Reading Comprehension - Mount Everest

What is the passage mostly about?

• The first people who climbed on Mount Everest.

• The location of Mount Everest.

• The first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest.

• The first time Queen Elizabeth climbed Mount Everest.

How many years ago did the story take place?

• 47 years ago

• 1953

• 67 years ago

• 2020

Read the following sentence from the article and choose the meaning for the underlined word. Use the context clues strategy if you don't know the answer.

[ They hoped that their climbers would reach the top before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.]

• birth

• special feast held by a king or queen

• birthday celebration

• ceremony for crowning a king or queen

Where is Mount Everest Located?

• in Asia

• in Western Europe

• in North America

• in South America

Which sentence is an opinion?

• On May 29, 1953, two climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest.

• For many years, climbers had tried to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

• Mount Everest is part of the great Himalayan Mountain range.

• Edmund P. Hillary and Tenzig Norgay accomplished one of the greatest climbing feats ever.

What is the name of the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• Edmund P. Hillary

• Tenzig Norgay

• We do not know the name of the first person to reach the top.

• Both men reached together as a team.

Fill in the word from the reading: Top of a mountain. [ __ U ___ ___ I ___ ]

Journey on foot [ ___ R ___ ____ ]

Country in South Asia [ N ___ p ___ ___ ]

Crowning of a queen or king. [ C ___ ___ O ___ A ____ ___ ___ N ]