Language Power: "Building Bridges" Chapter 2

How many teams will compete in the bridge contest?

• 47

• 48

• 40

• 10

The three girls held hands in the form of a ____?

• square

• circle

• pentagon

• triangle

Who joined the Tara, Nate, and Kate's team?

• Grandma

• Oxford

• Mrs. Truss

How much time is given for the teams to build a bridge?

• twenty minutes

• fifty minutes

• one hour

• two hours

What materials will not be allowed to make the bridge?

• toothpicks

• gumdrops

• cables

• rulers

Kate suggested that they make a model of the Golden Gate Bridge. What city is the actual Golden Gate Bridge located?

• Chicago

• New York

• Los Angeles

• San Francisco

True or False:

The team can paint the bridge any color they want.

• True

• False

Who suggested making a drawbridge?

• Oxford

• Kate

• Nate

• Tara

Why was Tara concerned when her teammates suggested making a drawbridge, a watchtower and a clubhouse?

• Tara doesn't like clubhouses

• Tara doesn't want the bridge to be a drawbridge

• There is no one to watch over the watchtower

• They are limited in time

Who picks up Oxford from school?

• Tara's Grandmother

• Kate and Nate's mother

• The man protesting in front of the town hall

• He walked home