ADVENTURE CHANGES, DANGER DOES NOT

Which of these sentences from the selection states the author’s main point?

• But by 1996, Everest was considered so accessible that guides were taking amateurs up . . .

• But the growing tally of deaths provides the counterpoint: there are places that humans simply cannot tame.

• Reaching the summit is no longer enough to set a record on its own . . .

• Could it be that Mr. Sharp was simply too far gone to be saved?

What claim does paragraph 1 support?

• Climbers on Mount Everest are too invested in their own success.

• Climbers on Mount Everest must ensure their own survival first.

• There are too many people climbing Mount Everest.

• Climbers who are not prepared should not climb Mount Everest.

Which of these is a synonym for ascent as it is used in paragraph 9?

• A. Slope

• B. Elevation

• C. Climb

• D. Incline

What does the author mean by this statement? Mountaineers know that failure may exact the ultimate price.

• Climbers realize they are as likely to fail as to succeed.

• Climbing Mount Everest is considered incredibly expensive.

• Climbers understand they may die if they fail on their climb.

• Climbing Mount Everest is viewed as the ultimate achievement for climbers.

Read this excerpt from paragraph 15 of the selection.

In London’s Sunday Times, Linda Sharp, David Sharp’s mother, was quoted as saying: “Your responsibility is to save yourself—not to try to save anybody else.”

Why did the author include this information?

• To provide evidence to support his main point.

• To show how wrong people are about climbing.

• To create sympathy for the climber’s mother.

• To provide a counterargument to his main point.

Which claim is supported by the pieces of evidence in the chart?

• Mount Everest has become too popular as a destination.

• Mount Everest is still as great a danger as it ever was.

• Mount Everest is easier to climb than it used to be.

• Mount Everest now attracts many different kinds of climbers.

Mark the box that indicates whether each statement from the selection is a fact or an opinion

• Opinion

• “Your responsibility is to save yourself—not to try to save anybody else.”

• Fact

• As Mr. Sharp lay dying, Mark Inglis from New Zealand became the first double amputee to reach the top.

• Opinion

• It is a vision that seems to betoken a breathtaking callousness

• Fact

• After the 1953 ascent, it took three years for a Swiss team to repeat the triumph.

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