PADI OPEN WATER EVALUATION TEST 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔I'm about to begin a descent with my buddy. I should orient myself to something at
the _______, check that my ________ is active, and confirm that my _____ is ready. -
✔✔surface, computer, buddy
✔✔My buddies and I are wearing wet suits for exposure protection. As I descend, my
buoyancy will _______, so I should ___ air frequently to my BCD in small amounts to
control my buoyancy. - ✔✔decrease, add
✔✔I should always ascend or descend with a ________ that I can follow or make
contact with. - ✔✔reference
✔✔As a conservative diver, my normal ascent would include ascending at __ feet per
minute or slower if specified by my computer, stopping for __ minutes at approximately
__ feet, and adjusting my buoyancy in _____ amounts frequently. - ✔✔60 feet, 3
minutes, 15 feet, small
✔✔While boat diving, my buddy and I finish our safety stop and ascend to the surface.
When I reach the surface, I should inflate my ___, switch to my _______, and signal
"____" to the divemaster. - ✔✔BCD, Snorkel, "okay"
✔✔Proper fit is important to keep water trapped against your body with this suit. -
✔✔Wet Suit
✔✔Insulation provided by layer of air and undergarment with this suit. - ✔✔Dry Suit
✔✔Little or no insulation with this suit. - ✔✔Skin Suit
✔✔___________ can be a problem before the dive when diving on a warm day in a wet
or dry suit. - ✔✔Overheating
✔✔If I have only one cutting tool, the recommendation is that I wear it where ______
hand can reach it. - ✔✔Either
✔✔One way to avoid disorientation while descending and ascending is to follow a
________. - ✔✔reference
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there's a mild current. In most
circumstances, we would swim ____ the current for the first part of the dive. - ✔✔into
, ✔✔My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we
surface away from the boat. We should swim _______ the current to reach the trail line.
If unable to reach the boat or too tired, we should become _______ and signal the boat
to pick us up. - ✔✔across, buoyant
✔✔My buddy and I remain neutrally buoyant and stay above the bottom enough to
avoid contact. We do this because bottom contact may _____ or ____ fragile aquatic
life, tends to ______ the bottom and reduce visibility, and increases the risk of
accidental ____, _______, or ______. - ✔✔injure, kill, disturb, cuts, scrapes, stings
✔✔Risks of diving beyond my training and experience limits include that in some forms
of diving, the hazards are not ______, it can cause me to have a false sense of
_______, and _______ from doing so can distract me from noticing other problems. -
✔✔obvious, security, anxiety.
✔✔My buddy and I accidentally find ourselves in a rip current. There are no special,
local procedures, so we follow the generally recommended action of ______ our BCD's
and swimming ________ to shore. - ✔✔inflating, parallel.
✔✔To prevent and/or handle injuries caused by aquatic life, I should watch where I put
my _____, _____, and ____, wear an ________ suit, treat all organisms with ______,
be familiar with potentially _________ animals where I'm diving, and be prepare to
provide ____ ___ for aquatic life injuries. - ✔✔knees, hands, feet, exposure, respect,
hazardous, first aid.
✔✔When boarding a dive boat, the divemaster asks me to fill my name in on the roll.
The reason for this is to... - ✔✔Make sure everyone is aboard after each dive.
✔✔The best entry is usually the ______ one. - ✔✔Easiest
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat in mild to moderate current. There is a line
from the back of the boat where we'll enter, which leads to the mooring line at the front
of the boat. The purpose of the line leading to the mooring line is to let us ____
ourselves to the mooring line. - ✔✔pull
✔✔Training that expands and develops my skills in preventing and managing problems
include PADI _____ Diver, PADI Emergency ______ Provider, and Emergency First
Response ______ and ________ care courses - ✔✔Rescue, Oxygen, Primary,
Secondary
✔✔At the surface, I have a problem. If I have not already done so, the first thing I
should do is make myself _______. - ✔✔Buoyant
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔I'm about to begin a descent with my buddy. I should orient myself to something at
the _______, check that my ________ is active, and confirm that my _____ is ready. -
✔✔surface, computer, buddy
✔✔My buddies and I are wearing wet suits for exposure protection. As I descend, my
buoyancy will _______, so I should ___ air frequently to my BCD in small amounts to
control my buoyancy. - ✔✔decrease, add
✔✔I should always ascend or descend with a ________ that I can follow or make
contact with. - ✔✔reference
✔✔As a conservative diver, my normal ascent would include ascending at __ feet per
minute or slower if specified by my computer, stopping for __ minutes at approximately
__ feet, and adjusting my buoyancy in _____ amounts frequently. - ✔✔60 feet, 3
minutes, 15 feet, small
✔✔While boat diving, my buddy and I finish our safety stop and ascend to the surface.
When I reach the surface, I should inflate my ___, switch to my _______, and signal
"____" to the divemaster. - ✔✔BCD, Snorkel, "okay"
✔✔Proper fit is important to keep water trapped against your body with this suit. -
✔✔Wet Suit
✔✔Insulation provided by layer of air and undergarment with this suit. - ✔✔Dry Suit
✔✔Little or no insulation with this suit. - ✔✔Skin Suit
✔✔___________ can be a problem before the dive when diving on a warm day in a wet
or dry suit. - ✔✔Overheating
✔✔If I have only one cutting tool, the recommendation is that I wear it where ______
hand can reach it. - ✔✔Either
✔✔One way to avoid disorientation while descending and ascending is to follow a
________. - ✔✔reference
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat and there's a mild current. In most
circumstances, we would swim ____ the current for the first part of the dive. - ✔✔into
, ✔✔My buddy and I get disoriented while boat diving. There is a mild current, and we
surface away from the boat. We should swim _______ the current to reach the trail line.
If unable to reach the boat or too tired, we should become _______ and signal the boat
to pick us up. - ✔✔across, buoyant
✔✔My buddy and I remain neutrally buoyant and stay above the bottom enough to
avoid contact. We do this because bottom contact may _____ or ____ fragile aquatic
life, tends to ______ the bottom and reduce visibility, and increases the risk of
accidental ____, _______, or ______. - ✔✔injure, kill, disturb, cuts, scrapes, stings
✔✔Risks of diving beyond my training and experience limits include that in some forms
of diving, the hazards are not ______, it can cause me to have a false sense of
_______, and _______ from doing so can distract me from noticing other problems. -
✔✔obvious, security, anxiety.
✔✔My buddy and I accidentally find ourselves in a rip current. There are no special,
local procedures, so we follow the generally recommended action of ______ our BCD's
and swimming ________ to shore. - ✔✔inflating, parallel.
✔✔To prevent and/or handle injuries caused by aquatic life, I should watch where I put
my _____, _____, and ____, wear an ________ suit, treat all organisms with ______,
be familiar with potentially _________ animals where I'm diving, and be prepare to
provide ____ ___ for aquatic life injuries. - ✔✔knees, hands, feet, exposure, respect,
hazardous, first aid.
✔✔When boarding a dive boat, the divemaster asks me to fill my name in on the roll.
The reason for this is to... - ✔✔Make sure everyone is aboard after each dive.
✔✔The best entry is usually the ______ one. - ✔✔Easiest
✔✔My buddy and I are diving from a boat in mild to moderate current. There is a line
from the back of the boat where we'll enter, which leads to the mooring line at the front
of the boat. The purpose of the line leading to the mooring line is to let us ____
ourselves to the mooring line. - ✔✔pull
✔✔Training that expands and develops my skills in preventing and managing problems
include PADI _____ Diver, PADI Emergency ______ Provider, and Emergency First
Response ______ and ________ care courses - ✔✔Rescue, Oxygen, Primary,
Secondary
✔✔At the surface, I have a problem. If I have not already done so, the first thing I
should do is make myself _______. - ✔✔Buoyant
