Vocab in context G6

Vocabulary in context

We will read through a few short stories and you will need to choose the correct definition or synonym for each word

Multiple Choice

Hiking Mt. Everest isn't the easiest of tasks. Simply getting to the first base camp is daunting!

• intimidating

• exciting

• confusing

• boring

Multiple Choice

It requires a lot of travel, costs, and energy. I've heard the fees for everything can really break the bank!

• save money

• borrow money

• spend all your money

• invest your money

Multiple Choice

Once you get there, you need to let your body acclimatize due to the drastic changes in weather and air pressure. If you don't, you stand little chance at making it to the summit and back.

• ignore changes

• to give up

• to adapt to changes

• to feel uncomfortable

Multiple Choice

Once you get there, you need to let your body acclimatize due to the drastic changes in weather and air pressure. If you don't, you stand little chance at making it to the summit and back.

• the base

• the middle

• the highest point

• home

Multiple Choice

The ascent takes many days to complete. This is due to needing to climb for 20 kilometers in the freezing cold air, fissures (giant cracks) to cross, and the steepness of the mountain. All this while carrying supplies for yourself!

• climb (n)

• walk (n)

• climb (v)

• walk (v)

Multiple Choice

While on the climb to the top, you may see unsightly things, such as previous hikers that were not able to be rescued from the mountain and were left where they stopped. These hikers act as a chilly reminder that this is not hospitable for life (not good for life).

• unpleasant

• beautiful

• bright

• interesting

Multiple Choice

If you do make it to the summit and back, you can say you are one of the lucky few that were able to conquer the mountain and live to talk about it. Make sure to thank the Sherpas (guides) who have helped you achieve this.

• see

• encounter

• run away from

• defeat

Multiple Choice

Which title is best fitting?

• Everest is a fun but scary adventure

• Everest - not for the faint of heart

• Everest - when things go wrong

• My Everest Summit

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

• It is not an easy hike.

• It is deadly.

• Sherpas make it all possible.

• It is a once in a lifetime event.

Match

Match the following

• daunting

• acclimatize

• unsightly

• summit

• ascent

intimidating

adapt to changes

unpleasant

peak

climb

• intimidating

• adapt to changes

• unpleasant

• peak

• climb

Next story

Multiple Choice

As I landed in Japan, I was greeted by signs in a strange writing style foreign to many people in the world.

• known

• not familiar

• not understandable

• person from another country

Multiple Choice

I walked towards passport control, for staff to check my documents to ensure I was allowed to enter the country. I hailed a taxi and was then on my way towards my hotel for the night.

• called

• found

• waited for

• stole

Multiple Choice

Upon arriving to my hotel, I checked in and was led to a small room, about 9 square meters. It was cramped to say the least. Just enough to fit a mat to sleep on and a small TV.

• very small

• big

• nice

• ugly

Multiple Choice

After waking the next morning, I made my way to the busiest train station in the whole world, Shibuya Station. It was a labyrinth inside the station. Paths leading everywhere, with the signs doing little to guide me to where I needed to go.

• playground

• hide-and-seek

• funhouse

• maze

Multiple Choice

After boarding the my train, I couldn't relax for long, because I had to transfer between trains two more times to reach my final station.

• failing

• getting off

• finding

• getting on

Multiple Choice

In the end, it took some time to get to my new apartment. However, I would find out that the stations and train lines were actually intelligently built, and I would have little problems after learning their system.

• badly

• well

• confusingly

• beautifully

Match

Match the following

• foreign

• hail

• cramped

• labyrinth

• board

not from your country

call

small

maze

get on

• not from your country

• call

• small

• maze

• get on