The Fire Breather Comprehension and Vocabulary Quiz

a strong wish or determination to be rich, successful, and/or powerful

• ambitious

• ingenious

• reluctant

• menace

clever and original

• ambitious

• menace

• ingenious

• reluctant

"impossible to satisfy” or “always wanting more.”

• ingenious

• ambitious

• reluctant

• insatiable

someone or something that threatens to cause harm

• menace

• promotion

• reluctant

• ambitious

moved into a job of higher rank

• reluctant

• tonic

• promotion

• ambitious

you are not eager to do it

• menace

• ingenious

• reluctant

• tonic

a medicine or something else that can make you feel healthier and more energetic

• reluctant

• ambitious

• tonic

• menance

The section “Poison Fumes”

• reveals why Morgan invented his safety hood.

• explains how Morgan’s safety hood worked.

• provides further details about the event

  described in the opening section of the article.

• explains why Morgan moved North.

How do the photo and caption on page 27 contribute to the article?

• They support the idea that factories in the

  1900s were safe.

• They explain why Morgan became an inventor.

• They describe what happened to a factory that

  Morgan owned.

• They support the idea that better fire

  protection gear was needed in the 1900s.

Into which section of the article would the information in the caption on page 27 best fit?

• “Deadly Menace”

• “Moving North”

• the introduction

• “Life of Learning”