Grade 9 Water Safety Worksheet
A comprehensive worksheet for Grade 9 Physical Education students covering essential water safety knowledge and practices.
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Grade 9 Water Safety Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet assesses your knowledge of water safety practices and emergency procedures.
1. What is the primary purpose of wearing a life jacket or personal flotation device (PFD) while boating?
To keep you warm in cold water.
To help you swim faster.
To help you float and keep your head above water.
To protect you from sunburn.
2. What is the 'buddy system' in water safety?
Swimming with a friend to race each other.
Having someone watch you while you swim, and you watch them.
Sharing swimming equipment with a friend.
Learning to swim with a partner.
1. It is safe to swim in unsupervised areas if you are a strong swimmer.
True
False
2. You should always enter unfamiliar water feet first.
True
False
1. Never dive into water unless you know it is deep enough and free of .
2. If someone is drowning, the first thing you should do is for help.
3. The 'Reach or Throw, Don't Go' principle means you should try to extend an object to a distressed swimmer rather than into the water to save them.
1. List three potential hazards you might encounter in open water (lakes, rivers, oceans) that are not typically found in a swimming pool.
2. Explain why it is dangerous to swim immediately after eating a large meal.
Match the water safety term with its correct definition.
1. Hypothermia
a. The condition of having an abnormally low body temperature.
2. Rip Current
b. A strong, narrow current flowing outward from the beach through the surf zone.
3. CPR
c. An emergency procedure that combines chest compressions with artificial ventilation.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. Always ensure there is adequate from a responsible adult or when children are near water.
2. You should exit the water immediately if you hear or see lightning.
3. Prolonged exposure to the sun and heat while swimming can lead to .