Mountains: Surviving Mt. Everest

Why does the author include a map of the world? 

• to show how tall mountains can be
• to show how big North America is
• to show where some large mountain ranges are
• to show how many oceans there are in the world

Where is Mount Everest? 

• In Asia
• In Australia
• In North America
• In South America

From the picture of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the reader can guess that...

• it was easy for Hillary and Norgay to climb Mount Everest
• the climbing equipment used in 1953 is similar to the equipment we have now
• mountain climbing is a popular sport all over the world
• Hillary and Norgay had climbed many mountains before climbing Mount Everest

According to the graphic feature "Survival Equipment", how do climbers use trekking poles? 

• to break up ice
• to stay balanced
• to protect against the cold
• to signal to other climbers

Which of the following can the reader learn from the image in the "Camp-to-Camp" section? 

• Why climbers rest at the camps
• Where Base Camp is located
• When the team reached the summit
• How long the team had to wait at Camp Three

From the text and graphic features, the reader learns that climbers use ladders that are...

• made from wood
• open and close constantly 
• used only on Mount Everest
• used to cross cracks in the ice

Why is it dangerous for climbers to spend more than ten minutes at the top of Mount Everest? 

• There is not enough food.
• There is not enough snow.
• There is not enough oxygen.
• There is not enough sunshine. 

What problem is Mount Everest facing today? 

• Ice cracks and forms crevasses.
• Flooding is causing the snow to melt
• Avalanches are changing the landscape.
• Climbers have left tone of trash on the mountain. 

Which sentence from the selection is an opinion? 

• Winter was over, but there had been a series of severe snowstorms
• Then the climbers headed out on the great ridge leading to the summit. 
• They were climbing to the top of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. 
• If you've survived on Mount Everest, however, and reached the top, no goal seems too high!

The author includes photographs with this selection to show...

• that it is about real people and places
• how hard it is to breathe without oxygen
• that climbing mountains can be dangerous.
• how different kinds of mountains are formed.