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C. One word answer questions.

1. Who was Sir Edmund Hillary?

2. Where was Sir Edmund Hillary born?

3. What could Sir Edmund see from the top of Mt Everest?

4. Was Sir Edmund frightened during his expedition to Mt Everest?

D. Answer the following questions.

1. Write a short note on Sir Edmund Hillary’s life.

2. What caused sadness in Sir Edmund Hillary’s life?

3. In 1951, for what purpose was Hillary invited?

4. For what had the British been trying for nearly 40 years?

5. What was the most difficult part of Hillary’s adventure?

6. How many pounds of food did Hillary carry with him during his
adventure? What kind of food did he eat on the mountains?

Vocabulary Booster
Vocabulary Booster
Vocabulary Booster
A. Find out the words from the following word grid which mean the opposite
of the words given below.
B A G Q S U A D
1. enough ________________
R V O G C B P I
2. top ________________ E E D A A O P S

3. quickly ________________ J R B I R T H C
E A R N C T U O
4. highest ________________
C G A U E O T U
5. selected ________________
T E I T A M E R

6. death ________________ E O N E T E A A

7. encourage ________________ D L O W E S T G
S L O W L Y F E
B. Circle the odd one out.
1. mountains hills peaks valleys

2. team class section player

3. pale fit healthy strong

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