Identify which of the answers is a key word in the paragraph that follows. The paragraph is about the fire at the Triangle Waist Company building that killed 146 people in New York City in 1911. A fire at the Triangle Waist Company factory, a ten-story high building, yesterday caused the deaths of one hundred and seventy-five workers. The fire, which began just after the workers stopped working, spread quickly through the top three floors used by the company, blocking access to staircases and elevators. Many of the young women and girls working there were burned in the fire, while others died after trying to escape through the windows. Few had time to escape, and instead could only watch in horror as the flames quickly approached. Source: The Jewish Daily Forward, 26 March 1911. Translated into English by Tina Lunson. http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5482.Multiple choice question.staircasesworkerselevatorswindows

Read the passage.The Triangle Shirtwaist FireThe early twentieth century was a difficult time for New York City's garment workers, many of whom were immigrant women who worked long hours in dangerous factories for poverty-level wages. After the garment workers went on strike in 1910, some factory owners improved their workplaces and allowed employees to join unions. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a notable exception: the owners resisted a union and continued to maintain shoddy working conditions. On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the factory. Many workers were trapped inside; the rickety fire escape collapsed, and the only accessible exit had been locked. In all, 146 workers perished. The tragedy sparked public outrage about labor injustices, and citizens pressed their government to take action. Consequently, over the next few years, New York's legislature passed many laws designed to improve workplace safety.What is the main, or central, idea of the passage?The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed almost 150 factory workers, who were trapped inside due to a locked exit and a broken fire escape.Despite a strike by garment workers, the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory refused to support unionization.Because of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the government began to regulate working conditions in factories.Submit

According to the documentary film on New York City, the March 1911 Triangle Factory fire mainly took the lives of which ONE of the following?Group of answer choicesNew York University students whose school was located near the factoryYoung immigrant women who worked in the factoryOlder immigrant men working in the factoryNew York City firefighters and police officers

Select the option that best completes the sentence.NASA satellite images suggest that most of the fires were started by:accidentslightning strikesfarmersrandom arsonistsI'm not sure

A journalist is writing a report about a town that is suffering greatly in the wake of a severe wildfire. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.SectionsBackgroundCurrent effectsFuture effectsThe town center has suffered a major blow, and many shops and restaurants remain closed indefinitely.The wildfire was caused by campers failing to fully extinguish their campfire on a windy day. Over the next four days, the wildfire grew in strength, displacing more than a third of the town's population.People will not endure the long process of restoration and renovation—families will relocate, causing the cultural fabric of this closely knit community to come undone.Damage to the high school has forced students to attend school in a neighboring town.Submit

Q 20.  Directions for question (20):The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper order for the sentences and key in this sequence of four numbers as your answer.1. Sixty fires are currently burning in across the state, 40 of which are running out of control.2. Across NSW, three people have already died, and more than 150 homes have been razed.3. Fire chiefs in Australia have warned of “the most dangerous bushfire week this nation has ever seen”, saying New South Wales – the country’s most populous state – faces an unprecedented “catastrophic” fire day on Tuesday4. There are also nearly 50 fires burning in Queensland, and fires in Western Australia and South Australia.