ADVENTURE CHANGES, DANGER DOES NOT

Which of these sentences from the selection states the author’s main point?

• But by 1996, Everest was considered so accessible that guides were taking amateurs up . . .

• But the growing tally of deaths provides the counterpoint: there are places that humans simply cannot tame.

• Reaching the summit is no longer enough to set a record on its own . . .

• Could it be that Mr. Sharp was simply too far gone to be saved?

What claim does paragraph 1 support?

• Climbers on Mount Everest are too invested in their own success.

• Climbers on Mount Everest must ensure their own survival first.

• There are too many people climbing Mount Everest.

• Climbers who are not prepared should not climb Mount Everest.

Which of these is a synonym for ascent as it is used in paragraph 9?

• A. Slope

• B. Elevation

• C. Climb

• D. Incline

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What does the author mean by this statement? Mountaineers know that failure may exact the ultimate price.

• Climbers realize they are as likely to fail as to succeed.

• Climbing Mount Everest is considered incredibly expensive.

• Climbers understand they may die if they fail on their climb.

• Climbing Mount Everest is viewed as the ultimate achievement for climbers.

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Read this excerpt from paragraph 15 of the selection.

In London’s Sunday Times, Linda Sharp, David Sharp’s mother, was quoted as saying: “Your responsibility is to save yourself—not to try to save anybody else.”

Why did the author include this information?

• To provide evidence to support his main point.

• To show how wrong people are about climbing.

• To create sympathy for the climber’s mother.

• To provide a counterargument to his main point.

Which claim is supported by the pieces of evidence in the chart?

• Mount Everest has become too popular as a destination.

• Mount Everest is still as great a danger as it ever was.

• Mount Everest is easier to climb than it used to be.

• Mount Everest now attracts many different kinds of climbers.

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Mark the box that indicates whether each statement from the selection is a fact or an opinion

• Fact

• It is a vision that seems to betoken a breathtaking callousness

• Opinion

• After the 1953 ascent, it took three years for a Swiss team to repeat the triumph.

• Fact

• As Mr. Sharp lay dying, Mark Inglis from New Zealand became the first double amputee to reach the top.

• Opinion

• “Your responsibility is to save yourself—not to try to save anybody else.”

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Create a short video of why it's important for human beings to show humanity to one another.

30 sec video

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