Question

Part A What inference can be made from the text "R.M.S. Titanic"? Responses Larger lifeboats would have been able to save more people following the collision. Larger lifeboats would have been able to save more people following the collision. People on the Titanic put social class divisions aside to help one another during the collision. People on the , Titanic, put social class divisions aside to help one another during the collision. The collision of the Titanic brought out the best behavior in its passengers. The collision of the , Titanic, brought out the best behavior in its passengers. The crew did not properly inform all the passengers when the collision took place. The crew did not properly inform all the passengers when the collision took place. Question 2 Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A. Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Part A? Responses "Major Butt helps women into the last boats and waves goodbye to them." "Major Butt helps women into the last boats and waves goodbye to them." "But the passengers—most of them—did not know that the Titanic was sinking." "But the passengers—most of them—did not know that the , Titanic, was sinking." "Some boats beat off the freezing victims; fear-crazed men and women struck with oars at the heads of swimmers." "Some boats beat off the freezing victims; fear-crazed men and women struck with oars at the heads of swimmers." "Chunks of ice swirled about their legs; their soaked clothing clutched their bodies in icy folds." "Chunks of ice swirled about their legs; their soaked clothing clutched their bodies in icy folds."

Answer 1

The inference that can be made from the text "R.M.S. Titanic" is this: The crew did not properly inform all the passengers when the collision took place.

A sentence from the text that best supports the answer to Part A is this; "But the passengers—most of them—did not know that the Titanic, was sinking."

What is the inference?

We can infer from the passage that the operators of the sinking Titanic did not make a proper announcement on time that would alert the passengers to the looming danger. The people were taken unawares because they were not properly informed about the impending disaster.

Another fact about the disaster is that it exposed the limitations of the rigid social structure on the Titanic, leading to uneven access to lifeboats and resources.