МОДО ENGLISH 9 grade v2

What is Sylvia Earle focused on developing?

• Protecting life systems in the ocean and on land

• Building a network for communication

• Exploring new species in the ocean

• Developing a network for space exploration

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What is Sylvia Earle known for?

• Marine conservation efforts

• Deep-sea exploration

• Wildlife photography

• Cave diving

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What is the main focus of Sylvia Earle's expertise?

• Marine biology

• Ocean exploration

• Space exploration

• Botany

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What is Sylvia Earle known for?

• Botany

• Astronomy

• Oceanography

• Geology

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What sparked Sylvia Earle's deep passion for the ocean?

• Being knocked over by a big wave at a young age

• Seeing a documentary about the ocean

• Reading a book about marine life

• Attending a marine biology class

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Understanding the author

What is the article about?

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the importance of the ocean

• the Mississippi River

• the Pacific Ocean

• Sylvia's job

What had happened to the Gulf of Mexico after thirty years?

• lots of fish appeared

• the blue paradise disappeared

• the blue paradise appeared

• there were only about 20 percent of the sharks,

• other animals appeared

 

In the first paragraph the writer wants to emphasise …

• the importance of diving

• the time she spent underwater

• Sylvia's types of work

• her getting the title

• her expeditions

What Sylvia couldn't imagine is …

• how to live in the future

• how the ocean works

• how to protect the ocean

• people harm the nature

• why the ocean is important

A gulf in the text means

• an area of land along the edge of a sea

• the land that is on the edge of a sea or lake

• a large and important difference between people and groups

• a large area of sea that is almost surrounded by land

• a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water