Jacque Couteau Vocab & Comprehension Review

Pick one way that describes how Jacques Cousteau had a “fantastic undersea life”.

• He spent his whole life exploring the sea.

• He loved to tinker and build all sorts of gadgets.

• He learned how to take apart a camera to take pictures in the ocean.

• He learned that his favorite animal was a dolphin.

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You learned that grouping related information together is important. Which sentence does NOT belong with the others?

• Growing up in France, little Jacques was a weak and sickly boy.

• Cousteau’s team invented the Diving Saucer, which could hold two people and descend 350 meters into the ocean.

• Doctors encouraged him to swim to build up his strength.

• He discovered that he loved the water.

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What happens BEFORE Jacques Cousteau created The Silent World, the first full-color underwater film?

• His team created the Diving Saucer.

• Jacques Cousteau explored Antarctica and explored the bottom of the sea.

• Cousteau tried living underwater.

• A friend gave him a pair of goggles as a little boy and he learned that he loved water.

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Jacques Cousteau explored parts of the sea that no one had ever seen before.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The words inside of the bubbles on each page add meaning to the text for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…

• The word bubbles emphasize something important about the main text.

• The word bubbles almost help us hear Jacques talking.

• The words in the bubble show us humor.

• The words in the bubble add interest to the text.

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Which way shows how Jacques Cousteau tried to share his love of the sea with the world?

• He found ways to film underwater.

• He came face to face with the leafy sea dragon.

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What is the main idea of The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau?

• Jacques was a smart, young boy who loved to tinker with objects.

• Jacques loved the sea and wanted to share his love of the sea with others.

• Jacques was sick as a young boy and learned how to swim.

• Jacques was famous for creating the Sea Flea.

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Which essential meaning relates to both The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau and Ocean Sunlight?

• The ocean has cool animals.

• The sun is necessary to survive.

• Inventions are needed to be able to see underwater.

• The ocean is important to our planet.

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Which of the following is NOT a tool that Jacques used to help him explore the sea?

• The Water Wing.

• The Sea Flea.

• The Aqua Lung.

• The Diving Saucer.

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What is the genre of The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques

Cousteau?

• Fantasy

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Mystery

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