Vocabulary
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension
Potpourri
100
Law or rule that says something cannot happen after a certain time
What is curfew
100
the name of a fire truck
What is rig
100
the man who invented the first fire department
What is Benjamin Franklin
100
the thing that fire departments all agree on about the job: a) always challenging b) never exciting c) too hard to handle
What is a) always challenging
100
To create a vent, or an opening, for letting air in and out
What is ventilate
200
able to catch fire; easily set on fire
What is flammable
200
number of fire fighters in the United States: a) twenty five b) over ten million c) over a million and a half
What is c) over a million and a half
200
the person in charge of the firefighting crew during a "worker"
What is an officer
200
the genre of this story
What is expository nonfiction
200
the reference book or material you would use of you are looking up the definition of a word
What is a dictionary
300
A group of people organized to do something
What is a brigade
300
all the gear firefighters wear to fight the fire and protect themselves
What is turnout gear
300
the first thing a firefighter does when getting to work: a) attends a training session b) shops for groceries and prepares dinner c) get his or her gear in order and sets it up next to the fire truck
What is c) get his or her gear in order and sets it up next to the fire truck
300
Overhaul means this to firefighters: a) fire is almost out b) the fire is starting again c) the ashes must be soaked until they are cold
What is c) the ashes must be soaked until they are cold
300
This selection is mostly about this: a) firefighting now and long ago b)a day in the life of one important firefighter c) the dangers of firefighting
What is a) firefighting now and long ago
400
curling or rolling; rising in big waves
What is billowing
400
one reason towns burned down if one house caught fire in the 1600s: a) they didn't have firefighters back then b) they built their houses out of flammable materials c) they built their houses to quickly and sloppily
What is b) they built their houses out of flammable materials
400
the reason children were part of the firefighting force in the 1600s
What is a) windows in houses were too small for adults b)it took the whole town to put out fires c) all children were required to work
400
this is was expository nonfiction selections do
What is presents and explains information and ideas
400
firefighters do not want to hear this word
What is rekindle
500
The will to keep working hard on a task
What is dedication
500
the reason town elders ordered a curfew for the citizens in the 1600s: a) people needed to sleep all night b) people needed to be off the streets during the night c) fires often occurred between 9:00 pm and 4:30 am
What is c) fires often occurred between 9:00 pm and 4:30 am
500
the job someone had at night to warn people if a fire had broken out
What is a rattle watch
500
Why you should stay low during a fire
What is the smoke rises so the good, breathable air is closer to the ground
500
Molly Williams was the first to do this
What is the first female fire fighter
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