Vocabulary Quiz 1

What does the word "extinguish" mean?

• To put out a fire

• To start a fire

• To throw items into a fire

• To look for a fire

"Firefighters work together to extinguish a fire. After they put out the fire, they search for hot spots."

What is a clue from the sentence that helps you to know what the word "extinguish" means?

• work together

• hot spots

• put out the fire

• fire

What is a clue from the picture that helps you to know what the word "extinguish" means?

• The fire is burning

• There is smoke in the air

• A building is burning

• They are spraying water on the fire so that it will go out

The (a)   is also the pilot, and controls how high and how fast the plane flies.

What is the meaning of the word "controls" as it is used in the sentence below?

"The pilot controls how high and fast the plane flies."

• the airplane

• to ride in an airplane

• to wait for an airplane to arrive

• to be in charge of the airplane