Mount Everest Speaks and Out of the Death Zone Quiz
Authored by Cathy Dutton
English
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word trek mean in the sentence "On May 24, 2014, Poorna began her trek through the Death Zone?
training
search
journey
return
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which danger does the photograph on page 22 show?
thin air
piles of trash
a blizzard
people waiting in line
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.3.7
CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.RL.3.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line supports the idea that Poorna thought Everest was worth the climb?
"...they had oxygen tanks to help them breathe."
"...Poorna has climbed at least six more mountains. She plans to climb others."
"At last, she stepped onto the summit."
"Poorna thought about her family and friends back home."
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.4.9
CCSS.RI.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the speaker in the poem "Mount Everest Speaks"?
Poorna Malavath
A Sherpa guide
snow on the mountain
Mount Everest
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CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Both "Out of the Death Zone" and "Mount Everest Speaks" describe climbing Mount Everest as________
easy and exciting
lonely and dangerous
beautiful but impossible
difficult but inspiring
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RI.5.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line supports the idea that climbing the mountain is difficult?
"watching a human chain"
"digging in and up, step by slow step"
"Dozens of them, hundreds of them"
"trailing after one another
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this line from the poem: "in a marvel of languages." What does this line tell you about the climbers?
They have climbed other peaks.
They are good students in school.
They come from all over the world.
They pay no attention to how they speak.
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CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.3.7
CCSS.RI.4.7
CCSS.RL.3.7
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