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Rogers: Prep Rally

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the most logical place to put sentence number 13?

a)

immediately after sentence 14

b)

immediately after sentence 15

c)

immediately after sentence 16

d)

correct as is

2.

Which sentence interrupts the logical progression of ideas?

a)

sentence 5

b)

sentence 6

c)

sentence 7

d)

sentence 11

3.

Which sentence most effectively combines sentences 9 and 10?

a)

Working with two adjustable poles, Erik leans on one, he scans in front of himself with the other.

b)

Working with two adjustable poles, Erik leans on one, scans in front of himself with the other.

c)

Working with two adjustable poles, Erik leans on one, when he scans in front of himself with the other.

d)

Working with two adjustable poles, Erik leans on one and scans in front of himself with the other.

4.

Which sentence most effectively combines sentences 11 and 12?


(11) He has an acute sense of hearing. (12) This enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

a)

He has an acute sense of hearing, which enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

b)

He uses his acute sense of hearing while climbing by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

c)

He has an acute sense of hearing, this enables him to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

d)

He uses his acute sense of hearing to climb by listening to the footsteps of his companions and to listen for a bell tied to the climber ahead of him.

5.

Which sentence provides the most support for the central idea that Erik Weihenmayer is an extremely creative individual?

a)

sentence 4

b)

sentence 7

c)

sentence 8

d)

sentence 14

6.

In sentence 13, what is the meaning of the word "summit?"

a)

bottom of the mountain

b)

peak of the mountain

c)

mountain hiking guides

d)

dogs that look for people who die

7.

How tall is Everest?

a)

29,000 feet

b)

30,000 feet

c)

29,000 inches

d)

100,000 miles

8.

Erik Weihenmayer has the distinctive honor of being the first blind man to make it to the top of Mount Everest. Define "distinctive."

a)

clear

b)

separate from the rest

c)

intricate

d)

expensive

9.

Erik’s ultimate challenge was realized in 2001 when he and his fellow climbers made it to the top of Mount Everest. Define "ultimate."

a)

final

b)

most important

c)

first

d)

shortest

10.

What tools are most important to Erik's system of climbing?

a)

His friends, a horn

b)

Two adjustable poles and a bell

c)

Two adjustable poles and a friend

d)

A bell tied to the hiker in front of him

11.

What obstacles did he overcome to climb Mount Everest?

a)

He is blind, Everest is a huge mountain, and there was drastic weather

b)

He is blind, Everest is a huge mountain, and no one would help him

c)

He is blind, other hikers were in his way

d)

He is blind and there was drastic weather

12.

What is retinoschisis?

a)

A blister caused from extreme hiking

b)

An eye disease

c)

A stomach virus

d)

A type of big cat that lives in Himalayas

13.

What is the best rewrite of question 10?

a)

He scans in front of himself with the other.

b)

And he also scans in front of himself with the other.

c)

And he scans in front of himself with the other stick he was holding.

d)

And he scans in front of himself.

14.

Is Erik willing to take risks?

a)

Yes! He is clearly an adrenaline junky.

b)

He is, but he always has a plan.

c)

Absolutely not. He lives his life in a clear, planned out way.

d)

He's blind? How could he?

15.

Who taught Erik to have a love of hiking?

a)

His uncle

b)

His mother

c)

His former teacher

d)

His father