G8Bi 1.2 Close Reader - Finding Your Everest
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- Q1
What is Jordan Romero famous for?
Creating a foundation to help people climb Everest
Travelling to Mt. Kilimanjaro
Climbing the highest mountains on each continent
Being the first American to climb Mount Everest
30s - Q2
What inspired Jordan to climb "the seven summits"?
His father encouraged him
His hero, Edmund Hillary
A mural he saw at school
A project he did at school
30s - Q3
Paul Romero thought that mountaineering would be easy for Jordan.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q4
At 15...
Jordan had climbed all the mountains in the US.
Jordan climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro for the first time.
Jordan climbed Mt. Everest for the first time.
Jorden completed the seven summits.
30s - Q5
Which of Jordan's climbs caused the most controversy?
Mt. Everest
Mt. McKinley
Vinson Massif
Mt. Kilimanjaro
30s - Q6
Who was a part of Team Jordan?
Jordan's stepmom, dad, and his coach
both Jordan's stepmom and dad
Jordan’s coach
Jordan’s dad
30s - Q7
The seven summits actually are ________.
seventh grade mountain climbers
tall murals
some of the highest peaks in the world
the highest peaks on the African continent
30s - Q8
Who felt that Jordan was too young to climb?
a group of concerned parents
both medical experts and mountain climbers
mountain climbers
medical experts
30s - Q9
Which of the following best explains the title of this essay?
“Finding Your Everest” refers to Team Jordan’s attempt to gain media attention.
“Finding Your Everest” refers to setting goals and being your personal best.
“Finding Your Everest” refers to the effort Team Jordan made to climb Mount Everest by the age of 15.
“Finding Your Everest” refers to the toughest of the seven summits.
30s - Q10
Read this sentence from the essay. Dr. Michael Bradley, a psychologist and expert on teen behavior, noted, “Most 13-year-olds don’t have the wiring to make cognitive life-and-death decisions and are not truly able to understand what they’re signing on for.”
Which statement is the best evaluation of the author’s argument?
The author is making a strong argument by using a relevant quote from a doctor to support that Jordan was not prepared mentally for the climbs.
The author is making a weak argument by implying that the doctor feels that 13-year-olds can’t make informed decisions.
The author is making a weak argument by suggesting that the doctor also deals with wiring and not only the minds of teenagers
The author is making a strong argument by providing an irrelevant quote from a doctor who focuses only on teens.
30s - Q11
Read the sentence from the essay.
The father began by training his son so that he could “begin to even understand what mountaineering was – that there’s this long, hard, dirty, un-fun hours and days and weeks of carrying packs, and long, extensive, brutal travel, all this type of stuff just before you can even think of climbing a mountain.”
What does the word brutal mean as it is used in the sentence?
violent
heartless
insensitive
rough
30s - Q12
Jordan persevered and is now leading other young people to be healthy and active while setting their own _______.
goals
30s - Q13
Sort the following reasons according to whether they support the claim or the counterclaim.
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s - Q14
When Romero says there is a fine line between encouraging his son and pushing him too far, he means that encouragement can quickly turn into pressure.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q15
When you take exception to something, it means you approve of it or endorse it.
falsetrueTrue or False30s