Smokejumpers to the Rescue!

A person who is timid should not work as a smokejumper because the job requires bravery and quick decision-making. Do you agree?

• Yes, because smokejumpers need to be brave and decisive.

• No, because timid people are well-suited for dangerous jobs.

• Yes, because timid people are the best fit for smokejumping.

• No, because bravery is not important for smokejumpers.

Some strenuous tasks that smokejumpers must perform in their job include:

• Parachuting into remote areas

• Typing reports in an office

• Driving fire trucks in cities

• Monitoring weather from a safe location

The way an author organizes information in a text is called its text structure. An author chooses a text structure that highlights the reason for writing. Revisit Smokejumpers to the Rescue! to determine the text structure. 2. Which text structure is used in Smokejumpers to the Rescue!?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

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Which of these is an example of the text strucutre the author uses? (problem and solution)

• A dangerous wildfire breaks out and smokejumpers arrive to fight the fire.

• A dangerous wildfire beaks out so smokejumpers create a firebreak.

• If smokejumpers have to stay longer than three days, more supplies will be dropped.

• Smokejumpers arrive and prepare to fight the fire.

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What other text structure did you find? Why did the author use it?

• I found a cause and effect text structure because the author wanted to show how one event led to another.

• I found a chronological text structure because the author uses it to describe what happens when smokejumpers arrive at a fire and prepare to fight it.

• I found a descriptive text structure because the author wanted to describe a scene.

• I found a compare and contrast text structure because the author wanted to highlight differences.

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

• took

• joined

• tugged

• dragged

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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.

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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

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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.

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