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Scuba Diving (Tom Greve)

Scuba Diving (Tom Greve)

Explore the deep blue sea in Scuba Diving (Tom Greve). This exciting book teaches kids how people breathe underwater using special tanks. Readers will discover colorful fish, coral reefs, and ocean life. The amazing photos and easy words make learning very fun. It is a perfect read for children who love the ocean.

Lexile: 1040L

Quiz

Question 1: What does "scuba" stand for?

Self-Compressed Underwater Breathable AirSelf-Compressed Underwater Bag of AirSelf-Contained Underwater Buoyancy ApparatusSelf-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Question 2: What important thing did Jacques Cousteau do in the 1940s?

invented the term "scuba"invented a diving helmet with air pumped from the surfaceinvented the Aqua-Lungformed the Professional Association of Diving Instructors

Question 3: How might a scuba diver let another diver know that they are "ok" or that they are running low on air?

divers cannot communicateby taking out their mouth piecehand signalsby going to the surface

Question 4: What do divers wear on their feet?

leather bootsaqua flippersfinsregulators

Question 5: "Like astronauts exploring the moon." What type of sentence is this?

alliterationa metaphoronomatopoeiaa simile

Question 6: "Scuba diving is like traveling to another world right here on planet Earth." What type of word is the word "is"?

an adjectivea prepositiona verban adverb

Quiz

Question 1: What is the minimum age for a PADI student?

15 years old10 years old12 years old8 years old

Question 2: Why do snorkelers wear fins?

to move smoothlyto move quicklyto swim without splashingto protect their feet

Question 3: What is the most likely reason that scuba divers should never dive alone?

If a diver is seriously injured their partner will be able to tell people what happened.Dangerous underwater creatures are less likely to attack two divers at the same time.Divers who dive alone tend to get lost and disoriented easily.In the case of an emergency each diver will have someone there to help them.

Question 4: Which sentence from the text best describes the main idea of this chapter?

"Scuba diving does bring an element of danger.""The snorkel allows breathing underwater.""Learning to dive.""After all, breathing air underwater does not come naturally for human beings."

Question 5: Which of the following words from the text is a compound word?

comfortablefreedomequipmentunderwater

Question 6: "After all, breathing air underwater does not come naturally for human beings." In this sentence what type of word is "naturally"?

an adjectivea prepositiona verban adverb

Quiz

Question 1: How do divers who are young or small carry the 40-pound equipment?

They dive with someone who can hold it for them.The equipment becomes almost weightless underwater.Underwater pressure pushes the equipment away from the diver's body.There is no gravity to pull it downwards underwater.

Question 2: What is the international symbol or flag for 'Caution: Divers Underwater'?

a horizontal white stripe across a red fielda white circle on a white fielda diagonal white stripe across a red fielda vertical white stripe across a red field

Question 3: Which sentence best describes coral reefs?

Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems.Most coral reefs are too deep for scuba divers.Coral reefs mainly contain fossilized plants and animals.Coral reefs contain colorful rocks and stones.

Question 4: "When divers enter the water, they first must remember to breathe!" What is the punctuation mark ending this sentence?

a question marka statement marka proclamation markan exclamation mark

Question 5: Why is the Great Barrier Reef written with capital letters?

it is a verbit is an adjectiveit is an adverbit is a proper noun

Question 6: Which of the following words is an antonym of "compressed"?

reducedlengthenedexpandeddeveloped

Quiz

Question 1: Why is it unsafe to dive deeper than 130 feet?

buoyancy vests stop working in very deep waterthe water pressure becomes too dangerousthe diver's air tanks will not work properlythe air supply will run out too quickly to return to the surface

Question 2: How many people become PADI certified in scuba diving each year?

90 000950 0009 000900 000

Question 3: What is the most likely reason that so many people undertake PADI certified courses in scuba diving each year?

compressed air tanks can only be purchased by PADI certified diversa new certificate must be earned before taking each divewithout proper training scuba diving can be very dangerousit is illegal to dive without taking part in a PADI certified course

Question 4: What is the main purpose of this chapter?

to entertainto instructto express an opinionto inform

Question 5: What is the root word of "certified"?

certifycertifiablecertificatecertain

Question 6: Which answer best describes the words "too" and "to"?

homophonessimilessynonymsmetaphors

Tag(s):Action Sports

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