2nd-theme3-selection2-a Trip To Firehouse Reading Comp
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This is a reading comprehension test for the 2nd grade HM Theme 3/Selection 2 A Trip to the Firehouse story.
- 1.Why is David wearing his special shirt?
- A.
It is Spirit Day at school.
- B.
His class is going on a field trip to the firehouse.
- C.
He didn’t have anything else to wear.
- 2.Who Greets the class at the firehouse?
- A.
The fire chief greets them.
- B.
A firefighter sliding down a pole greets them.
- C.
The dispatcher greets them.
- 3.Why is the pole important to firefighters?
- A.
They can have fun going down it during their spare time.
- B.
It is much faster than going down stairs.
- C.
They can hang onto it during an earthquake.
- 4.In what room would you see the operators working?
- A.
The kitchen
- B.
The bathroom
- C.
The dispatch room
- 5.Which of the following is an OPINION from the story?
- A.
Spot is a cute dog.
- B.
911 is an emergency number.
- C.
The operators look up codes on a blackboard.
- 6.What do the children get invited to do?
- A.
Have lunch with the firefighters
- B.
Pull the fire alarm
- C.
Clean the fire truck
- D.
Put out a fire
- 7.Why are different kinds of fire trucks needed?
- A.
Fires happen in different kinds of places.
- B.
Different cities have different trucks.
- C.
Correct answer is not here.
- 8.Which sentence would fit best after the final paragraph on page 289?
- A.
The class went into the kitchen for lunch.
- B.
The class had a short walk back to school.
- C.
The firefighters had lunch.
- 9.How might the following fact be restated: “Next the children are taken to see the Dispatch Room.”
- A.
“After visiting the kitchen the children go with the firefighters to the room that takes 911, emergency calls.”
- B.
“Leaving the firehouse the children go to the fire truck.”
- C.
“Before they wash the truck the children went to the kitchen.”
- 10.Which is a fact from the story about the alarm?
- A.
The alarm is twelve inches wide.
- B.
The alarm is in the gear room.
- C.
The alarm rings in a pattern or code.
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