PADI OPEN WATER DIVER FINAL EXAM
PADI OPEN WATER DIVER Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers A+ 2025
1) As I descend (go down), my wet suit will
A compress (feel thinner) from water pressure, and I will lose buoyancy and warmth.
B expand (feel thicker) from water pressure, and I will gain buoyancy and warmth.
C remain the same thickness from the water pressure, and there will be no change in warmth.
D expand (feel thicker) from water pressure, and I will lose buoyancy and warmth.
A
2) I know I am properly weighted for diving if I
A float at neck level with my BCD about half full while I am holding a normal breath of air.
B sink slowly holding a normal breath of air and with an empty BCD.
C float at eye level while holding a normal breath of air and with an empty BCD.
D sink easily with a partially filled BCD.
C
3) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
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A Stop, hold it, stay there.
B Go back.
C Please be quiet.
D Go up.
A
4) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Which is the right way?
B Something is wrong.
C Go up and down.
D Everything is okay.
B
5) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A My finger is cold.
B Go around the rock.
C Okay? Okay.
D Stay together..
C
6) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Wave to friends on the beach.
B I need more weight.
C Distress, help.
D I need the boat to pick me up.
C
7) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Okay? Okay. (on the surface at a distance)
B I have cramps in my legs.
C I would like to snorkel in.
D Boat pick up, I have air.
A
8) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Which way to the boat?
B Stay at this depth.
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C Go this way.
D Out of air.
D
9) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Look at me.
B Low on air.
C Share air.
D Go up.
B
B Share air.
This is the hand signal for share air.
See Your Skills as a Diver I - Hand Signals.
10) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Turn the dive.
B Share air.
C I am thirsty.
D I have lost my mouthpiece.
B Search for a minute and then go up to reunite with my buddy at the surface.
The general procedure for buddy separation is to search for no more than one minute, then surface
to reunite.
See Being a Diver II - The Buddy System.
11) If I were separated from my buddy, the general procedure is to
A go up immediately, wait a minute and then go back down.
B search for a minute and then go up to reunite with my buddy at the surface.
C go to the surface immediately and get out of the water.
D look for my buddy's bubbles and follow the bubbles to find my buddy.
D In midwater
When descending and ascending in reduced visibility, you can feel disoriented, especially in mid-
water when you can't see either the bottom or the surface.
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See Being a Diver III - Visibility.
12) I am most likely to become confused about which way is up or down .
A at the surface
B near the surface
C on the bottom
D in midwater
C Dive against or into the current.
By swimming into a current for the first part of a dive, you can let it carry you back to where you
started during the second part.
See Being a Diver III - Water Movement.
13) I feel a mild current at the start of my dive. How should I begin this dive?
A Dive with the current.
B Dive across the current.
C Dive against or into the current.
D Dive at an angle to the current.
A Visibility (how far you can see underwater).
The nature and composition of particles in the water affects visibility. Large, heavy material - like
from gravel and rock bottoms - settles out of the water quickly, restoring visibility quickly. Small,
light particles - like from mud and clay bottoms - can remain suspended for very long periods.
See Being a Diver III - Visibility.
14) What the bottom is made of can cause big changes in
A visibility (how far you can see underwater).
B temperature (how warm the water is).
C current (the movement of water).
D buoyancy (whether you sink or float).
D Trying to defend themselves.
Nearly all aquatic life injuries result from defensive actions by the animals. You can generally avoid
injuries by being aware and respectful of aquatic organisms.
See Being a Diver III - Aquatic Life.
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PADI OPEN WATER DIVER Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers A+ 2025
1) As I descend (go down), my wet suit will
A compress (feel thinner) from water pressure, and I will lose buoyancy and warmth.
B expand (feel thicker) from water pressure, and I will gain buoyancy and warmth.
C remain the same thickness from the water pressure, and there will be no change in warmth.
D expand (feel thicker) from water pressure, and I will lose buoyancy and warmth.
A
2) I know I am properly weighted for diving if I
A float at neck level with my BCD about half full while I am holding a normal breath of air.
B sink slowly holding a normal breath of air and with an empty BCD.
C float at eye level while holding a normal breath of air and with an empty BCD.
D sink easily with a partially filled BCD.
C
3) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
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A Stop, hold it, stay there.
B Go back.
C Please be quiet.
D Go up.
A
4) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Which is the right way?
B Something is wrong.
C Go up and down.
D Everything is okay.
B
5) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A My finger is cold.
B Go around the rock.
C Okay? Okay.
D Stay together..
C
6) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Wave to friends on the beach.
B I need more weight.
C Distress, help.
D I need the boat to pick me up.
C
7) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Okay? Okay. (on the surface at a distance)
B I have cramps in my legs.
C I would like to snorkel in.
D Boat pick up, I have air.
A
8) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Which way to the boat?
B Stay at this depth.
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C Go this way.
D Out of air.
D
9) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Look at me.
B Low on air.
C Share air.
D Go up.
B
B Share air.
This is the hand signal for share air.
See Your Skills as a Diver I - Hand Signals.
10) Choose the best answer for the signal shown from the choices provided.
A Turn the dive.
B Share air.
C I am thirsty.
D I have lost my mouthpiece.
B Search for a minute and then go up to reunite with my buddy at the surface.
The general procedure for buddy separation is to search for no more than one minute, then surface
to reunite.
See Being a Diver II - The Buddy System.
11) If I were separated from my buddy, the general procedure is to
A go up immediately, wait a minute and then go back down.
B search for a minute and then go up to reunite with my buddy at the surface.
C go to the surface immediately and get out of the water.
D look for my buddy's bubbles and follow the bubbles to find my buddy.
D In midwater
When descending and ascending in reduced visibility, you can feel disoriented, especially in mid-
water when you can't see either the bottom or the surface.
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See Being a Diver III - Visibility.
12) I am most likely to become confused about which way is up or down .
A at the surface
B near the surface
C on the bottom
D in midwater
C Dive against or into the current.
By swimming into a current for the first part of a dive, you can let it carry you back to where you
started during the second part.
See Being a Diver III - Water Movement.
13) I feel a mild current at the start of my dive. How should I begin this dive?
A Dive with the current.
B Dive across the current.
C Dive against or into the current.
D Dive at an angle to the current.
A Visibility (how far you can see underwater).
The nature and composition of particles in the water affects visibility. Large, heavy material - like
from gravel and rock bottoms - settles out of the water quickly, restoring visibility quickly. Small,
light particles - like from mud and clay bottoms - can remain suspended for very long periods.
See Being a Diver III - Visibility.
14) What the bottom is made of can cause big changes in
A visibility (how far you can see underwater).
B temperature (how warm the water is).
C current (the movement of water).
D buoyancy (whether you sink or float).
D Trying to defend themselves.
Nearly all aquatic life injuries result from defensive actions by the animals. You can generally avoid
injuries by being aware and respectful of aquatic organisms.
See Being a Diver III - Aquatic Life.
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