Life/ Levels 1–2

Reading comprehension

Read the article (Sylvia Earle) and choose 5 What happened when Earle was
the correct option. three?
a She fell in the sea.
1 Which of the sentences about Sylvia b She learned to swim.
Earle is NOT true? c She went in a boat.
a She is a scientist.
b She is an explorer. 6 Which sentence is true?
c She is a professional athlete. a Earle has an important job at the
NOAA.
2 What is the article about? b Earle is interested in computer
a Earle’s work at National networks.
Geographic c Earle wants to protect places in
b the importance of the oceans the sea and on the land.
c the size of the oil industry
7 When did Earle go to the Gulf of
3 Which place is the main focus of the Mexico?
article? a about sixty years ago
a the Gulf of Mexico b at the end of the 20th century
b the Mississippi River c when she was fifty
c the Pacific Ocean
8 What does Earle say happened in the
Gulf of Mexico?
Read the article again and choose the a It was impossible to dive there.
correct option. b Lots of the animals disappeared.
c The blue color of the water
4 What does Sylvia Earle like doing in changed.
the sea?
a diving 9 What does she say about the ocean?
b fishing a All life on Earth needs the ocean.
c swimming b It’s an interesting place to work.
c She feels alive in the ocean.

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