Under the Sea 5.8B

Which choice best summarizes the passage?

• Since I have learned how to SCUBA, I have seen some really amazing things. For example, when I was in Hawaii, I went on a dive in the crater of an extinct volcano.

• The ocean provides humans with the water we need to live. The ocean is the largest body of water on planet Earth.

• I like to get under the surface and swim with all of the amazing creatures that the ocean has to share. To truly experience life underwater, I learned SCUBA, which stands for Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

• I explored the ocean through SCUBA and learned that the ocean is my friend. The ocean takes care of me, and I want to take care of the ocean by respecting it and telling people about how wonderful it is.

The word descended means:

• Screamed

• Traveled downward

• Learned to SCUBA

• Swam in a crater

Which of the following is the author’s purpose?

• Teach the reader how to dive

• Inform the reader about the ocean

• Teach the water cycle

• Tell the author’s personal experiences

Why do you think the author screamed when she saw the shark?

• Screaming was the signal her guide taught her.

• The shark was swimming toward her

• She was happy to see a shark.

• The shark looked like it was going to bite the other divers.

Which statement is NOT true about how the ocean’s water becomes the water we use to survive?

• Heat slows evaporation.

• The sun causes the ocean’s water to evaporate.

• Precipitation first may have been water in the ocean.

• Salt cannot evaporate.