Tiger of the Snows- Text Structure Part 2

How is the first paragraph different from the ones that come after it?

• It describes events that led Norgay and Hillary to climb Mount Everest. The other paragraphs tell about problems they overcame on their climb.

• It shows what a mountain climber has to do to stay alive on a dangerous climb. Later paragraphs tell what happened as they reached the top and why it happened.

• It helps readers understand a problem the climbers faced and how they solved it. Later paragraphs tell the order of the events as the men climbed to the top of the mountain.

• It compares what Tenzing Norgay felt as he reached the top of the mountain to what Hillary felt. Other paragraphs help readers understand why they made the climb.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What detail in paragraph 1 best shows that paragraph 1 is organized using problem and solution text structure?

• On top of the rock cliff we rested again.

• Certainly, after the climb up the gap we were both a bit breathless, but after some slow pulls at the oxygen I am feeling fine.

• I look up; the top is very close now; and my heart thumps with excitement and joy.

• Then we are on our way again. Climbing again....

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the word plains mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

"Finally we reach a place where we can see past the humps, and beyond them is the great open sky and brown plains."

• grassy fields

• aircraft

• bodies of water

• Tenzing's homeland

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does the author MAINLY organize the details in "Tiger of the Snows"?

• by stating the problems he faced and how he solved them

• by stating his point of view and comparing it to Hillary's

• by explaining the events in the order they occurred.

• by explaining what happened and why it happened.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

Which TWO details from the text BEST support that "Tiger of the Snows" is MAINLY organized in chronological order text structure?

• "I look up; the top is very close now; and my heart thumps with excitement and joy." (paragraph 1)

• "Finally we reach a place where we can see past the humps, and beyond them is the great open sky...." (paragraph 2)

• "The way to it is an easy snow slope, wide enough for two men to go side by side." (paragraph 2)

• "We looked up. Then we went on." (paragraph 3)

• "The dream had come true..." (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

Which of the following answer choices BEST places the main events from the autobiography in the order they happen?

• Tenzing and Hillary shake hands at the top of the mountain; As Tenzing and Hillary climb above the rocks, Tenzing wonders if the next snowy hump will be the last one; Tenzing compares the mountain to a mother hen with chicks under her wings; After climbing up a gap, Tenzing and Hillary rest on a rock cliff and breathe in extra oxygen.

• Tenzing compares the mountain to a mother hen with chicks under her wings; After climbing up a gap, Tenzing and Hillary rest on a rock cliff and breathe in extra oxygen; As Tenzing and Hillary climb above the rocks, Tenzing wonders if the next snowy hump will be the last one; Tenzing and Hillary shake hands at the top of the mountain

• Tenzing compares the mountain to a mother hen with chicks under her wings; After climbing up a gap, Tenzing and Hillary rest on a rock cliff and breathe in extra oxygen; Tenzing and Hillary shake hands at the top of the mountain; As Tenzing and Hillary climb above the rocks, Tenzing wonders if the next snowy hump will be the last one

• After climbing up a gap, Tenzing and Hillary rest on a rock cliff and breathe in extra oxygen; As Tenzing and Hillary climb above the rocks, Tenzing wonders if the next snowy hump will be the last one; Tenzing and Hillary shake hands at the top of the mountain; Tenzing compares the mountain to a mother hen with chicks under her wings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Based on the fact that this autobiography was written MAINLY in chronological order text structure, what can you infer about the lesson the writer wanted readers to learn?

• The author wanted to show issues that they had as they climbed the mountain and wanted the reader to learn how they dealt with those problems.

• The author wanted to give the reader a moment-by-moment account of what he was feeling, thinking, and doing during his climb to the top of the mountain since it was a very important moment in his life.

• The author wanted to compare his journey to the top of the mountain to his climbing partner's journey to the top of the mountain.

• The author wanted to tell about events that happened and then show the reader why they happened.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10