Mount Everest Reading Fun

Fork is to eat as pillow

• cotton

• sleep

• fight

• fun

Find is to lose as warm is to

• cold

• heat

• splash

• mittens

What does the word "equipment" mean in this sentence?

Donkeys carried the works equipment up the mountain.

• children

• supplies

• games

What does the word halt mean in the sentence below?

The guard told the man to halt before entering the gates.

• pay

• speak

• stop

• turn

Which set of words BEST completes the sentence below?

Climbing mountains is __________________than skydiving.

• dangerous

• dangerous

• most dangerous

• more dangerous

Which word or words BEST completes the sentence below?

Alex’s mother spoke______________ than Tom’s mother.

• softly

• softest

• most softly

• more softly

Where is Mount Everest?

• in Asia

• in Australia

• in North America

• in South America

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 supplies.

What problem is Mount Everest facing today?

• Ice cracks

• Flooding is causing the snow to melt.

• Avalanches are changing the landscape.

• Climbers have left tons of trash.

Would you climb Mount Everest?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe if Raeey dared me to.