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S2 U8 H126 Don't Panic! - Reading

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the ambulance arrived, the victim was (a)   [to breathe] heavily.

2.

What _______ the lifeguards doing in the water? They were __________ a stranded whale.

a)

are / saving

b)

were / saved

c)

were / saving

d)

are / saved

3.

What sports did Jimmy Chin do since he was young?

a)

swimming

b)

climbing

c)

hiking

d)

skiing

4.

Where is Jimmy Chin from?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Nepal

d)

Argentina

e)

India

5.

What was Jimmy Chin doing on that fateful day?

a)

photographing

b)

hiking

c)

filming

d)

skiing

6.

What are the Tetons?

a)

A famous family.

b)

A mountain range in Nepal.

c)

Jimmy's hometown.

d)

A mountain range in Wyoming.

7.

What is "The Sliver"?

a)

A horror movie.

b)

A steep, narrow snow track.

c)

A strand of something.

d)

A mountain in the Tetons.

8.

Were Jimmy and his friends doing the same sport?

a)

Yes, they were all snowboarding.

b)

No, Jimmy was skiing and his friends were snowboarding.

c)

Yes, they were all skiing.

d)

No, Jimmy was snowboarding and his friends were skiing.

9.

What made Jimmy look back and see the danger?

a)

A noise from behind him.

b)

His friend was pointing at something behind him.

c)

He heard someone scream.

d)

He heard someone call his name.

10.

What was the natural disaster Jimmy encountered?

a)

a flood

b)

a mudslide

c)

an avalanche

d)

a snowstorm

11.

What metaphor does Jimmy use to help you understand the weight of the snow?

a)

He specified the weight in kilograms.

b)

He compared the weight to that of a thousand elephants.

c)

He compared the weight to that of a thousand airplanes.

d)

He compared the weight to his own weight.

12.

Jimmy uses a second metaphor for the snow falling all around him, which one is it?

a)

like water

b)

like heavy snow

c)

like an ocean

d)

like the sea

13.

"I thought the force of the snow would destroy me, it was so ____________.

a)

powerful

b)

strong

c)

immense

d)

heavy

14.

What did they see across the bottom of the mountain?

a)

Jimmy Chin

b)

a pile of debris

c)

snow

d)

tiny trees

15.

True or False? The experience has profoundly changed Jimmy Chin.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What lesson(s) does Jimmy want to pass on to others?

a)

Be careful when you do dangerous sports.

b)

Use the gift of life wisely.

c)

Live your life with meaning.

d)

Help people who are in need.

17.

Which sport would you love to do?

a)

skiing

b)

snowboarding

c)

climbing

d)

wingsuit flying

e)

none of the above