Question

question 12 (1 point)
(02.01 mc)
read the passage and answer the question that follows.
passage text about a ship - related incident
the central idea of this passage is that no one on the ship seemed concerned or reactive after the collision with the iceberg. which line from the passage supports this central idea?
a from the first cabin quarter, forward on the port side, we strained our eyes to discover what had struck us.
b it was a beautiful night, cloudless, and the stars shining brightly.
c in view of the collision i had expected to see some of the ships officers on the boat - deck, but there was no sign of an officer anywhere, and no one from whom to obtain any information about what had happened.
d if another ship had struck us there was no trace of it, and it did not yet occur to me that it was an iceberg with which we had collided.

question 13 (2 points)
(02.01 mc)
read the passage and answer the question that follows.
passage text about the titanic sinking
the central idea of this passage is that the sinking of the titanic sank slowly, loudly, and in an upright position. which line from the passage does not support this central idea?
a a second cabin passenger has written an excellent book about the titanic disaster, dwelling especially upon the lessons to be learned from it. the peculiar way in which the titanic is described as hesitating and assuming a vertical position before her final dive to the depths below can be accounted for only on this hypothesis of the sliding of the boilers from their beds.
b as we gazed awe - struck, she tilted slightly up, revolving apparently about a center of gravity just astern of amidships until she attained a vertical upright position, and there she remained - motionless! it was partly a roar, partly a groan, partly a rattle and partly a smash, and it was not a sudden roar as an explosion would be.
c it was partly a roar, partly a groan, partly a rattle and partly a smash, and it was not a sudden roar as an explosion would be.
d the peculiar way in which the titanic is described as hesitating and assuming a vertical position before her final dive to the depths below can be accounted for only on this hypothesis of the sliding of the boilers from their beds.

Explanation:

For Question 12, the central idea is lack of concern/reactivity after collision. Option c mentions expecting to see officers but finding none, which supports the idea. For Question 13, the central idea is the Titanic's slow, loud, upright - sinking. Option a talks about a book written by a passenger and the hypothesis of boiler - sliding, which does not directly support the description of the sinking's nature.

Answer:

Question 12: c
Question 13: a