Mt Everest

Mt. Everest is located in which mountain range?

• The Andes

• The Rockies

• The Yetis

• The Himalayas 

Why does the author say that Mt. Everest is like the world's largest garbage dump?

• There is a lot of trash left from climbers

• People park dump trucks and fill the mountain with trash

• Water is melting

• The people of Nepal wish for change.

Why is Temba Tsheri Sherpa important?

• His father told him he couldn't do it.

• He was born in Nepal

• He was the youngest person to reach to top of Mt. Everest

• He visited the mountains to do research.

Look at the Camp diagram on pg 355. The summit of Mt. Everest is __________ ft.

• 27,200

• 29,035

• 33,011

• 17,500

What is the author's purpose?

• to be entertained

• to be persuaded to climb a mountain

• to learn about Mt. Everest and mountain climbing

• to learn about climate change

Which statement would the author likely agree with?

• Climbing is too dangerous to try.

• Everyone should try to climb Mt. Everest.

• Climbing Mt. Everest is an amazing adventure.

• Traveling that far to climb a mountain is silly.

What is the main idea?

• Mt. Everest is an amazing place, and people who climb it are brave and strong.

• People have died climbing Mt. Everest.

• Sherpas make the climb worth it.

• There are two base camps.

A mountain has a high altitude.

• true

• false

Who were the first two people to summit everest in 1953?

• George Mallory

• Sir Edmund Hillary

• Sherpa Tenzing Norgay

• Matt Dickinson

What is the height of Mt. Everest in feet?

• 27,200

• 29,035

• 33,011

• 17,500