Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	Who were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest?
	A.	Sir George Everest
	B.	Tibetan explorers
	C.	Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
	D.	British surveyors

2.	What reason did George Mallory give for wanting to climb Mount Everest?
	A.	Because he would be the first to make it to the top.
	B.	Because it was the highest mountain.
	C.	Because it was there.
	D.	Because someone else had challenged him to do it.

3.	All of the following are threats to climbers of Mount Everest EXCEPT
	A.	the thin air.
	B.	the snow and freezing wind.
	C.	deep cracks in the ice.
	D.	the closeness to the sun.

4.	For what did Sir Edmund Hillary want to be remembered?
	A.	his interest in mountain climbing
	B.	his British heritage
	C.	his adventurous spirit
	D.	his work with the Sherpa people

5.	One reason the Sherpa people are very helpful to climbers is that
	A.	they are used to working at high altitudes.
	B.	they can speak many languages.
	C.	they are good at farming and herding.
	D.	they have animals that help them carry heavy equipment.

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