L&S: Forest fires: friend or foe?

The forest fire was the largest_______________ in the country's history.

• natural disaster

• accident

• attack

• dangerious

The fire was started______________when a man dropped his cigarette.

• intentionally

• directly

• inconveniently

• accidentally

The_______________ caused by the fire was shocking.

• instruction

• construction

• distruction

• restruction

When a fire_______________, the first response is to put it out.

• breaks in

• breaks off

• breaks out

• breaks around

When the wind blew, it___________the seeds of the plant.

• spent

• smashed

• splashed

• spread

Removing dead trees__________the risk of a big fire.

• improves

• developes

• minuses

• lowers

The__________part of the tree was alive, but the outer part looked dead.

• thinner

• inner

• thicker

• narrower

Lightning strikes___________around 10% of forest fires in the U.S.

• push

• cause

• effect

• resolve

If a fire starts to______________, the situation can quickly become dangerous.

• cause

• spread

• speed

• find

Forest fires have________________across the southeastern US.

• traveled around

• sent out

• flown up

• broken out