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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

Câu 1: What does "scuba" stand for?

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

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

formed the Professional Association of Diving Instructorsinvented the term "scuba"invented a diving helmet with air pumped from the surfaceinvented the Aqua-Lung

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

by taking out their mouth pieceby going to the surfacehand signalsdivers cannot communicate

Câu 4: What do divers wear on their feet?

aqua flippersfinsleather bootsregulators

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

a metaphoralliterationonomatopoeiaa simile

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

an adverba verba prepositionan adjective

Quiz

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

8 years old10 years old15 years old12 years old

Câu 2: Why do snorkelers wear fins?

to protect their feetto move quicklyto move smoothlyto swim without splashing

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

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

Câu 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."

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

freedomequipmentcomfortableunderwater

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

an adverba verba prepositionan adjective

Quiz

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

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

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

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

Câu 3: Which sentence best describes coral reefs?

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

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

a statement marka question markan exclamation marka proclamation mark

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

it is a proper nounit is a verbit is an adverbit is an adjective

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

expandedlengthenedreduceddeveloped

Quiz

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

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

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

950 00090 0009 000900 000

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

it is illegal to dive without taking part in a PADI certified coursecompressed air tanks can only be purchased by PADI certified diverswithout proper training scuba diving can be very dangerousa new certificate must be earned before taking each dive

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

to informto express an opinionto instructto entertain

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

certifiablecertifycertaincertificate

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

homophonesmetaphorssynonymssimiles