Form 2 Eng.

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Form 2
Time allowed : 40 minutes
Full mark : 77
Holy Family Canossian College
Second Test 2002200!
Englis"
#nstruction : $ead t"e %uestions care&ully and write '(( your answer clearly on t"e answer s"eet.
'. Com)re"ension *27 marks+
Fire
1. Fire statistics s"ow t"at t"e num,er o& &ires in -o.ernment ,uildings eac" year is small com)ared
to domestic &ire. T"is is )ro,a,ly due to t"e &act t"at suc" ,uildings are wellmaintained and
managed. Howe.er/ at "ome a&ter work &ire sa&ety is your own res)onsi,ility.
2. T"ere is )er"a)s no more terri&ying a t"oug"t t"an to ,e tra))ed inside a ,urning ,uilding. For t"e
ma0ority o& us w"o li.e in "ig"rise ,uildings/ t"e sa&ety o& you and your &amily de)ends on "ow
well )re)ared you are &or an emergency. 1uring suc" incidents/ t"ere is usually little time to
decide w"at to do or "ow to act. T"ere&ore t"e ,est t"ing is to make your emergency )lans as soon
as )ossi,le.
!. Sit down wit" t"e &amily and )re)are a detailed esca)e route in case o& &ire. 2ear in mind t"at
e.ery &ire is un)redicta,le. Fire and smoke can mo.e .ery %uickly and t"e conditions in any )art
o& t"e ,uilding may c"ange in an instant. Smoke is usually more dangerous t"an &ire. #t can s)read
t"roug"out t"e ,uilding and enter your unit w"en t"e &ire is many &loors away.
4. Some in&ormation says it is ,est to lea.e your unit immediately in case o& &ire. 3t"er sources say it
is sa&er to stay in it. 4"ic" is correct5
6. #n most cases/ t"e ,est t"ing to do is to lea.e t"e ,uilding as soon as )ossi,le. Howe.er/ do not
attem)t to lea.e your unit a long time a&ter t"e &ire alarm "as sounded. T"ere is a "ig"er )ossi,ility
t"at "ea.y smoke "as already s)read into t"e stairways and corridors.
7. 8e.er tra.el t"roug" smoke. 9ou must stay inside your unit and )lace wet towels at t"e ,ottom o&
t"e door to )re.ent smoke &rom entering. Call t"e Fire Ser.ices 1e)artment ,y dialing :;;;</ tell
t"em w"ere you are and t"en mo.e to t"e most smoke&ree room. 3)en t"e window t"ere to let in
&res" air i& it is )ossi,le. Hang a s"eet &rom t"e window to s"ow your rescuers w"ere you are.
=art # *17 marks+
'nswer t"e &ollowing %uestions w"ic" are ,ased on t"e in&ormation in t"e article. >se com)lete
sentences.
1. 4"y are &ires in -o.ernment ,uildings uncommon5
2. 4"y s"ould we make an emergency )lan ,e&ore t"e accident5
!. 4"at is in t"e emergency )lan5
4. 4"y is smoke usually more dangerous t"an &ire5
6. #& t"e &ire alarm "as sounded &or a long time/ w"at s"ould )eo)le do5 4"y5
7. 4"at is t"e )ur)ose o& )utting wet towels at t"e ,ottom o& t"e door5
7. How can )eo)le get "el) &rom ot"ers w"en t"ey are tra))ed inside a ,urning ,uilding5
=art ## *6 marks+
Find t"e &ollowing sentences in t"e article. ?ake a note o& w"at t"e underlined words re&er to.
1. @ t"e &act t"at suc" ,uildings are wellmaintained and managed. *)aragra)" 1+
2. #t can s)read t"roug"out t"e ,uilding @ *)aragra)" !+
!. 3t"er sources say it is sa&er to stay in it. *)aragra)" 4+
4. @ tell t"em w"ere you are and t"en mo.e to @ *)aragra)" 7+
6. 3)en t"e window t"ere to let in &res" air i& it is )ossi,le. *)aragra)" 7+