Wed class: Pathways First Test part 1 Reading Skill Review

Name: ___________         Date: _________

Choose the best answer to each question.  Read carefully. (Paragraphs A-F)  

A      The National Geographic Society was started in 1888 by Gardiner Greene Hubbard. He was an American lawyer who wanted to help people learn about science. The society is now one of the largest and most important scientific and educational organizations in the world. Like Hubbard, the society's goal is to share knowledge about science, geography, and the world.                                                                                                                                          B      Since it started, the Society has supported over 11,000 projects. Some of the most famous of these include sending explorers to the North Pole and to Machu Picchu in Peru, helping Robert Ballard to find the Titanic at the bottom of the cold Atlantic Ocean, and supporting the work of famous explorers and scientists like Jacques Cousteau, Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, and Louis and Mary Leakey.                                                                                        C      In addition to its support for well-known experts, in recent years, the National Geographic Society has started supporting Emerging Explorers. These are mostly younger people who work as scientists, conservationists, and even storytellers. Each explorer wants their work to make a difference. They use new technology and clever ideas to help people understand the world.                                                                                                                      D      One National Geographic Emerging Explorer is Jeffrey Marlow. He studies life that lives in places where most other things cannot live, such as deep at the bottom of the sea or even inside a volcano. His work is important, but not just because it can teach people about Earth. Marlow's research could also help us learn more about the possibility of life on Mars or other planets. In addition, he is studying whether ocean microbes could turn a gas called methane - which is bad for the planet - into something useful.                                                     E     Another Emerging Explorer is Wasfia Nazreen. Her home country - Bangladesh - has no mountains higher than 1,000 meters. However, Nazreen has climbed the highest mountain on all seven continents, including Mount Everest. In addition to climbing, Nazreen tries to help people, especially women, find better opportunities. One of her biggest goals is to help people take care of their environment.                                                                                             F     The National Geographic Society will continue to support the work of Emerging Explorers like Jeffrey Marlow and Wasfia Nazreen. In this way, the Society hopes that more people will want to care for this amazing, beautiful planet on which we all live.