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1. Any substance which reacts chemically with oxygen and produces flames.
a. Heat
b. air
c. fuel
d. fire point
2. A colorless, odorless gas and one of the compositions of air which is
approximately 21% by volume.
a. Fuel b. air c. tetrahedron d. oxygen
3. A form of energy generated by the transmission of some other form of energy,
as in combustion or burning.
A. Heat
B. oxygen
C. tetrahedron
D. fuel
4. The graphical representation of the three elements of fire, namely: heat,
oxygen and fuel.
a. Chemical energy
b. Fire Tetrahedron
c. combustion
d. fire triangle theory
5. To reduce the temperature is one of the three ways to extinguish a fire.
a. True b. false
6. A fuel source that the molecules are closely packed together.
a. Solid b. liquid c. gas
7. A fuel source that the molecules are free to moved.
a. Solid b. gas c. liquid
8. The fourth element of the fire tetrahedron theory is known as:
a. Chemical reaction b. oxidation c. combustion d. nuclear energy
9. The most common source of heat in combustion.
a. Chemical energy c. Nuclear Energy
b. electrical energy d. mechanical energy
10. It is an energy generated when atoms either split apart or combine.
a. Chemical energy c. Mechanical Energy
b. nuclear energy d. electrical energy
11. An energy created by friction and compression.
a. Chemical energy c. Mechanical Energy
b. nuclear energy d. electrical energy
12. A product of combustion that remain when other products of combustion cool
to normal temperature. One example is carbon dioxide.
a. Heat
b. smoke
 c. flame
d. fire gases
13. A form of energy measured in degree of temperature, it is the product of
combustion that spread the fire.
a. Smoke
b. fire
c. heat
d. fire gases
14. It is the visible product of incomplete combustion, usually a mixture of oxygen,
nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, finely divided particles of soot and
carbon, and assortment of product released from the burning material.
a. Flame
b. smoke
c. heat
d. fire gases

15. It refers to a poisonous gas, which is colorless, highly toxic gas with the strong
odor of rotten eggs. Exposure for even a short time is dangerous.
A. Carbon dioxide
B. hydrogen cyanide
C. hydrogen sulfide
D. hydrogen chloride
16. A toxic fire gas which can be found in oxygen starve fires involving nitrogen-
containing materials. It smells like bitter almonds which may not be easily
detected.
a. Carbon dioxide c. hydrogen cyanide
b. b. hydrogen sulfide d. hydrogen chloride
17. A toxic gas which can be fatal after only a few breaths which is produced in
fires involving chloride-containing plastic.
a. Carbon dioxide c. hydrogen cyanide
b. hydrogen sulfide d. hydrogen chloride
18. A type of flame which has a reddish-orange in color; it deposits soot because
it is a product of incomplete combustion; and has a lower temperature.
a. Luminous flame c. premixed flame
b. non-luminous flame d. laminar flame
19. A type of flame where the fire particles follow a smooth path through a
gaseous flame.
a. Luminous flame b. non-luminous flame c. premixed flame
d. laminar flame
20. A type of flame which has unsteady, irregular swirls and eddies.
a. Luminous flame b. non-luminous flame c. turbulent
d. laminar flame
21. It is the ratio of the weight of a solid or substance to the weight of an equal
volume of water.
a. Specific gravity b. vapor pressure c. ignition temperature
d. fire point
22. The weight of a volume of pure gas compared to the weight a volume of dry
air at the same temperature and pressure.
a. Vapor pressure b. specific gravity c. vapor density d. fire
point
23. The temperature at which the material will give off ample vapors to keep
burning.
a. Ignition temperature b. flashpoint c. flashover d. fire point
24. The temperature at which a material is not hot enough to keep burning, but
still gives off enough vapors to cause a flame to flash across the surface.
a. Fire point b. flashover c. flashpoint d. kindling
temperature
25. Chemical properties of fire where change of energy is absorbed or is added
before the reaction takes place.
A. Endothermic reaction
B. exothermic reaction
C. oxidation
D. combustion
26. A chemical change in which combustible material and an oxidizing agent
react.
A. oxidation
B. exothermic reaction
C. combustion
D. endothermic reaction
27. Reactions or changes that release or give off energy thus they produce
substances with less energy than the reactants.
a. Oxidation b. exothermic reaction c. combustion d.
endothermic
28. The final phase of burning wherein flame ceases but dense smoke and heat
completely fill the confined room.
a. Free – burning phase b. smoldering phase c.
incipient/beginning phase
29. The second phase of burning in which materials or structures are burning in
the presence of adequate oxygen.
a. Free – burning phase b. smoldering phase c.
incipient/beginning phase
30. A condition in a confined room where large volume of hot fire gases are
accumulated when mix with air will result to an explosive ignition called:
a. Combustion b. ignition c. flashover d. backdraft
31. It occurs when a room or other area is heated enough that flames sweep over
the entire area.
 a. Fire point b. flashover c. backdraft d. combustion
32. A class of fire that involves vegetable fibers, wood, paper, straw, grass;
combustible minerals such as coal and coke.
a. Class A b. class B c. class C d. class D
33. This type of fire involves electrical motors, electrical appliances and
apparatus.
a. Class A b. class B c. class C d. class D
34. It starts as a result of a chemical reaction within the material – a reaction
independent of any outside source of heat.
a. Kindling temperature
b. spontaneous heating
c. radiation
d. combustion
35. It is the transmission of heat through an object/medium or conductor, such as
pipe, metal, hot air duct, wire or even wall.
a. Radiation b. conduction c. convection d. flame
contact
36. It is the transmission of heat by the moving currents of liquid or gas.
a. Radiation b. convection c. flame contact d. conduction
37. The transmission of heat through the discharge and spread of heat from a
heated or burning source.
a. Radiation b. convection c. flame contact d. conduction
38. It is simply means how hot the fire is burning.
a. Propagation of fire
b. . combustion
c. intensity of fire
d. magnitude of fire
39. The amount of fuel vapor that can be mixed with air to form an explosive or
flammable mixture.
a. Explosive limits b. intensity of fire c. combustion d. fire
point
40. It is not always determined by the amount of fuel involved but more often by
the amount of fuel exposed to the air.
a. Intensity of fire
b. fire point
c. kindling temperature
d. magnitude of fire
41. The temperature at which the material is not hot enough to keep burning, but
still gives off enough vapors to cause a flame to “flash” across the surface.
a. Flashpoint b. fire point c. flashover d. upper
limits
42. The degree of heat necessary to ignite flammable vapors. It may come from
an external source or within the material itself as in the case of spontaneous
heating.
 a. Fire point b. flashover c. upper limits d. ignition
temperature
43. The temperature at which the material will give off ample vapors to keep
burning.
a. Fire point b. flash point c. flashover d. ignition
temperature
44. Some oxidizing agents are not flammable but when they are heated or come
in contact with water, they give off oxygen which in turn, supports the burning
of flammable materials.
a. True b. false
45. It is a method of fire extinguishment wherein the primary characteristics is
heat absorption.
a. Smothering b. cooling c. separation d. fire gases
46. A method of fire extinguishment where it excludes oxygen from the fuel so
that the gases of vapors of the fuel cannot ignite and continue the
combustion.
a. Smothering
b. cooling
c. separation
d. fire gases
47. It is a type of fire extinguisher which can be best use in Class A, B and C
Fires.
a. Carbon Dioxide B. Dry Powder c. Ordinary Dry Chemical d.
Multi-purpose Dry Chemical
48. A type o fire extinguisher that is best use in combustible metal.
a. Carbon Dioxide B. Dry Powder c. Ordinary Dry Chemical d.
Multi-purpose Dry Chemical
49. A type of fire extinguisher that is best use in Class C fire for being a gas and
of its non-conductivity.
a. Carbon Dioxide B. Dry Powder c. Ordinary Dry Chemical d.
Multi-purpose Dry Chemical
50. A type of fire extinguisher that has a quick knockdown effect and heat
reduction properties with combined ability to seal the surface burning
hydrocarbon fires to prevent flashback.
a. Halons
b. Dry Powder
c. AFFF
d. Dry Chemical