A Harrowing Escape Reading Plus Level H Story

1. an unbiased account of an avoidable manmade disaster
2. “calm before the storm” and “ignorance is bliss”
3. The first- and second-class passengers were more likely to have survived due to the location of their cabins.
4. The Titanic’s membrane of outer plates were less than an inch thick and must have been cut through as a knife cuts paper.

6. He thought Beesley was absurd for wanting to go outside in the cold.
7. The ship’s musicians, who continued to play their instruments even as the ship sank into the sea.
8. The ship had far too few lifeboats.
9. the launching of rockets to attract help
10. an increased vibration from the ship’s engines