Firefighting Quiz for Paired Passages #6

One reason Dodge did not deploy a fireproof shelter might be that

• the fire was moving too quickly.

• he thought he could outrun the fire.

• the shelters had not yet been developed.

• it was in the gear the running firefighters dropped.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

One can tell that Yow could be visiting on a

• Monday.

• Tuesday.

• Thursday.

• Saturday.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What do both stories have in common?

• fuel-hungry fires

• words with French origins

• an established safety curfew

• lifesaving firefighting tactics

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Smokejumpers today would most likely have less practice doing what than city firefighters?

• defenestrating themselves.

• prohibiting an elected curfew.

• deploying a fireproof shelter.

• parachuting out of an airplane.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

From the stories, one can tell that

• words from one language may have ties to another.

• French firefighters were the first to pass curfews.

• Maggie is aspiring to be a specialized smokejumper.

• not all firefighters train for life or death situations.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7