Informational Text: "Sir Edmund Hillary"

Informational Text: "Sir Edmund Hillary"

Mount Everest

This mountain is on the crest of the Great Himalayas of southern Asia. Mt. Everest lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet. 

Poll

Would you ever want to hike Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world?

• Of course!

• No way!

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is best supported by the photograph at the beginning of the passage?

• "His fame did not slow him down; he continued to climb mountains and explore remote areas."(paragraph 2)

• "Many climbers had attempted to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth, located in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal." (paragraph 1)

• "In 1953, Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide from Nepal, successfully reached Everest's crest." (paragraph 1)

• "Sir Hillary returned many times to Nepal and devoted much of his time to improving life there." (paragraph 3)

Types of Informational Text Structures

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Order/sequence

• Problem/solution

Multiple Choice

How is the passage organized? (Hint: Think text structure)

• It recounts the events in Hillary's life in the order in which they happened.

• It lists the reasons for Hillary's commitment to the Sherpa community.

• It compares and contrasts Hillary's different adventures around the world.

• It explains why Hillary chose to climb Everest and the effect it had on his life.

Author's Purpose

• P = persuade

• I = inform

• E = entertain

Multiple Choice

Which is the author's purpose for writing the passage?

• The author's purpose is to entertain readers by telling the story of Hillary and Norgay.

• The author's purpose is to inform the reader by presenting facts about Hillary.

• The author's purpose is to persuade others to learn more about Norgay and Hillary's lives.

• The author's purpose is to describe Hillary's successful ascent of Mount Everest.

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: What does the word crest mean as it is used in paragraph 1? (Hint: Plug in each answer choice to see which one makes the most sense).

• summit

• barrier

• rear

• flank

Multiple Choice

What does the photograph at the beginning of the passage help the reader better understand?

• It helps the reader better understand the harsh conditions on Everest.

• It helps the reader better understand Hillary's skill as an explorer.

• It helps the reader better understand Hillary's loyalty to the Sherpas.

• It helps the reader better understand the appeal of mountain climbing.

Multiple Choice

Which evidence from the passage best reveals the author's point of view?

• "His fame did not slow him down; he continued to climb mountains and explore remote areas." (paragraph 2)

• "He once remarked that being able to help the Sherpa villages 'has given me more satisfaction than a footprint on a mountain.'" (paragraph 3)

• "The welfare of the Nepalese Sherpas remained important to him throughout his life." (paragraph 3)

• "Sir Edmund Hillary, a beekeeper from New Zealand, was a twentieth-century hero." (paragraph 1)

Multiple Choice

Which inference about Hillary's point of view is best supported by the passage?

• He built schools and hospitals for the Sherpa villages because he felt obligated to repay a debt to the people of Nepal.

• Being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II was the highlight of his life, though he continued exploring afterward.

• Although he became famous for his successful climb, it was his work in Nepal that most fulfilled him.

• Mount Everest was his first climb, and the resulting fame increased his desire for exploration.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences from paragraph 2.

"His fame did not slow him down; he continued to climb mountains and explore remote areas. He visited the Antarctic, and he followed the Ganges River in India from its mouth to its source."

Question: Which of the following transitions could be added to the beginning of the second sentence to better show the relationship between these sentences?

• Additionally,

• Instead,

• To sum up,

• For example,

Multiple Choice

Which evidence from the passage best shows Hillary's zeal for climbing? (Hint: Zeal means passion, dedication, or enthusiam for something)

• "After his successful climb, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and became famous around the world as Sir Edmund Hillary." (paragraph 2)

• "His fame did not slow him down; he continued to climb mountains and explore remote areas." (paragraph 2)

• "Sir Hillary returned many times to Nepal and devoted much of his time to improving life there." (paragraph 3)

• "Theirs was the eighth major struggle with Everest since 1920, and the first successful one." (paragraph 1)

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: What does the word welfare mean as it is used in this sentence?

"The welfare of the Nepalese Sherpas remained important to him throughout his life." (paragraph 3)

• condition

• fame

• education

• employment

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: What does the word honorary mean as it is used in this sentence?

"In 2003, he was made an honorary citizen of Nepal." (paragraph 3)

(Select the BEST choice).

• average

• distinguished

• symbolic

• normal

Multiple Choice

How does the author develop the central idea of the passage?

• The author develops the central idea by showing Hillary's connection with the Sherpa community.

• The author develops the central idea by providing an account of how Hillary was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

• The author develops the central idea by describing how Hillary and Norgay conquered Mount Everest.

• The author develops the central idea by highlighting Hillary's passion for exploring and dedication to Nepal.

Multiple Choice

Which statement would be included in a summary of the passage?

• Nepal made Sir Edmund Hillary an honorary citizen of the country.

• Sir Edmund Hillary explored the Antarctic and the Ganges River in India.

• Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper from New Zealand.

• Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully reached Everest's summit in 1953.