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Language and Purpose in Exploring the Titanic

Question 3 • Common Core ELA 7 B-IC

Read this sentence from Exploring the Titanic.I made plans and tried without much luck to raise the money I would need to mount the kind of expedition that could find the wreck of the Titanic.What does the word expedition mean in this sentence?

Answer
A
dream
B
journey
C
reason
D
problem

Explanation

An expedition is a trip taken for a specific purpose. In the sentence, the speaker needs money to travel and search for the Titanic wreck, so expedition means “journey.” A dream or problem is not a trip, and a reason explains why something happens.

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