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Children's Burn Prevention Quiz

 

 

Have your child take the following quiz to assess his / her knowledge of burn prevention.

 
 

1. If your clothes catch fire do you:
a) Run for help?
 b) Cover your eyes and mouth?
 c) Both B & C
 d) Stop, Drop, and Roll?
 e) I do not know the answer

2.If you had to escape from a burning building through smoke, what would you do?
a) Crawl on your hands and knees to the safest exit.
 b) Run to the nearest exit.
 c) Call for help.
 d) Stop, Drop, and Roll
 e) I do not know the answer.

3. What are the important steps in a school fire drill?
a) Stop, Drop, and Roll?
 b) Crawl low uunder smoke?
 c) STOP what you are doing, LISTEN for instuctions from your teacher, principle or fire marshal,
             GO quickly to your meeting place outside the school for roll call.
 d) Call for help?
 e) I do not know the answer.

4. Which of the following objects can cause burns?

a) Soup.
 b) Matches & Lighters.
 c) Clothing Iron.
 d) All of the above.
 e) I do not know the answer.

5. Why are smoke detctors important in the home?
a) Smoke detectors provide early warning should a fire occur.
 b) Smoke detectors make loud noises.
 c) Smoke detectors provide the extra minutes necessary to make a sfe exit.
 d) Both A & C.
 e) I do not know the answer.

6. If you build a fire in the woods it is important to:
a) Have an adult present.
 b) Pick a spot near bushes and trees.
 c) Let the fire go out by itself.
 d) Pour gas or lighter fluid on the fire to help it burn.
 e) I do not know the answer

7. If you have a fire in your home you should:
a) Call your neighbor.
 b) Call the fire department from your home.
 c) Call the fire department from a neighbor's home.
 d) Yell for help.
 d) I do not know the answer

8. If you find matches or lighters you should:
a) Give then to a grown-up
 b) See if they are working.
 c) Put them in the garbage.
 d) Tell a friend.
 e) I do not know the answer.

9. If you are in bed and your smoke detector goes off you should:
a) Stay in bed.
 b) Open the door and run out.
 c) Feel the door to see if it is hot.
 d) Hide in the closet or under the bed.
 e) I do not know the answer.

10. On your telephone you should have:
a) An emergency number.
 b) A babysitter's number.
 c) The telephone repair number.
 d) Your friend's number.
 e) I do not know the answer.

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