Grade 5 -- Wordly Wise Lesson 5

What is it that attracts men and women to risk their lives climbing Everest? The _____ of the mountain is hard to explain to nonclimbers.

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Perhaps George Mallory thought it foolish for someone to ask him why he wanted to climb Everest. That might explain his _____ reply, "Because it's there."

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Mallory made several unsuccessful attempts to climb Everest. The _____ was not just to reach the top, but to be the first to do so.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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Mallory's final climb up Everest took place in 1924 and ended with his death. Several _____ attempts had also ended in failure.

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Thousands of people have tried to climb Everest. The mountain's extreme weather _____ the attempt by five out of six climbers.

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Nervous people would not enjoy mountain climbing. Looking down a thousand-foot _____ mountain face while dangling from a rope can be especially scary.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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The height of Everest has been carefully measured. Its _____ is twenty-nine thousand and thirty-five feet above sea level.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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There are several ways to climb Everest. Most climbers take the _____ up the south side of the mountain.

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A