Finding the Titanic: Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary for Finding the Titanic by Robert Ballard. This is a selection from Grade 4 HM Reading series.

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FINDING THE TITANIC : 

FINDING THE TITANIC Robert D. Ballard KEY VOCABULARY

funnel(noun) : 

funnel(noun) The Titanic had four funnels. smokestack on a ship

plaqueNoun : 

plaqueNoun Plaques were placed on the wreckage of the Titanic as a memorial. Flat marker engraved with words

shipwreck noun : 

shipwreck noun Shipwrecks were scattered along the beach. wrecked ship

survivornoun : 

survivornoun The survivors were rescued by the Carpathia. person who stayed alive

unsinkableadjective : 

unsinkableadjective The world believed that the Titanic was unsinkable. impossible to sink

voyagenoun : 

voyagenoun The voyage began in Southampton, England. a long trip

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voyage verb They will voyage to New York aboard the Titanic. to travel a long way

wreckagenoun : 

wreckagenoun Dr. Ballard discovered the wreckage of the Titanic. The remains of something that has been destroyed

Fill in the blanks: : 

Fill in the blanks: The Titanic began her _________from Southampton, England. Dr. Ballard discovered the __________ at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In 1912, many people believed that the Titanic was _________________. Dr. Ballard left two ___________ to honor the passengers of the Titanic. wreckage shipwreck voyage unsinkable plaques

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5. Ruth and her family were _________ of the disaster. Which two vocabulary words are synonyms? wreckage shipwreck survivors