Why is one of Tyler's biggest challenges is just getting on the mountain?

Tyler is too young to get permission to climb the mountain.

One of the artifacts at the African American Museum of History and Culture is

a plane flown by the Tuskeegee Airmen.

Barnum & Bailey Circus is retiring their elephants _________________________.

two years earlier than planned.

What statement about Everest does not support that it is a dangerous climb?

More than 4,000 people have reached it's peak.

Why are some people worried about Tyler Armstrong?

Kids are at greater risk than adults when mountain climbing

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1
What's wrong with the water in Flint, Michigan?
It's creating toxins.
It's contaminated with lead.
Someone poisened the water hole.
It's got too much flouride in it.
2
Mo's success as an entrepreneur is extraordinary because he is
blind.
an artificial intelligence
104 years old
fourteen.
3
Mt. Everest is
Earth's tallest mountain
not very high, but very steep
The smallest mountain on the planet.
A major inland ocean.
4
Some __________can see in 3-D if they are provided 3-D glasses.
insects
horses
cats
dogs
5
Why is one of Tyler's biggest challenges is just getting on the mountain?
Tyler is too short to get permission to climb the mountain.
They only let people over 25 climb Mt. Everest.
Tyler is too young to get permission to climb the mountain.
Tyler doesn't know how to climb a mountain.
6
What does Tyler Armstrong want to do?
Play in an NFL game.
Fly with the Tuskeegee airmen.
Use Instagram for school work.
Climb Mt. Everest.
7
Mt. Everest is on the border of what two countries?
China and India
India and Nepal
China and Nepal
Bhutan and Nepal
8
Mt. Everest is on which continent?
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
9
People who take action to support a cause are called:
passivists
activists
politicians
constituents
10
In the article it says, "The conditions on Everest are _____________."
hard
intoxicating
punishing
unusual
11
Tyler will use his climb up Mt. Everest to
make himself famous and rich.
make a movie that he can star in.
help save the whales.
raise money for a disease.
12
Activists claim that circuses ________________ elephants to get them to do tricks.
require
abuse
train
convince
13
What country as an American ally in World War II?
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
14
One of the artifacts at the African American Museum of History and Culture is
A Russian gunnary officer's uniform.
Harry Truman's wheelchair.
a plane flown by the Tuskeegee Airmen.
President Obama's flight suit.
15
Barnum & Bailey Circus is retiring their elephants _________________________.
because people don't want to see elephants anymore.
a year later than they planned.
two years earlier than planned.
after being forced to by the courts.
16
Officials in Flint, MI insisted the water in town was _________.
from the ocean
toxic
clean
filthy
17
What statement about Everest does not support that it is a dangerous climb?
More than 4,000 people have reached it's peak.
The air has little oxygen.
It has steep, icy slopes.
Wind gusts often top 100 mph.
18
Why are some people worried about Tyler Armstrong?
Kids are at greater risk than adults when mountain climbing
Kids can't breath in higher altitudes.
Kids aren't strong enough to climb mountains.
The ladders are too dangerous for a kid to cross.
19
"Mo" Bridges makes _______________.
house calls.
children's books.
study guides for his classmates.
bow ties.
20
The Tuskeegee Airmen are famous for being America's first _________________ US military pilots.
non-citizens
European allies
Asian American
African American

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