LLI Smokejumpers

What is the main idea of Smokejumpers?

• A group of people who risk their lives to put out wildfires

• Jumping out of an airplane

• Making fires to stop other fires

• Tools and gear that smokejumpers wear

What is the author's purpose for writing this book?

• to persuade you to be a smokejumper

• to teach about the courage and bravery of smokejumpers

• to entertain you with a funny story

• to teach you how to put out fires

What genre is the book, Smokejumpers?

• Science fiction

• Nonfiction Informational

• Fantasy

• Mystery

Why do smokejumpers jump on trees? Pg. 19

• because the parachute will catch on fire

• because sometimes they can't reach the actual fire

• so they land in fires

• because they can't steer the parachute

On average, how many smokejumpers are women? Pg. 7

• 1 out of every 5

• 3 out of every 12

• 1 out of every 10

• 6 out of every 122

Why did Dan Cottrell become a smokejumper? Pg. 22

• because he liked fire

• because he wanted to save people from fire after reading about them in a newspaper

• because he thought fires were pretty

• because his whole family worked as smokejumpers

Which of these statements from the book show that being a smokejumper is a challenge?

• My parachute makes a wonderful, soft mattress.

• We just add water to meals like eggs, ham, soup, and chili.

• Some wilderness fires burn for forty to sixty days.

• Dan is a smokejumper based in Montana.

Why do smokejumpers learn to climb trees? Pg. 21

• to put out fires

• to see where the fires are from above

• to rescue other smokejumpers or get supplies

• to find a place to sleep

What is the purpose of a personal safety tent? Pg. 12

• It allows you to breathe until the fire passes

• It stores the firefighting supplies

• It is a comfortable place to sleep

• It is shelter from the hot sun

What is the author's point of view about smokejumpers?

• Smokejumpers take too many risks

• Smokejumpers have expensive gear and need lots of training

• Wilderness fires are too much work

• Smokejumpers' work is very important and they are heroes