Vocabulary
21 extremely impressive or attractive
Stunning
16 What did Colin O’Brady mean by” it was just getting deep with the senses”?
He is living in the moment and enjoying everything around him.
1. What is the main idea of the article about Colin O’Brady?
He was the first person to cross Antarctica solo under his own power.
2 What is the main idea of the article about Jean Hilliard?
She slid off the road and walked to a friend's house but got hypothermia and froze but she survived this event in Minnesota in 1980.
11 What was O’Brady’s attitude toward the trip once he knew he was almost finished?
He wanted to live in the moment and experience everything he could.
22 making a pretense of shyness
Coy
17 This requires something sharp, lots of patience, and maybe a towel if you fall in.
Fishing
3 What was Colin O’Brady the first person to do?
He was the first person to Traverse Antarctica solo unsupported and unaided by wind.
4 Why was Jean Hilliard walking down the road on such a cold night?
Her car had slid off the road.
Why do you think she was asked to be on t.v.?
Because her story was so amazing, people were interested in it.
23 an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength
Feat
18 You live in a famous house, have personal security, and make important decisions that affect over 380 million people.
The President of the United States
5. What was important about Louis Rudd?
Louis Rudd was competing against Colin O'Brady
6 Who found Jean and helped her?
Wally Nelson found Jean and took her to the hospital.
13 To play this game you use a metal object, wear dress clothes, go on fun rides, and try to score on all 18 of the locations.
Golf
24 travel across or through
Traverse
19 What does “no one is dead until they are warm and dead” mean.
It means that frozen people could still be alive.
7 What decision does the article imply O’Brady made on Christmas morning?
It implies he made the decision to finish out the trip without going to sleep.
8 How was what happened to Jean similar to hibernation?
It was like hibernation because her blood flow slowed way down and her body required less oxygen.
14 What did Colin O’Brady mean when he said, “I just felt locked in for the last 32 hours, like a deep flow state.”
He was mentally focused on continuing his goal until it was done.
25 an impulse or desire
Notion
20 Why did Colin O’Brady tell his wife, “I need your 100% support. Trust me.”
Her support will help motivate him to finish the journey.
9 Why do you think his family was asking him so many questions?
They were trying to be sure that he was thinking clearly about his decisions.
10 Besides waking up, what else surprised the doctors?
They were amazed that she did not have to have her legs amputated.
15 What did Wally Nelson imply when he said “she was stiffer than a board.”
He is saying that she was so cold she was like a stiff board.