Language Power: "Building Bridges" Chapter 5

Tara's team beat team 46 by how much weight?

• 1 pound

• 1 ounce

• 1 ton

• 1 kilogram

What did Tara, Oxford, Kate, and Nate do to officially open the bridge?

• they walked across it together

• they blocked cars from crossing it

• they rode in a boat underneath it

• they cut a ribbon to declare that the bridge is open

Where was Oxford's grandfather when the bridge ceremony took place?

• cutting the ribbon with the team

• on a boat below

• at home

• in the crowd

How does Tara's team change throughout the story?

What shapes are good for supporting weight?

Name some of Tara's worries. How do her worries affect her?

How are bridges used throughout the story?