LEVEL J

Quick Check Firefighters

Name Date
Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

1. How do firefighters keep fires 4. Why do firefighters go to school?

from starting?
A to learn how to run in a race
A They run into burning B to learn how to build
buildings. machines
B They put out fires and C to learn how to fight fires
save lives.
5. Why did the author write
C They teach people about this book?
fire safety.
2. Smoke masks and fans
A to tell readers about
a firefighter’s job
are similar because they
both . B to tell readers about different
types of fires
A help firefighters put
out large fires C to tell readers to go to
firefighting school
B help protect firefighters
from smoke 6. Extended Response: Why
are firefighters important
C help firefighters stay safe community helpers?
from heat and flames
3. What do firefighters use
to put out small fires?
A ladder trucks
B fire extinguishers
C helicopters

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 LEVEL J
Quick Check Answer Sheet Firefighters
Main Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details

1. C Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions

2. B Compare and Contrast
3. B Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions
4. C Cause and Effect
5. A Author’s Purpose
6. Answers will vary but should
include desirable traits and
qualities of a firefighter. Sample:
Firefighters help put out fires
that can destroy buildings, burn
down forests, and take many
lives. Firefighters help teach
people about fire safety and
help treat hurt people.

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