Cleaning Up the World's Highest Junkyard

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the article?

• More tourists would visit Mount Everest if there was less trash left behind by climbers.

• Efforts are being made to remove the large amounts of trash that have been left behind by climbers on Mount Everest.

• The government of Nepal should ban people from climbing Mount Everest as a response to the trash being left behind.

• The trash left behind on Mount Everest is harmless to the wildlife and people living nearby because it remains frozen on the mountain.

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How does the author organize the information in the article?

• The author shares personal stories about their own experience of climbing Mount Everest.

• The author explains the problem of trash on Mount Everest and then shares possible solutions.

• The author summarizes the many reasons why climbers choose to leave trash on Mount Everest.

• The author provides facts about the experience of climbing Mount Everest and explains why people choose to climb it.

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Which piece of evidence best highlights why trash remains on Mount Everest for so long?

• Climbers bring tents and sleeping bags to set up camp along the way.

• Trash doesn't break down when the temperature is below freezing.

• Trash and waste from the mountain ends up in the water.

• Dawa Steven Sherpa is a mountain climber who wanted to do something about the trash.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between humans and Mount Everest?

• Humans are responsible for the trash on Mount Everest but are also a key part of the clean-up process.

• Humans are avoiding Mount Everest because the amount of trash left behind makes it too difficult to climb.

• Humans are the main cause of the trash on Mount Everest but are refusing to take part in the clean-up efforts.

• Humans are becoming less interested in climbing Mount Everest because of the new laws from the government of Nepal.

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How does the author support the idea that "problems are just opportunities for us to change the world"? (Paragraph 7)

• By showing that people should stop climbing Mount Everest to prevent trash.

• By explaining how Dawa Steven Sherpa found a creative way to solve the trash problem.

• By describing how the trash problem is too big for anyone to fix.

• By showing that people understand all climbers from leaving trash.

What question is answered by paragraph 5?

• Why is trash on Mount Everest a problem for animals?

• Why doesn't trash break down on Mount Everest?

• What happens to climbers if they leave trash?

• Why does the government ban climbing Mount Everest?

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What is the main idea of paragraphs 4-5?

• Trash breaks down quickly on Mount Everest.

• Trash stays on Mount Everest for a long time because of the cold.

• People live on Mount Everest and help clean it.

• The snow covers the trash forever.

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Based on the passage, what happens when climate change melts the ice on Mount Everest?

• Climbers leave more trash.

• Trash buried under ice starts to appear again.

• People stop climbing Mount Everest.

• More snow covers the trash.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 5:

                 "Snow and ice might hide some trash, but it’s still there."

What does the word hide mean as it is used in the sentence?

• Cover so it cannot be seen

• Destroy completely

• Take away forever

• Clean and remove

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How do the paragraph headings help the reader understand the text?

• They show the steps of climbing Mount Everest.

• The paragraph headings help organize the text into sections. They explain the problem of trash on Mount Everest and then show the solutions people are using to fix it.

• They tell the reader what to bring to climb Mount Everest.

• They show what the government does for climbers.

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