The people of the Titanic

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Heather Swinnerton
The people of the Titanic
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Reading skills: Comprehension
Resource type
Lesson plan
Worksheet

This popular KS3 reading comprehension and retrieval practice resource is designed to encourage students to find out about real passengers on the Titanic. Images and biographical information are included in a PDF fact file, and students answer a set of questions on what they've read to develop their reading, skimming and scanning skills.

There's a link to the film trailer for context, and an extension activity for students to write a letter to one of the survivors. 

Example reading comprehension questions from the resource: 

  1. Who was a millionairess and how did she get her fortune?
  2. What was the name of the person who designed and built Titanic?
  3. How many children did the Goodwin family have?
  4. Which of these people had opened a big department store in New York?
  5. Which two of these people would not normally have had to row boats in their lives, but found themselves doing so?
  6. Which person took charge of a lifeboat?

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Thank you for this, very useful!

Julie Mayman

19/01/2022

5

23/03/2020

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17/01/2020

5

05/08/2019

5
Thank you for this, very useful!

Julie Mayman

19/01/2022

5

23/03/2020

5

17/01/2020

5

05/08/2019

Very useful for both GCSE and functional skills article writing.

Dora Osei

13/09/2018

Hi,

Thanks for pointing out the broken link. This has now been fixed.

Lindy

Lindy Leslie, Teachit English Editor

18/07/2016

The link to YouTube doesn't work.

Christina Ellen McCormack

14/07/2016

Very useful. Thanks

03/07/2014

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