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Survival

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following things can fire be used for?

(Input ALL correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

a)

Shelter

b)

To purify water

c)

to signal others

d)

to dry clothes

2.

Small organisms, including algae, that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water, especially at or near the surface

a)

Combustible

b)

Conifer

c)

Kindling

d)

Plankton

e)

Ignite

3.

Any tree or shrub that has cones and needles

a)

Combustible

b)

conifer

c)

Kindling

d)

Plankton

e)

Ignite

4.

Capable of igniting or burning

a)

Combustible

b)

Conifer

c)

Kindling

d)

Plankton

e)

Ignite

5.

Material larger than tinder used to ignite logs and other fuel in a fire

a)

Combustible

b)

Conifer

c)

Kindling

d)

Plankton

e)

Ignite

6.

To start to burn or catch fire

a)

Combustible

b)

Conifer

c)

Kindling

d)

Plankton

e)

Ignite

7.

A material for starting fire

a)

Improvise

b)

Mnemonic

c)

Vanquish

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Tinder

8.

Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses and gums, and serves as a major energy sources in the diet

a)

carbohydrates

b)

Improvise

c)

Vanquish

d)

Tinder

e)

Turbid

9.

Cloudy, as with mud or sediment

a)

Vanquish

b)

Turbid

c)

Mnemonic

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Tinder

10.

To make do with what you have on hand or make it up as you go along

a)

Vanquish

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Improvise

d)

Turbid

e)

Mnemonic

11.

To conquer

a)

Vanquish

b)

Mnemonic

c)

Improvise

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Tinder

12.

A word, abbreviation, or rhyme that helps you remember something

a)

Tinder

b)

Vanquish

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Turbid

e)

Mnemonic

13.

Although it should only be done as a last resort, you can drink seawater if there are no sources of freshwater.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

To purify water effectively, you must boil it for at least ____ minutes.

a)

30

b)

10

c)

15

d)

5

15.

Fire requires which of the following three elements?

(Input the THREE correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

a)

Wind (a breeze or breath)

b)

Air (oxygen)

c)

Heat (for example, a spark or focused light)

d)

Lighter fluid (or other accelerants)

e)

Fuel (for example, wood, charcoal, etc.)