: The director of the film was James Cameron.
(g) Where did the scientists find Titanic?
Answer: Scientists found Titanic at a depth of 4000 meters (13,000 feet) on the ocean floor.
(B) Discuss in groups of four and find out:
(a) Reasons for the sinking of Titanic:
- The ship hit an iceberg, which scraped its side and caused water to flood in.
- There were not enough lifeboats for all the passengers.
- The nearby ship ‘California’ did not receive the distress signal because its radio was off.
(b) Effects of the sinking of Titanic:
- More than 1500 people drowned or died from the cold.
- New safety rules were introduced for ships, such as ensuring enough lifeboats for all passengers.
- Ships were required to keep their radios on 24/7.
3. Read and find words related to sea and arrange them alphabetically.
Find words related to the sea from the text and arrange them alphabetically:
- Atlantic
- Captain
- Iceberg
- Lifeboat
- Ocean
- Ship
- Titanic
- Voyage
- Wreck
4. (A) She was as tall as a building with fifteen storeys.
Here She (the Titanic) is compared with a building of fifteen storeys. You know that when a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds it is called Simile. A Simile is introduced by the word ‘as………as or like’. Frame five of your own sentences using the construction ……….. as……..as………
Write them down in your notebook.
(A) Frame five sentences using the construction ‘as…as…’
- The Titanic was as grand as a royal palace.
- The iceberg was as large as a mountain.
- The sea was as calm as a sleeping baby.
- The ship’s interior was as luxurious as a five-star hotel.
- The survivors were as cold as ice.
(B) The Carpathia was too late to save them. Write three sentences of your own using the following construction …….. too ……. to
- The Titanic was too large to avoid the iceberg in time.
- The Carpathia was too far to reach the Titanic before it sank.
- The water was too cold to survive for long.
5. Summary Writing
Write a short summary of the Titanic’s incident in 12-15 lines.
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its first voyage from Southampton to New York with over 2000 passengers. It was considered unsinkable due to its advanced design. On April 14, at 11:40 p.m., it struck a huge iceberg. The iceberg scraped the side of the ship, causing water to flood in.
Captain Smith sent emergency messages, but the nearby ship, California, did not receive them. The Carpathia, which was far away, took three hours to arrive. Meanwhile, the Titanic sank at 2:20 a.m., and 1500 people drowned due to the lack of lifeboats. Only 700 people survived. This disaster led to new safety regulations, ensuring all ships must have enough lifeboats and radios must remain on at all times.
Language Study
2. Say whether the following are Simple, Complex or Compound Sentences.
- They felt safe. → Simple
- Captain Smith knew that there were icebergs nearby. → Complex
- He fought hard to steer, but the ship changed direction slowly. → Compound
- Most passengers heard nothing and they slept on. → Compound
- The crew lowered the lifeboats. → Simple
- They asked them why ships carry such few lifeboats. → Complex
3. Find from the text two examples each of Simple, Complex and
Compound Sentences.
- Simple Sentences:
- The ship was beautiful.
- People jumped into the cold water.
- Complex Sentences:
- Captain Smith knew that there were icebergs nearby.
- They asked why ships carry such few lifeboats.
- Compound Sentences:
- He fought hard to steer, but the ship changed direction slowly.
- Most passengers heard nothing, and they slept on.
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