Ambulance Helpers

Listen to the text. Ask and answer questions about new words.

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Ambulance Helpers

An ambulance is a truck that helps sick or hurt people. It has a siren. A siren makes a loud sound: wee-oo, wee-oo! Cars move over to let the ambulance pass.

Paramedics ride in the ambulance. A paramedic is a helper who knows how to care for sick and hurt people.

The paramedics use a stretcher. A stretcher is a bed on wheels. They roll a sick person on the stretcher into the ambulance. They drive to the hospital.

What do the words mean?

Your teacher reads each question and the answers. Circle or write your answer.

Ava asks, "What is an ambulance?"

Question 1 optionsA. a bus that takes kids to schoolB. a truck that helps sick peopleC. a truck that carries big rocks

What does a siren do?

Question 2 optionsA. It makes a loud sound.B. It makes the truck go.C. It makes a bright light.

Which sentence tells what a paramedic is? Circle it.

Kim asks, "What is a stretcher?" Write the missing word from the text.

A stretcher is a on wheels.

Use the new words

Your teacher reads each question. Sort or circle.

Which word does each clue tell about? Sort the clues.

The text says: Cars move over to let the ambulance pass. What does pass mean here?

Question 6 optionsA. stop and waitB. turn aroundC. go by

Jay does not know the word hospital. Which question can he ask?

Question 7 optionsA. Who drives the truck?B. What is a hospital?C. Why do cars move over?

Pick a new word from the text. Ask a question about it. Then tell the answer.