Buried Alive

1. What was the main iidea of the first paragraph?

• Even though snow is soft and fun, it can be dangerous.

• Playing in the snow is fun.

• Avalanches are dangerous.

• Winston Cheyney is in an avalanche.

Where were the men hiking when the avalanche occured?

Why did Winston start "Swimming" in the snow?

Where was Jeff during the Avalanche?

How long did it take his friends to dig him out?

Draw the correct number (1-5) in the blank.

What does the word immobile mean in the story?

• faint

• sick

• unable to breathe

• unable to move

Why do you think Winston survived?

• The snow wasn't as packed as he thought it was.

• The avalanche he was in wasn't that bad.

• He didn't panic at first and he remembered what to do when caught in an avalanche.

• He was able to dig himself out quickly.