Sunday 15 June 2014

Current events reading

13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest!
Article Comprehension:
What did Malavath do? Malavath Poorna climbed Mount Everest because On Sunday, May 25th, 2014.
 Why does the author believe it is so admirable?  Because she's so young (13) and she's broken the worlds record for youngest women to climb Mount Everest.

What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? Malaavath had to trail and she was 1 out of 20 people that got picked. Then they all to attend a professional training session Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute from october 26th to November 16th, 2013. after the two week period, only two people got selected for this dangerous climb.

What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp? It was not easy. In fact, Malavath was sent back to base camp after she experienced altitude sickness when she got to the advanced base camp set up at an altitude of 6,400 meters. However the determined youngster returned three days later, and insisted on continuing.

How long did it take the team to get to the summit? It took 52 days for them to reach the top of the mountain.

What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people? The young girl hopes that her achievements will inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try achieve their dreams.

1 comment:

  1. I like the way you added some images Sheridan. PLease write the answers in your own words and remove all the formatting so the text is all the same size and font.

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