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1. 1.

   Why did the California not come to help the passengers on the Titanic?

2. 2.

   Captain Smith and his crew tried to save the passengers. Describe three things they did. 

3. 3.

   Why did all the passengers not get into the life-boats?

4. 4.

   Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Correct the mistake and write the sentences in your notebook as shown.

   1. The Titanic left Southampton on 11 April 1912.
      The Titanic left Southampton on 10 April 1912.
   2. The Titanic sank at 2.20 a.m. on 14 April 1912.
   3. The Titanic sank on its tenth voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
   4. About fifteen hundred passengers climbed into the Titanic's life-boats.
   5. Another ship,called the Carpathia, arrived about one hour and thirty minutes after the Titanic had sunk.
   6. Scientists sent a submarine to look at the wreck of the titanic in 1913.
5. 5.

   Identify the verbs in these sentences and mark them as transitive (T) or intransitive (IT).

   1. Did you enjoy the birth day party? enjoy - T
   2. She sneezed loudly.
   3. The clouds just disappeared.
   4. The doctor treated the patient's wound.
   5. She took my cupboard keys.
   6. They all waited.
6. 6.

   Underline the verbs in these sentences and mark them as transitive (T) or intransitive (IT). If the verb is transitive, circle the direct object in the sentence.

   1. The teacher distributed (the notebooks). - T
   2. I slept deeply.
   3. They  enjoy music.
   4. The mechanic repaired the car window.
   5. She is busy.
   6. Speak softly!