How to Survive Being Lost at Sea (Chapter 3) Comprehension Quiz

Fill in the blank:

Castaways need shelter from the sun. Therefore many rafts have a _____.

• Sunstroke

• Canopy

• Still

• Rations

Select 2 answers.

What are some reasons, from the book, that being seasick could be bad when you are lost at sea?

• You can lose valuable fluids when you throw up.

• You might attract

  sharks if you throw up in the water.

• Sharks might attract sharks from bleeding in the water.

• Being sick is not fun.

The shine from your jewelry may make you look like a ___ to a shark.

• Ray

• Crab

• Sea Gull

• Fish

What does the book say you should do if you are attacked by a shark?

• Make lots of noise to scare it away.

• Go fishing so that you can feed it a fish.

• Hit it in its eyes or gills.

• Give it a hug.

Select 2 answers.

What does the book say are signs of land?

• A cloud that does not move.

• Calm water.

• Large waves.

• A greenish sky.

What is seasickness?

• A small ship used for fun or racing.

• An illness caused by staying in the sun for too long.

• People who have been shipwrecked or stranded in an isolated place.

• A shade or shelter

What is a yacht?

• A small ship used for fun or racing.

• An illness caused by staying in the sun for too long.

• People who have been shipwrecked or stranded in an isolated place.

• A shade or shelter

What is a canopy?

• A small ship used for fun or racing.

• An illness caused by staying in the sun for too long.

• People who have been shipwrecked or stranded in an isolated place.

• A shade or shelter

What are castaways?

• A small ship used for fun or racing.

• An illness caused by staying in the sun for too long.

• People who have been shipwrecked or stranded in an isolated place.

• A shade or shelter

If you were rescued from being lost a sea, would you ever go on a boat again?