Many thousands of children have accidents in their houses. As a result Some children die. The most common accidents are with fire and hot water. Small children often touch pots of boiling water on the stove. The pots fall over andthe hot water falls on the children and burns them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If a fire gets too big, it gets out of control. Then the house catches fire. It is very dangerOus to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers. Then he drops the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way.
Some kinds of clothing burn very easily. Many children have been badly burned because they have stood to0 near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire. Although fire and hot water cause most accidents in their home, many children cut themselves with knives. Others get an electric shock. Some children are made very ill from taking their parents' medicine. Many small children have to go to hospital every year because they thought a box of medicine was a box of sweets.
Question: 2*5 10
1. What causes most accidents?
2. What do some children like doing?
3. What do children often do with lighted matches?
4. Why has the clothing of many children caught fire?
5. What else are the causes of many accidents in the home?
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