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Unit 1- Story 3. On Top of the World. Vocabulary. ascent. A climb (up) A climb (down) A coin worth one-hundredth of a dollar A coat. A ) A climb (up). avert . To carry To possess T o prevent something from happening To encourage. C) to prevent something from happening. expedition . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UNIT 1- STORY 3On Top of the World
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Vocabulary
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ascentA) A climb (up)B) A climb (down)C) A coin worth one-hundredth of a dollarD) A coat
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A) A climb (up)
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avert A) To carryB) To possessC) To prevent something from happeningD) To encourage
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C) to prevent something from happening
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expedition A) The storage unit of a trunkB) A fallC) A carD) A group journey, with a clear purpose
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D) a group journey, with a clear purpose
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insulation
A) Material used to keep heat/cold from escaping
B) The purpose of a storyC) The mat of a floorD) Material used to allow heat/cold out
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B) Material used to keep heat/cold from escaping
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summit A) The middleB) To addC) The bottomD) The top
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D) The top
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Comprehension
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1) Due to the thin air and the weight of the O2 tanks, the climb was …
A) Very easyB) Full of difficultiesC) Full of adventuresD) flat
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B) Full of difficulties
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2) Why did Hillary choose Tenzing as his sherpa?A) T. was able to pay the money Hillary
needed to make the climbB) T. was a super strong man who would be
able to carry all of their suppliesC) T. was from Tibet and was used to the
conditions of the mountainD) T. was the only one H. could find
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C) T. was from Tibet and was used to the conditions of the mountain
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3) Because summer and winter monsoons make the ascent easier, the climbers …A) plan to climb Mt. Everest in spring or
winterB) plan to climb Mt. Everest in summer or
early autumnC) plan to climb Mt. Everest in late spring or
early autumnD) plan to climb Mt. Everest in summer or
winter
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C) plan to climb Mt. Everest in late spring or early autumn
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4) Tenzing and Hillary strapped on their O2 packs because …
A) it was easier than carrying themB) without them they would dieC) they wanted the extra weight for stabilityD) Velcro was not invented yet
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B) without them they would die
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5) Why did the men make their final camp close to the summit?A) So they would have to walk less and use
less O2B) So they could stay asleep longerC) So they could be higher than the othersD) So they would camp on the edge of the
mountain
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A) So they would have to walk less and use less O2
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6)Hillary saw Tenzing fumbling with his O2 equipment.
A) Tenzing wanted to shift his tank to the front.
B) Tenzing wanted to see how much O2 was left.
C) Tenzing’s tube was blocked.D) Tenzing’s tank was too heavy.
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C) Tenzing’s tube was blocked
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7) Why did Tenzing and Hillary have to be more careful than ever on the ridge?A) There was a 10,000 foot drop on the right
and plunging cliffs on the leftB) There was a big obstacle in their wayC) There was a lot of snow and iceD) There were bears.
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A) There was a 10,000 foot drop on the right and plunging cliffs on the left
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8)What makes Hillary hesitate to keep climbing?A) He is so tiredB) The powdery snow makes him slipC) He doesn’t know how to climb the big
rockD) He wasn’t winning the race
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B) The powdery snow makes him slip
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9) At any moment, the cornice could ….A) split wide openB) slip awayC) get more snowD) Close in on him
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A) Split wide open
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10) At last, Hillary dragged himself…A) over the topB) the ridgeC) to the tentD) to Tenzing
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A) over the top
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11) At last, they stood on the highest point on the earth, …A) 29,028 feet below sea levelB) Just above sea levelC) 19,200 feet above the floorD) 29,028 feet above the sea
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D) 29,028 feet above the sea
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12) How did the members of the climbing teams that tackled Mt. Everest show perseverance?A) They put up with each other even though
they didn’t like each otherB) As soon as it started to get rough going, they
stopped and turned aroundC) They kept trying to beat the other team and
they didn’t share information among each other
D) They endured extreme weather conditions, thin air, heavy O2 tanks, and much waiting in order to make the challenging ascent
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D) They endured extreme weather conditions, thin air, heavy O2 tanks, and much waiting in order to make the challenging ascent
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13)How could the men tell that they were at ‘the top of the world’?
A) They could see the flags of each countryB) They could see a sign that said: Mt.
EverestC) They could not see any other mountain
tops D) There was a person at the top telling
them so
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C) They could not see any other mountain tops
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14) What conditions helped the climbers to reach their goal?A) cooperation among the teams; proper
safety precautions; knowing the terrain; strong desire to make/complete the climb
B) little snow or ice; expensive equipment; competitiveness
C) closeness to the top; ease of the climb; being the ultimate adventurers
D) having the best sherpas; being rich; never giving up; making sacrifices
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A) cooperation among the teams; proper safety precautions; knowing the terrain; strong desire to make/complete the climb
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15)What does it mean to work as a team?A) To be individualisticB) To help each otherC) To be very competitiveD) To only take
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B) To help each other
