Lesson 15- Ready Reading

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.

Which sentence best supports your answer to question #1?

• 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 hear thumps with excitement and joy.

• Then we are on our way again.

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

• grassy fields

• aircraft

• bodies of water

• Tenzing's homeland

How does the author mainly organize the details in Tiger of the Snows?

• by stating the problems

• 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 and why it happened

Which detail from the text best support how the author mainly organized the details in Tiger of the Snows?

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

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

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

• "The dream had come true.."

Which event cam 1st?

• 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.

Which event came 2nd?

• 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.

Which event came 3rd?

• 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.

Which event came 4th?

• 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.

In this lesson, you learned how authors use _____________ and problem-solution text structures to organize information and ideas.

• main idea

• theme

• chronological

• summarizing