Lesson 25 Mountains: Surviving on 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 used 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,” why 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 tons 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