Pop's Bridge Review

Pop's Bridge Review

Reviewing for our test TOMORROW!

Robert and Charlie are ALIKE in many ways

• Both of their dads work on the Golden Gate Bridge

• They both watch the bridge go up

Robert's father works as a "skywalker."

• It was just a job to Robert's dad, we know that his dad loves the bridge

• Robert's dad compares the bridge to a giant harp that angels could play

Multiple Choice

How are Charlie and Robert alike?

• They both watch the bridge go up

• They both hide a puzzle piece

• They both call the bridge their "Pop's Bridge"

• They both think that painting is not an important job

Multiple Choice

When does Robert know that his father loves the bridge?

• when his father calls the bridge a giant harp

• when his father holds onto the bridge for safety

• when everyone is excited about the bridge on opening day

• when his father gives him the red kerchief to wear around his neck

Robert thought his dad had the most important job on the bridge

• Even though there were plenty of different jobs on the site, Robert thought the bridge was his pop's bridge

• When the fog came, Robert's feelings changed

• He realizes that he can't see his father easily so he becomes nervous

Robert's dad and Charlie's dad are different

• You can really tell that Robert's father loves the bridge

• Remember, he called the bridge a giant harp; It wasn't just a job to him

• But they are more alike than we think

Robert plans to give the last puzzle piece to his father

• So he takes it and hides it so that HIS dad can complete the puzzle

• Charlie does this because he believes his father deserves it

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Multiple Choice

How did Robert's feeling change when the fog came in?

• He forgets that bridge building is dangerous

• He gets nervous because he can't see his father easily

• He grows sad because the water does not sparkle on the water

• He becomes bored because he can't see the bridge being built

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How is Robert's father DIFFERENT from Charlie's?

• Robert's father almost falls in the bay

• Robert's father works high above the water

• Robert's father says the bridge looks like a harp

• Robert's father celebrates after the bridge is built

Multiple Choice

What does Robert hide in his room?

• A red kerchief

• The binoculars

• A puzzle piece

• A picture of the bridge

After the scaffolding incident, the worker's attitudes changed

• They became more serious

• They don't joke as often

• There is a remembering for the workers who fell and perished

After the accident, Robert became more understanding

• He began thinking that skywalkers and painters are equal

• Right after the incident, Robert laid in bed thinking about the accident

• This reflection changed his perspective

On the day of the bridge opening, there was a celebration

• Cars were not allowed on the bridge

• People walked the bridge for the first time

• Later that night, Robert's family had a party

Multiple Choice

How do the men act after the scaffolding accident?

• angry

• playful

• serious

• curious

Multiple Choice

When does Robert understand that skywalkers and painters are equal?

• at the end of the story

• while watching the men fall in the water

• while in bed thinking about the accident

• in the beginning of the story while watching the men work on the bridge

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What happens on the day of the bridge opening?

• Cars drive on the bridge

• Robert's family has a party

• People swim under the bridge

• Charlie's father gives him a gift

Robert brings the last piece of the puzzle meant for his father

• He cuts the puzzle piece in half so that both fathers can put it in; together

• He does this to show that both dads are important

By the end of the story, Robert has changed

• at the beginning, he was proud of his father

• By the end, he understands that all the jobs on the bridge were equal

• At the beginning, he thought the bridge belonged to his father

• He understands that building the bridge is a team effort

Multiple Choice

Why does Robert cut the last puzzle piece in half?

• to let his mom put in the last piece

• to keep a hole in the picture of the bridge

• to show both fathers that they are important

• to share completing the puzzle with his friend

Multiple Choice

How does Robert change by the end of the story?

• He understands that his father's job is not difficult

• He understands that his friendship with Charlie is over

• He understands that building the bridge is a team effort

• He understands that Charlie's father wants to finish the puzzle

Multiple Choice

Using what you know about the word art, what does the word artifact mean?

• an old language

• a book for children

• a new way to solve a problem

• an object made by a person in the past

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Using what you know about the word scribble, what does the word inscription mean?

• a pretty flower

• a group of pictures

• a large amount of money

• a special written message

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Using what you know about the word judge, what does the word just mean?

• fair

• mean

• sad

• silly