ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
Fire!
Contributed by: Goers
(Original author: Thompson)
  • 1. Our town has a ______ for teens that says they must not be out without an adult after 10:00 P.M.
A) ventilate
B) curfew
C) brigade
D) dedication
  • 2. When Jamie burned the cookies, she opened the windows to ______ the house.
A) flammable
B) billow
C) brigade
D) ventilate
  • 3. When there is not rain for a long time, grass and leaves become dry and ______.
A) ventilate
B) curfew
C) flammable
D) billowing
  • 4. His _____ to the project enabled us to finish ahead of our schedule.
A) dedication
B) curfew
C) brigade
D) decree
  • 5. As we drove down the road, we saw thick smoke _____ from a car.
A) flammable
B) billowing
C) curfew
D) famine
  • 6. Several members of the fire _____ are volunteers who work only on weekends.
A) dedication
B) ventilate
C) trickle
D) brigade
  • 7. What is this selection mostly about?
A) the dangers of firefighting
B) a day in the life of one important firefighter
C) firefighting now and long ago in the United States.
D) the importance of fire department equipment
  • 8. There are _____ firefighters in the United States.
A) over a million and a half
B) over ten million
C) twenty five
D) under ten thousand five hundred
  • 9. Every fire department does things their own way, but they all agree that the job is _____.
A) always challenging
B) never exciting
C) too boring to work there a long time
D) too hard to handle
  • 10. Who is in charge of the firefighting crew during a "worker"?
A) a firefighter
B) a driver
C) an officer
D) a back-stepper
  • 11. According to the selection, a rig is the name of the _____.
A) fire truck
B) firehouse pole
C) firefighting equipment
D) fire alarm
  • 12. What is the first thing a firefighter does when getting to work?
A) shops for groceries and prepares dinner.
B) gets his or her gear in order and sets it up next to the fire truck.
C) makes his or her bed and cleans the station house.
D) attends a training session.
  • 13. What does the word overhaul mean to firefighters?
A) The ashes must be soaked until they are cold.
B) The townspeople form a bucket brigade.
C) The fire is almost out.
D) The fire is starting again.
  • 14. What's one reason towns burned id one house caught fire in the 1600's?
A) They built their houses too quickly and sloppily.
B) They didn't have firefighters back then.
C) They built their houses out of flammable material
D) They didn't understand the causes of fire.
  • 15. Why were children part of the firefighting force in the 1600's?
A) Windows in houses were too small for adults.
B) Every house had a bucket hanging next to the door.
C) All children were required to work.
D) It took the whole town to put out fires.
  • 16. In the 1600's, why did the town elders order a curfew for the citizens?
A) Firefighters were not available during the night.
B) Fires often occurred between 9:00 pm and 4:30 am.
C) People needed to be off the streets during the night.
D) People needed to sleep all night.
  • 17. Why was a "rattle watch" necessary in cities long ago?
A) to tell what time it was
B) to protect the streets from robbers at night
C) to stop any fires that started during the night
D) to warn people if a fire broke out at night.
  • 18. Who invented the first fire department?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) George Washington
C) Paul Revere
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 19. What is turnout gear?
A) Gear for playing soccer.
B) Clothes that firefighters wear to fight fires.
C) Gear that firefighters use to put out fires.
D) Clothes the chief wears.
  • 20. Why do firefighters never want to hear the word REKINDLE ?
A) It hurts their ears
B) Rekindle means the fire has started again.
C) It's the signal that they need to leave the station to go fight a fire.
D) They can't sleep at the station when people are walking around saying the word rekindle.
Students who took this test also took :
Two lands, one heart
Kids' invention book
Gold rush
Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.