Verbal Reasoning Flashcards
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Choose the word that does NOT belong with the others.
Answer: Calm
Hose, ladder, and axe are firefighting tools, while 'calm' is not.
A passage explains that backdraft occurs when oxygen suddenly enters an oxygen-starved fire. What triggers a backdraft?
Answer: A sudden inflow of oxygen
The passage states backdraft is triggered by oxygen suddenly entering the fire.
Complete the analogy: Smoke is to fire as symptom is to ___?
Answer: Illness
Smoke signals fire as a symptom signals an illness.
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
Answer: After the fire, the inspector arrived.
A comma correctly follows the introductory phrase 'After the fire.'
No firefighter on this shift has a medical certification expired. John is on this shift. What is true of John's certification?
Answer: It is not expired
If none on the shift has an expired certification, John's cannot be expired.
Which word means the same as 'volatile' when describing a substance?
Answer: Explosive
A volatile substance is unstable and prone to explosion or rapid change.
A schedule says Crew A works mornings, Crew B works afternoons, and Crew C works nights. A fire at 2 a.m. is handled by which crew?
Answer: Crew C
2 a.m. falls during the night shift, handled by Crew C.