Readworks - A School for Heroes

According to the passage, which activity does a student at New Haven Fire Academy complete?

• jumping from a plane
• running on the track
• swimming in the ocean
• handling dangerous chemicals

How does the author describe the New Have Fire Academy?

• a school that trains students for two weeks to start fires
• a school that teaches students to fight fires by using only computers
• a school that gives lessons and real experience for future fire fighters
• a school that selects the best teams to learn firefighting skills

Why would it be important for students at the Fire Academy to have lessons inside and outside the classroom?

• Firefighters need to practice mental and physical skills to succeed.
• Firefighters need to practice wearing heavy gear to get used to the weight.
• Firefighters need to practice climbing a ladder to overcome a fear of heights.
• Firefighters need to practice emotional skills to calm people down when they rescue them.

"Woolfolk and 28 other students are currently learning what it takes to become a firefighter.  Classes at the fire academy, which is in Connecticut last for about 22 weeks."
In this sentence, what does academy mean?

• a school
• a fire house
• a camp
• a factory

The main idea of this passage is...

• to compare the New Haven Fire Academy to public school
• to persuade students to attend the New Haven Fire Academy
• to inform the reader of the dangers of being a firefighter
• to describe the activities at the New Haven Fire Academy

What are three things that students learn outside the classroom at New Have Fire Academy?

• how to hook hoses to fire hydrants, climb buildings, and rescue people trapped in burning buildings
• how to hook hoses to fire hydrants, climb buildings, and rescue yo mama
• how to carry heavy things, climb buildings, and rescue people trapped in burning buildings
• how to hook hoses to fire hydrants, climb buildings, and neutralize dangerous animals

What word would the author use to describe fire fighters?

• brave because firefighters know how dangerous their job is, but they do it anyway to help people
• brave because I wouldn't do that if I were them and what if they died
• perturbed because only crazy people fight fires
• sneaky, because fire fights know that only exciting people get dates, so they're going to do dangerous things to get date to their proms

The question below is an incomplete sentence.  Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Firefighters are very ___ they respond to thousands of emergencies each year.

• because
• so
• first
• until

Choose evidence from the text that supports the statement that firefighters must be intelligent to do their job properly.

• For two days each week, the students sit in a classroom to learn science, math, and emergency medicine.
• Fighting fires is not easy.
• Each time firefighters go out, they know they might not come back.
• Across the United States, about 100 firefighters die each year.

What helps firefighters overcome their fear of heights and fires?

• their training
• their love of others
• their math classes
• yo mama