The Fire Quiz

The articles are mainly about

• the importance of fire

• reading Greek myths

• cooking with fire

• the dangers of wildfires

What is the meaning of ignite in the sentence “Or when lava flows from a volcano, it can ignite fires”?

• stop

• start

• cool

• control

To learn about human life thousands of years ago, what did researchers look at? Choose TWO.

• old firepits

• lighters

• broken matches

• burned bones

How did our bodies change after humans learned to cook their food?

• Teeth became smaller.

• Bodies became weaker.

• Brains became smaller.

• Stomachs became larger.

Which line from the text supports the correct answer to question 4?

• This likely helped our brains get bigger and smarter.

• ... human teeth changed. Over time they became smaller.

• Heat killed germs that can make us sick.

• It helps break down food so that our bodies can use it to grow stronger.

In "The Fire God," how did Zeus treat Prometheus?

• He helped him.

• He rewarded him.

• He listened to him.

• He punished him.

How do hotter temperatures and droughts cause wildfires?

• Droughts are long periods where there is no rain.

• Air pollution causes hotter temperatures on Earth.

• Warm temperatures and arid conditions dry out plants.

• Dry plants catch fire more easily.

Look at the picture. How does it help us better understand the information in this part of the article?

• The picture shows how humans still make fire.

• The picture shows how humans first got fire.

• The picture shows one way that humans learned to make fire.

• The picture shows how dangerous fire can be to the environment.