"Mountaineering" || chapter - 7 || class - 8 || Exercise

Chapter 7

MOUNTAINEERING

Today we are going to read and write " MOUNTAINEERING " for class 8 English Chapter 7  explanation with question answer.

 

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Vocabulary

Ambitions  :    something that you want to achieve very much 

Amputee     :   a person who has had an arm or a leg cut off in a medical operation

Astounding:  greatly surprising 

Daunting     :  difficult, frightening and making a person less confident 

Dearth          :   scarcity or lack 

Expedition    :    journey undertaken with a particular purpose 

Frostbite        :  injury to body tissues, the nose, fingers or toes due to exposure to extreme cold 

Hiccup           :   (here) a small problem 

Incredible feat  :    a great achievement impossible to believe 

Keep his head  :  remain calm 

Landmine  :  a bomb placed under the ground to explode when people or vehicles move over it 

Mighty      :  large and impressive; great 

Paralympics :  sporting event regarded as Olympics for the physically challenged 

Prosthetic     :    artificial body part 

Rehabilitation :  returning someone to a healthy condition 

The icing on the cake :  Something extra added to something that is already good  

 

 

 

EXERCISE 

A. Complete the following table by writing the events in the passage chronologically. 

Ans.

A	B
1924	mountaineers made an unsuccessful attempt at the cost of their lives.
1953	The first genuine ascent of Mt Everest.
1982	He and his friend were trapped on Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest peak.
2006	became the first double amputee to reach the summit of Mt Everest.

B. Answer the given questions. 

1. What are the precautions the Mark Inglis took during his climb to the summit? 

Ans. The Mark Inglis took a spare set of legs and equipment to make necessary repairs in case anything went wrong.

 

2. How did Inglis describe the breaking of one artificial leg earlier during the climb? 

Ans. He lost his legs at the age of 23 after remaining trapped in an ice cave for 14 days.

 

3. What is the inspiring message the Mark Inglis gave by his astounding feat? 

Ans.The inspiring message was give to others with disabilities that their ambitions should never be limited.

 

4. What are the other challenging roles in which Mark Inglis had succeeded?

Ans.Mark Inglis had carved out careers as a scientist, world recognised winemaker, business innovator trekking guide and a leading international motivator.

 

 

A. Complete the given passage by filling each blank with a word from the box. 

highest,   mountaineers,   challenge,

peak,    expedition,    luck 

Ans.

You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class mountaineer. An expedition to Mt Everest is a mammoth task. The mountaineers need focus and tremendous will power, climbing the world's highest mountain is a great challenge because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere of the peaks. The amazing experiences of those who have climbed the peak inspire the imagination of other people who aspire to become mountaineers and they try their  luck.     

 

 

 

 

Today we are going to read and write " MOUNTAINEERING " for class 8 English Chapter 7  explanation with question answer.