501 Critical Reading Questions

a. an ever-increasing hole forming in the water.
b. a chemistry experiment gone wrong.
c. a boy sledding down a hill on a coaster.
d. a transformation of time and space.
e. flying through the air like a bird.
414.
All of the following questions can be answered based on
information from the passage EXCEPT
a. When a wave crests, it gets steeper.
b. If a wave is moving at eight miles per hour, so is the surfer on
that wave.
c. A wave is constantly recomposing itself with new water.
d. A flat board is the most popular type of surfboard.
e. The conditions at Waikiki make are excellent for surfing.
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415.
According to the author, why is Waikiki ideal for surfing?
a. The weather is great and the water is warm.
b. The waves break abruptly as they approach the shore.
c. The waves at Waikiki are a communicated agitation.
d. Waikiki has some of the biggest waves in the world.
e. The waves break gradually as they approach the shore.
416.
The word shoals in line 9 refers to
a. the sand kicked up as the waves break upon the beach.
b. water becoming shallower as it approaches the shore.
c. the steep cresting of a wave.
d. the salty smell of the sea.
e. water becoming deeper as you move away from the shore.
417.
What part of a wave is responsible for the forming of surf?
a. the upper portion of the wave
b. the lower portion of the wave
c. the strongest part of the wave
d. the trailing portion of the wave