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PADI Open Water Diver Final Exam ( 2026/2027 Update) 300+ Questions and Answers
PADI Open Water Diver Final Exam (
2026/2027 Update) 300+ Questions and
Answers
Q: Equalization is the process of ________
Answer:
adding air to an air space
Q: I should equalize ________
Answer:
before I feel pain or discomfort
Q: I'm descending and discover I can't equalize. The first thing I would do is ________
Answer:
stop my descent and signal my buddy/the instructor
Q: I equalize gently because an extended, forceful equalization can cause permanent damage to
my ears and hearing.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Q: On a day I plan to go diving, I wake up with my sinuses blocked due to a cold or allergy. I
should ________
Answer:
cancel the dive until I'm well
Q: When scuba diving, normal breathing keeps your lungs equalized to the surrounding
pressure.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Q: The most important rule in scuba diving is to ________
Answer:
breathe continuously and never hold your breath
Q: Failure to follow the most important rule in scuba diving can cause severe lung
overexpansion injuries, which can result in paralysis or death.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Q: During ascent I feel discomfort in my ears. I should ________
Answer:
stop, descend slightly and allow trapped air to work its way out
Q: My buddy and I descend to 12 metres/40 feet. I would expect to use my air ________ at 6
metres/20 feet.
Answer:
faster than
Q: The most efficient way to breathe dense air underwater is to breathe ________
Answer:
deeply and slowly
Q: My body responds to anxiety with increased breathing, but slow breathing helps reduce
anxiety.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Q: What are the breathing rules I must follow as a diver?
Answer:
- Breathe continuously and never, ever, hold my breath
- Breathe slowly and deeply
- Do not allow myself to get winded or out-of-breath
- If faced with a problem, stop, then maintain or restore slow, deep breathing
Q: Buoyancy is a force that pushes an object in water upward.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Q: My sunglasses case falls out of my pocket into the water, but fortunately, it floats so I
retrieve it. I would say my sunglasses case is ________ buoyant.
Answer:
positively
Q: Salt water causes more buoyancy than fresh water because it is less dense and weighs less.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
b. False
Salt water causes more buoyancy because it is more dense and weighs more; buoyancy results
from the weight of the water displaced
Q: To control my buoyancy, normally I will use my weight system and my ________
Answer:
BCD
Q: When I descend, my buoyancy tends to ________. When I ascend, it tends to ________.
Answer:
decrease, increase
Q: Underwater, when I inhale, my buoyancy ________
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