Smokejumpers to the Rescue

The passage says that a line attached to the plane helps open the parachute. What does the word attached mean?

• took

• joined

• tugged

• dragged

Why are smokejumpers called to put out a fire?

• It is easier for them to put out a fire.

• It is often safer for them to fight a fire.

• They are able to use fewer people to put out a fire.

• They are able to get to the fire quicker than other firefighters.

How does a firebreak help to stop a fire?

• It creates a space for smokejumpers to land.

• It opens up the forest so the fire truck can get to the fire.

• It helps pilots see where they need to drop supplies.

• It takes away the trees and branches a fire needs to keep burning.

How does the author organize the section called “Practice, Practice, Practice!”?

• by explaining how smokejumpers put out fires

• by arguing why people should train to become smokejumpers

• by giving examples of why becoming a smokejumper is a lot of work

• by describing the steps smokejumpers take to pack their parachute in a bag

Which best tells the main idea of the passage?

• Smokejumpers work hard using their special training and tools to fight fires.

• Smokejumpers need special equipment such as parachutes to do their job.

• Smokejumpers live in areas where a lot of fires happen.

• Smokejumpers take airplanes to get to fires.

What is the meaning of the word timid?

• happy and joyful

• careful and fearful

• strong and brave

• confuded and dazed

What is the meaning of the word strenuous?

• ready to work

• hard to understand

• very easy

• great effort and a lot of energy

How many smokejumping bases are located throughout the United States?

• one

• several

• a dozen

• twenty

In the section Practice, Practice, Practice...what activities do the smokejumpers do at "boot camp"

• running

• swimming

• weightlifting

• all of them

Read the caption below the photograph, where is the Forest Service Smokejumping Training Center located?

• New York,

  New York

• Los Angeles, California

• Austin, Texas

• Missoula, Montana.