Quiz on Mount Everest

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

• Mont Blanc

• Mount Everest

• Kilimanjaro

• Mount McKinley

What does the author describe in the beginning of the passage (paragraphs 1-3)?

• why people climb Mount Everest in teams

• the two men who first climbed Mount Everest

• who Sherpas are and what they do

• the dangers of climbing Mount Everest

It is harder for people to breathe on Mount Everest than at sea level. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• Mountaineers can get caught in snowstorms.

• Mount Everest is windy, cold, and dangerous.

• The amount of oxygen in the air drops as you go higher.

• Rocks can tumble down the slopes of the mountain.

Read the following sentences: "Mount Everest has steep slopes. Many climbers have slipped and fallen to their deaths. The mountain is very windy. Parts of it are covered with snow." The author included these sentences most likely to-

• tell how pretty the mountain is.

• to describe how dangerous the mountain can be.

• to persuade you to climb Mount Everest.

• to provide specific ways to photograph Mount Everest.

What is this passage mostly about?

• the dangers of mountain climbing

• routes from Base Camp to the summit

• the cost of climbing supplies

• climbing Mount Everest

Read the following sentences: "There is also very little oxygen atop Mount Everest. This is because the oxygen in the air reduces as we go higher. This means that it is difficult for climbers to breathe." What does "reduces" mean as used in this sentence?

• becomes visible

• becomes smaller

• becomes challenging

• becomes larger

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. _________ Reinhold Messner, no one had successfully climbed Mount Everest alone.

• In the end

• Such as

• Before

• Instead