Surviving Mount Everest
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Vocabulary
Holidays
Mystery Bag
100
Where is Mount Everest located? A. North America B. Asia C. Australia
B. Asia
100
The ladders that the climbers use on Mount Everest... a. open and close constantly b. used only on Mount Everest c. used to cross cracks in the ice
c. used to cross cracks in the ice
100
a stretch of ground that slants upward or downward
SLOPE
100
We celebrate this holiday on February 14th every year.
Valentine's Day
100

when is Darrens birthday?

19 september 1984

200
Why does the author include a map of the world in the story? a. to show how tall mountains are b. to show how big North America is c. to show where large mountain ranges are
c. to show where large mountain ranges are
200
Why is it dangerous for climbers to spend more than ten minutes at the top of Mt. Everest? a. not enough food b. not enough oxygen c. not enough snow
b. not enough oxygen
200

top of a mountain

peak

200
This holiday is in May. We celebrate moms, grandma's, aunts and godmothers. What holiday is it?
Mother's Day
200

What is darrens favourite food?

pepperoni pizza

300
TRUE OR FALSE: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway had similar climbing equipment used now
TRUE
300
Where do climbers stop to rest? a. camps b. rocks c. a hotel
a. camps
300
to make or become greater
increase
300
This holiday falls on the fourth Thursday every November. What is it?
Thanksgiving
300

what pets do i have?

1 cat and 1 dog

400
What do climbers use trekking poles for? a. to break up ice, to stay balanced, to protect against the cold
to stay balanced
400
What is the biggest problem Mount Everest is facing today? a. flooding b. avalanches c. trash
a. Flooding
400

water boils at? 

temperature

and freezes at ?

100 and 0

400
This holiday is celebrated in January. We have off school for it. *HINT* it's near Kaylee's b'day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
400

Darren comes from which country?

Ireland

500
Where is the SUMMIT of the mountain?
The top
500
Is this story FICTION OR NONFICTION?
NON-FICTION
500
the things that are needed for a purpose
equipment
500
This holiday is today!
Earth Day
500

what number am i thinking of? 

between 0-10

4

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