Smokejumpers to the Rescue

Why are smokejumpers called to put out a fire?

• It is easier for them to put out a fire.

• It is 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.

How does the author support the idea that creating a firebreak is important?

• by explaining how smokejumpers get to fires.

• by telling which tools are needed to stop a fire

• by describing what smokejumpers do to prepare to fight fires

• by mentioning how a fire needs trees and branches 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.

Which best tells the main idea of the passage?

• Smokejumpers work hard using their special training and tools to fight fires.

• Smokejumpers need special equipments such as parachutes to do their jobs.

• Smokejumpers live in areas where a lot of fires happen.

• Smokejumpers take airplanes to get to fires.

What is the main idea of Smokejumpers?

• A group of people who risk their lives to put out wildfires.
• Jumping out of an airplane
• Making fires to stop other fires
• Tools and gear that smokejumpers wear

What is the author's purpose for writing the text?

• to persuade you to be a smokejumper
• to teach about the courage and dedication of smokejumpers
• to entertain you with a funny story
• to teach you how to put out fires

What prevents normal firefighters from getting to the wildfire?

• The fire is too hot.
• Smoke is spotted from miles off.
• The fire is away from the road and difficult to get to.
• The wildfire may get out of control.

What details in the passage support that it is dangerous for smokejumpers to enter the area?

• Smokejumpers must jump out of planes in dangerous situations in order to put out wildfires that start in remote areas.
• Special uniforms help smokejumpers be safe in dangerous situations.  They have to have on special equipment in order to successfully put out fires.
• Careless hikers start wildfires that smokejumpers have to put out.
• Wildfires are horrible, and people who start them are bad people.

How are smokejumpers different from firefighters?

• They jump up and down to put out the fire

• They are specially trained to jump from a plane.

• They are the last to arrive at the fire.

Why do firefighters build a control line?

• They stop the spread of fires because they take away the fuel that feeds the fire- trees, stumps, branches, etc.

• So people will notice the fire.

• Firefighters like to keep things neat.