Randy Bamboo
(Comic)
(Comic)
1) What character trait would fit best for Randy in Scene 1?
A) compassionate
B) timid
C) adventurous
D) lazy
C.) Adventurous
The statement “The frozen ground was as hard as cement” (line 16) is an example of:
A. simile
B. hyperbole
C. metaphor
D. exaggeration
A.) Simile
When did someone first reach the summit (top) of Mount Everest?
A) Over 100 years ago
B) 1953
C) Earlier this year
D) No one has reached the top yet
B) 1953
5)What is the most likely temperature in Scene 2?
A) 10 degrees
B) -15 degrees
C) 30 degrees
D) -70 degrees
B) -15 degrees
(-70 would be too cold for humans to even be outside!)
The main problem encountered by the researchers when moving Jarkov was the____________
A. weight of Jarkov
B. strength of the cage
C. freezing temperatures
D. distance that Jarkov would be moved
A.) The weight of Jarkov
Where is Mount Everest Located?
A. In Canada
B. In Africa
c. In Asia
d. In Britain
C) In Asia
Between Nepal and Tibet (which is in China)
6)What type of figurative language is Randy using in Scene 3?
A) alliteration
B) idiom
C) simile
D) metaphor
C.) Simile
The bugs and plants found in Jarkov’s hair will help scientists to
A. determine Jarkov’s age
B. understand what caused Jarkov’s death
C. determine what woolly mammoths ate
D. understand how woolly mammoths lived
D) Understand how woolly mammoths lived
What is this passage mostly about?
A) The first people who climbed on Mount Everest
B) The location of Mount Everest
C) The first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest
D) The first time Queen Elizabeth climbed Mount Everest
C) The first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest
3)Where can the reader conclude most people swim in the winter?
A) blizzard
B) North Pole
C) mountains
D) Indoors
D. Indoors
Why were researchers slowly thawing Jarkov out with a hair dryer?
A) To bring him back to life
B) So that he doesn't rot
C) To help him to look better for a museum
D) To see defrost the bugs that were left in his fur
B) So that he doesn't rot
Which sentence is an opinion?
A) On May 29, 1953, two climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest.
B) For many years, climbers had tried to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
C) Mount Everest is part of the great Himalayan Mountain range.
D) Edmund P. Hillary and Tenzig Norgay accomplished one of the greatest climbing feats ever.
D) Edmund P. Hillary and Tenzig accomplished one of the greatest climbing feats ever.
An opinion is something that someone thinks or believes (the opposite of a fact)
Some people might NOT think it is one of the greatest climbing feats ever, but no one can think that Everest is part of the Himalayan Mountains....that is a fact.
10)The author has Jane owning a scary looking pet shark to create ______.
A) sadness
B) humour
C) mystery
D) determination
B) Humour
Why do you think the author included the phrase “And that’s a big, make that mammoth, deal!” at the end of the passage?
A) To tell us that it is a big deal
B) To teach us about mammoths
C) To make a joke
D) They were tired of writing
C.) To make a joke
Do we know the name of the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest? Explain.
No. There were two people who summitted the mountain that day, but whenever they were asked which one of them got to the top first, neither one of them would take credit. They both just said they did it together.