NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhatistheMAINreasonPiccardwantstogodownintotheChallengerDeep?tocollectsamplesofraremicroscopicalgaetogainfameforbreakingadeep-divingrecordtomeasurewaterpressureatdifferentoceandepthstogainknowledgeaboutthedeepestknownpointonearth2.Whyisitimportanttocheckandrecheckeverythingbeforethedive?TheTrieste’ssafetyisquestionedbyProfessorPiccard.TheTriestemustcontaineverythingthecrewneedstosurvive.ThelineattachingtheTriestetothesupportshipmustbesecure.TheinstrumentsontheTriestehavebeenexperiencingproblems.3.In“IntotheDeep,”thenarrator’sMAINjobistoexplainthesoundeffectsandtheaction.describewhatthecharacterslooklike.tellhowthecharactersfeel.describetheUSSWandank.4.WhatistheMOSTLIKELYreasonthewindowsoftheTriestearesixinchesthick?toactasamagnifiertohelpkeepthecrewwarmtowithstandthewaterpressuretomuffletheloudoceannoises5.JacquesPiccardlaughswhenhediscoversalighthasexplodedbecausethatdiscoverymakeshimfeelangered.confused.frightened.relieved.WeeklyLessonTestLesson30©Harcourt•Grade6255SelectionComprehension“IntotheDeep”Name6.Theconflictin“IntotheDeep”canBESTbedescribedasJacquesPiccardandLt.Walshagainstnature.ProfessorPiccardagainsttheTrieste.JacquesPiccardagainstLt.Cooley.ProfessorPiccardagainsthimself.7.WhichsentenceBESTsupportstheideathatProfessorPiccardbrieflybeginstodoubttheTrieste?Thewaterisgettingcolderandcolder,darkeranddarker.Ibuiltittogodangerouslydeep!Butthepressuredowntheremaybetoostrong.Thiswilllightenthevesselandallowittorisetothesurface.8.Whatdiscoverydoesthecrewmake?Theoceanfloorissevenmilesdown.Lifecanexistonthedeepoceanfloor.Marinelifecanbeseenat12,600feet.Ittakesnearlyfivehourstoreachthebottom.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Whatextremeconditionshaveoceancreaturesinthedeepestpartoftheoceanadjustedtothatpeoplewouldnotbeabletosurvivewithoutaspecialchamber?Usedetailsfrom“IntotheDeep”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson30©Harcourt•Grade6256SelectionComprehension“Intot...
