Reading Enrichment 3

This story can be classified as _______________.

• fiction

• non-fiction

This story happened in _________________

• 1955

• 2019

• 1953

• 1903

The mountain was called __________________.

• South Summit

• Base Camp

• Mount Everest

• Edmund Hillary

How many men did John Hunt take with him to the bottom of the mountain?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 250

Why did they take heavy tanks with them?

• There wasn't enough water.

• There wasn't enough food,

• There wasn't enough oxygen.

How was the temperature at the top of the mountain?

• It was very warm.

• It was cool.

• It was hot.

• It was extremely cold.

What tool did they use to climb the sharp ridge of ice?

• The used their axes.

• The used their hammers.

• They used their screwdrivers.

How long did it take them to cross he ice waves?

• It took them four hours.

• It took them eight hours.

• It took them two hours.

• It took them an hour.

Another word for 'the top of a mountain' is _________________.

• base

• summit

• bottom

• deep

Climbing mount Everest was very easy.

• True

• False