Smokejumpers Comprehension

What is a smokejumper?

• A trained firefighter who jumps into forest fires
• A person who smokes and jumps
• A person who jumps into smoke
• A jumper that has smoke in it.

Why do smokejumpers wear such bright jumpsuits?

• It helps them stay cool during the fire.

• The colors can be easily seen from the air and through the trees.

• They want people to know their favorite colors.

• The colors warn the animals of the forest that danger is near.

How do smokejumpers usually get out of a fire zone?

• driving

• walking to where a helicopter can safely pick them up

• ATV's come and pick them up

• crawling

What is the author's purpose in writing Smokejumpers?

• to inform
• to persuade
• to entertain
• to express ideas

What are "hot shots"?

• lines of men and women who work close to the fire
• blazing fires
• piles of sunscreen
• one person fighting the fire

What is a smokejumper's mission?

• To stay as far away as possible
• to jump the farthest
• to stop the wildfires
• to look cool

What is a fire break?

• When the fire is so hot, it breaks the smokejumper's helmet
• a wide dirt barrier
• a bucket of coals
• a fire truck

How is the parachute attached to the smokejumper's back?

• With velcro
• with a harness
• with string and tape
• with stitches

Why are the smaller parachutes different colors?

• It helps the smokejumpers will know what is in them

• It looks pretty.

• It makes everything very confusing.

• It helps them know which parachutes are for boys and which are for girls.

What happens when the smokejumper hits the ground?

• He says, "Touchdown."

• They roll to absorb the hard impact.

• They rest to get ready to fight the fire.

• He rolls in the parachute to hide from wild animals.