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WorksheetsWater safety
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which image shows the proper way to wear a life jacket?
The buddy system works best when your swimming buddy is:
Less experienced than you
More experienced than you
About the same level as you
Watching you from shore
When is it safe to return to the water after a thunderstorm?
When it stops raining
30 minutes after the first thunderclap
Immediately after the last thunderclap
30 minutes after the last thunderclap
Compared to swimming pools, beaches have:
Fewer dangers
More unpredictable water conditions
Fewer lifeguards
More protection from storms
Place the warning flag colors in order from least to most dangerous conditions.
Red, yellow, green
Green, yellow, red
Yellow, green, red
Green, red, yellow
While waiting for a lifeguard to arrive, treading water helps you:
Preserve energy
Swim faster
Help your buddy
Escape danger
Which statement about backwash and rip currents is true?
Backwash heads into shore; rip currents head away from shore
Rip currents are more common than backwash
Rip currents are stronger than backwash
Backwash and rip currents are the same thing
Which of these is the best choice for a swimmer caught in a rip current?
Fight against it
Crouch down until it passes
Dive under it
Swim across it
Jumping in to help a struggling swimmer is dangerous because you might:
Get in the swimmer's way
Stop a lifeguard from responding
Push the swimmer farther from land
Put yourself in danger
CPR is performed to help a person:
Call for assistance
Start breathing
Learn to swim
Stay afloat
