TCAP RI

Based on the suffix -ous, what does the word mountainous mean?

• below the mountain

• belonging to mountains

• from a mountain

• having mountains

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Based on paragraphs 1 through 3, which sentence best describes a challenge the climbers encountered on the ridge between the South and Main Summits?

• The snow was very deep, so the climbers had difficulty walking.

• The climbers could easily fall if the surfaces they moved along broke off.

• The ropes the climbers used were very short, so it was hard for them to move.

• The climbers who kept falling had to be pulled up by other climbers.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

• "... overhanging masses of snow that can collapse beneath you at any time." (paragraph 1)

• "Sundgare, Lhakpa Dorje and I shortened the rope between us . . ." (paragraph 2)

• "... if one fell over the side, the person tied to him would jump off the other side. . . ." (paragraph 2)

• "... dig in the ice ax, take three breaths, then one step, start again." (paragraph 3)

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the meaning of the word planted as it is used in paragraph 7?

• put into the ground to grow

• filled with seeds or plants

• fixed or set firmly in place

• introduced as a new idea

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which statement best describes the structure of paragraph 7?

• It explains why the author decided to leave his oxygen bottle on the summit.

• It describes the flag that the author had left behind at the camp.

• It lists the steps the author took to leave the bottle on the summit.

• It states how others felt about his decision to leave the bottle on the summit.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

In paragraph 5, what evidence does the author use to support the idea that reaching the summit of Everest was very special?

• The view from the top spread out in all directions.

• The author reached the top at exactly 9:30 a.m.

• The author was only the 131st person to climb the mountain.

• The summit was only as big as a large coffee table.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which sentence best states a main idea of the passage?

• Climbers have trouble on the ridge between the summits of Mount Everest.

• The author and two companions climb Mount Everest and reach the summit.

• Climbing Mount Everest is easier if climbers have companions to help them.

• The author can see far in every direction from the top of Mount Everest.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What do the details in paragraph 6 suggest about the author?

• The author was a better photographer than his companions.

• The author's companions played a trick on him when they photographed him.

• The author has fewer photographs of his achievement than he expected to have.

• The author dislikes the photograph of his reflection in a climber's sunglasses.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which sentence best belongs in a summary of the passage?

• The ridge between two of Mount Everest’s summits is almost a thousand feet long.

• The climbers slowly made their way up Mount Everest using ropes and ice axes.

• The author’s friends had wished him well before he started his climb.

• The author carried an oxygen bottle with a happy face drawn on it.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence best describes the overall structure of the passage?

• It describes what the climbers saw as they climbed Everest and when they reached the summit.

• It presents one problem the climbers faced as they climbed Everest and then tells how they solved it.

• It compares the thoughts of the author with those of his climbing companions.

• It presents, in time order, the climbers’ actions and experiences as they approached and reached the summit of Everest.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5