🐓🦩🐓Performance Task (Fire Prevention) Language Arts🐓🦩🐓

 Welcome 👦👧boys and girls. Today we will be engaged in a performance task activity. In this activity you will be provided with two sources to do your tasks.

Ready!!👦👧boys and girls. Read the sources carefully before selecting and writing your answers in part 1 and part 2👇

Task 1:

Source 1

Source 2:

What is a fire?

A fire is a state of combustion, whereby heat and light are produced. In other words, a fire is the destructive burning of material that produces light, flame, heat and smoke. 

Tips To Prevent Fires

• Do not keep gasoline in or near domestic areas.
• Do not buy or keep gasoline or other highly inflammable liquids in breakable containers.
• Do not leave inflammable liquids carelessly placed at home or in immediate reach of children.
• Do not leave open flames, such as candles and kerosene lamps, in the reach of children. If possible, avoid using candles, especially when there are children in the house. Never allow children to use matches, nor leave them within their reach.
• Do not leave electric irons, hot plates or other appliances plugged in as overheating can cause fire.

• What to Do If There Is A Fire

  • Raise an alarm to warn others of the emergency.
  • On suspicion of fire, get children and helpless persons out of the building immediately.
  • Get out of the building immediately.
  • Do not get back into the burning building. You may not come out alive.
  • If you are trapped in the building, lie flat on the ground and try to creep out; the air is clearer near the floor.
  • Call the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) at 110.
  • No matter where you live or work, be familiar with all exits, including windows.
  • Remember to turn off gas connections and electricity.

Part 1:

Instruction: Use the information from the sources to answer the questions below.

1. Define the term fire?  

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2. Write three ways you can prevent fire in your home?  

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3. What is the acronym ODPEM means?

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4.Which source has the most important information? Give reason for your answer.

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5. Explain in your own words the role of the ODPEM?

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6.Use the table below to insert a tick to show the source that contain each information.

Information	Source 1	Source 2
A fire is a state of combustion, whereby heat and light are produced.
Never play with matches or lighter
Do not get back into the burning building. You may not come out alive.
Talk to your family about a fire escape plan
a fire is the destructive burning of material that produces light, flame, heat and smoke
Get out of the building immediately.
the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

 Part 2:

Use the information from the sources to write a letter to your father, Explaining three ways you can prevent fire at home.  

Remember to include the following in your writing:

• parts of the letter. 
• transitional /linking words.
• Capitalize where necessary.
• Indent your paragraphs.