5th Grade Jacques Cousteau

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Cousteau's work was scientifically important?

• A Jacques Cousteau also loved photography.

• B His first film, The Silent World, won a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival in 1956.

• C They are underwater!

• D His camera lens and research ships inspired generations of marine biologists.

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The author included subheadings in the selection to --

• F persuade readers to help protect the world's oceans

• G emphasize the roles Cousteau played in his diving and filming career.

• H help the reader understand Cousteau's underwater technology

• J provide a clear sequence for Cousteau's life events

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The information in paragraph 5 indicates to the reader that --

• A life in the world's oceans had never before been well understood

• B the Cousteau Society is a large organization with many members

• C Cousteau dedicated himself to protecting life in the oceans

• D the world's ocean ecosystems are a fragile and complex web of many different animal and plant communities

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The selection helps the reader understand that Jacques Cousteau's success was possible because--

• F he was curious, creative, passionate and adventurous

• G earlier divers had inspired him to explore

• H people love watching films and videos about the ocean

• J protecting the world's oceans is important to most people

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Which sentence from the selection helps the reader understand that Jacques Cousteau was an educator?

• A Viewers all over the world were able to learn how the underwater environment supports plant and animal populations.

• B He realized that human activities like fishing and building along coastlines have big impacts on ocean life.

• C He was the first to see the marine ecosystem in person.

• D In fact, Cousteau crossed the world's oceans to document life under their waters.

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Look at this information from an etymology dictionary. From this, the reader can tell that aquatic in paragraph 1 means --

• F drinkable, potable

• G without water

• H relating to water

• J freshly cleaned

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Look at this sentence from paragraph 2. The reader can tell that ocean life had been invisible to people before --

• A the Cousteau Society was founded in 1973

• B Cousteau invented the aqualung and an underwater camera

• C biologists understood the complex web of life in the ocean

• D Cousteau succeeded in protecting the world's oceans

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The illustration included with the selection best helps the reader visualize information found in --

• F the title

• G Marine Explorer

• H Ocean Activist

• J A Pioneer's Legacy

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