Cycle 1 Assessment ELA 7

A He wishes Winter and Saxo were able to help him climb.

B He wishes Winter and Saxo were able to help him climb.

C He climbs with great speed and strength.

D He is careless, extremely tired, and wants to rest.

A It helps to create a sense of loneliness and uncertainty.

B It creates a mysterious scene.

C It makes the reader feel the climb will be easily accomplished.

D It helps to create a better understanding of why Rudi is doing this.

A his companionship with friends

B his longing for his mother and his uncle

C his desire to leave his village

D his disdain for his job at the Beau Site Hotel

A rock

B person

C chamois

D snow drift

A a direction of the mountain

B the way the main character wanders

C large piles of snow

D sliding around a corner like a car

A The chamois died on the rocks.

B The chamois was eaten by the cliff.

C The chamois wasn’t real.

D

The chamois disappeared.

A “The drifts were huge, billowing, dazzling in the sunlight; but he knew that they had frozen overnight and that the sun was not yet strong enough to dislodge them.”

B “...and kept as close as possible to the bordering rock-wall, so that he would have something to cling to, just in case.”

C “He felt it rather than saw it: the merest flicker or shadow, not on the slope, but on the cliff high above.”

D “...without food or a tent, there was no chance on earth of his reaching the top of the Citadel.”

A The cliff allows Rudi the chance to reflect on his life in the village below

B The white snow represents the peace Rudi has longed for

C The peaceful mountain top provides Rudi with clarity for his future

D The rugged mountain slope gives Rudi the challenge he needs

A “In all that spreading wilderness there was no movement except that of his own two legs plodding slowly on through the drifts.”

B “Before descending to the village; to his uncle's anger, his mother's tears, Klaus Wesselhoft's laughter; to the soap and mops and dishpans of the Beau Site Hotel.”

C “The need of his body, his mind, his heart, to come at last to the place of which he had dreamed so long”

D “For an instant it stood outlined on a crag, motionless, staring down at him; and Rudi, motionless too, stared back.”

A “The seracs slid past like tall hooded ghosts.”

B “The drifts were huge, billowing, dazzling in the sunlight”

C “It was as if the cliff had opened and swallowed it.”

D

“And the stillness closed in again, even more absolute than before.”

A hole

B cavity

C abyss

D chasm

A He dislikes Bill's authoritative tone.

B He wishes Bill was with him at Base Camp to prepare for the climb.

C He would rather talk to Bill in person instead of over radio.

D He is determined to make the climb despite his orders.

A It creates dramatic irony.

B It builds suspense.

C It adds humor to the situation.

D It foreshadows Laurie’s failure.

A He needs to try harder.

B He has been beaten by a much faster climber.

C He needs to continue moving forward.

D He needs to quit and return to Base Camp.

A a device to make things stable

B a heavy object used to weigh something down

C an object used to fix a ladder

D an device to measure the wind

A Laurie realizes that he will have to explain his actions to Bill.

B Laurie learns that following orders is important in extreme conditions.

C Laurie decides it is safer at Base Camp.

D Laurie recognizes the importance of trying the impossible.

A Laurie is responsible for bringing Bill supplies.

B Bill dislikes Laurie’s leadership at Base Camp.

C Bill is Laurie’s supervisor.

D Laurie is trying to prove himself to Bill.

A Laurie disobeys orders, and climbs up to Bill anyway.

B Laurie is told to stay at base camp, but refuses only to return after failure.

C Laurie decides to obey his orders and for Bill to radio when it is safe to climb.

D Laurie is told to stay at base camp, but refuses and makes a daring leap.

A He thinks that mountain climbing is a rewarding experience.

B He thinks that Mt. Everest is the hardest mountain to climb.

C He wishes she had company while mountain climbing.

D He respects the wishes of family members and friends.

A “At first, the climb wasn’t too bad-I’d done it many times before, and with a heavier pack.”

B “I had to admit defeat.”

C “I couldn’t leave without trying, so back I went.”

D “I figured I had a fifty-fifty chance of making it across.”