Sentence Changes Practice Exercise
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What did Tenzing and Hillary achieve?

  • Sailed around the world
  • Climbed the Eiffel Tower
  • Explored the Mariana Trench
  • Reached the summit of Mt. Everest (correct)
  • Where did the group spend the night during the mountaineering expedition?

  • At Camp Eight (correct)
  • At Camp Three
  • At Camp Five
  • At Camp Seven
  • What did Colonel Hunt give to the speaker?

  • Three flags (correct)
  • A map
  • A compass
  • A camera
  • What activity did the speaker do at Camp Eight?

    <p>Took photographs of Tenzing with flags</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What item was the speaker carrying during the expedition?

    <p>The Indian flag</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What risk is associated with mountaineering expeditions?

    <p>Risk of falling from heights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Tenzing Norgay known for?

    <p>Being a Sherpa mountaineer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people hesitate to make friends with strangers according to the text?

    <p>Fear of unknown risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What activity is mentioned as having certain prerequisites in the text?

    <p>Rapelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did people amuse themselves in earlier times according to the text?

    <p>Other forms of entertainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Tenzing Norgay often refer to himself as?

    <p>Sherpa Tenzing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are some people more comfortable with certain strangers after meeting them for the first time?

    <p>Chemistry or connection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Tenzing Norgay's role during the climb to the summit of Mount Everest?

    <p>Flag bearer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the climbing partner of Tenzing Norgay during the historic climb to the summit of Mount Everest?

    <p>Edmund Hillary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Colonel Hunt charge Tenzing with before the climb?

    <p>Bearing the flags</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were Tenzing Norgay's thoughts as he left Camp Nine on the Friday morning of the climb?

    <p>'I will reach the top or die trying'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significant duty assigned to Tenzing Norgay by Colonel Hunt at Camp Four?

    <p>Planting flags at the peak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Tenzing Norgay's role in relation to Hillary's during their climb?

    <p>'Step cutter'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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