Junko Tabei and Mount Everest

The details the author uses throughout the text show that Junko Tabei —

• was skilled at many sports

• loved to challenge herself

• had injuries from mountain climbing

• was the first woman to climb mountains

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which idea is supported by information in paragraphs 1 and 4?

• Buying gear is the largest expense for Mount Everest climbers.

• Climbing Mount Everest is very difficult for many reasons.

• Mount Everest climbers have only one opportunity to reach the top.

• A person must belong to a club in order to climb Mount Everest.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which word in paragraph 2 helps the reader understand what frail means?

• weak

• young

• grew

• fought

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which statement best describes the author’s message in the text?

• It can take time for people to find their passions in life.

• People are more successful when they avoid comparing themselves to others.

• Some things should be done as a group, while others must be done on one’s own.

• With enough determination, people can accomplish incredible things.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which detail in the text best explains the reason for Tabei’s fame as a climber?

• For Junko Tabei, it was an achievement that made mountain climbing history.

• Tabei and 14 other women in the Ladies Climbing Club formed the Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition.

• Twelve days after the avalanche, on May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei became the 36th person and the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

• Tabei set goals and achieved them, one climb at a time.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence in the text makes the author’s voice seem admiring?

• Still, her desire to climb did not go away.

• During college, Tabei was a member of the mountain climbing club.

• Their goal was to reach the summit of the world’s tallest mountain.

• But she did not let this accident stop her from reaching her goal.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which section of the text would most likely describe Tabei’s efforts to master mountain climbing?

• “Early Life”

• “A Growing Passion”

• “Mount Everest”

• “More Climbs to Make”

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why does the author structure this text by describing events from Tabei’s life in the order they happened?

• To show how Tabei developed into a skilled and experienced mountain climber

• To illustrate that climbing mountains was just one of Tabei’s many interests

• To suggest that Tabei’s desire to climb decreased as she grew older

• To reveal how Tabei’s experience of climbing Everest was the high point of her life

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5