The Value of a Sherpa Life: Part II & III Comp Q's

What the text is mostly about

• Central Idea

• Main Idea

• No Idea

• No Eye Dear

The author's reasoning for writing the text

• author's opinion

• author's perspective

• author's purpose

A brief statement that contains the essential ideas

• paraphrase

• summarize

• claim

Part 2 Paragraph 4: The main idea is that Sherpas are paid a lot compared to where they live.

• True

• False

"The industry clearly values life on a two-tiered basis: Westerners at the top, Sherpas at the bottom." This is an example of...

• Author's Purpose

• Main Idea

• Author's Opinion

Part 2: Paragraph 6: The main idea is that Sherpas do all the work for little pay and risk their lives over and over again.

• True

• False

What is the author's solutions (answer) to helping the Sherpas?

• Cancel the climbing Industry

• Decrease the amount of climbers

• increase the value of a Sherpa life

List one organization the author mentions in Part 2.

Why did the author title his report, "Disposable Man?

• Sherpas are truly valued in the climbing industry

• Sherpas can be replaced

• Humans decompose into organic compost

What is the main claim of the essay?

• Not enough attention has been paid to the risks taken by Sherpas, who perform very difficult, dangerous work for little money.

• Sherpas earn salaries in trade of supplies.

• People don’t understand the meaning of Sherpa and what it represents.

• Sherpas serve no real purpose and should be forced to leave their land.