Alex and Maria's Summer Adventure

What did Alex and Maria decide to do at the beginning of their summer vacation?

• Go to the beach

• Visit a museum

• Walk to the neighborhood park

• Stay at home

Why did Alex and Maria want to go to the river?

• To have a picnic

• To swim in it

• To fish

• To build a bridge

What did Maria suggest they do when they saw the river was too shallow to swim in?

• Go back home

• Play in the fountain

• Build a sandcastle

• Fish in the river

How did Alex and Maria finally manage to get the log across the river?

• They threw it across

• They swam with it

• They tied branches together

• They used a boat

What did Maria use to tie the branches together?

• Rope

• Hair bands

• String

• Tape

What statement from the text best supports the claim that the girls are hardworking and focused during the bridge building?

• Maria wondered if they could measure the distance from the riverbank they stood on to the other shore.

• Alex suggested throwing it down into the water and seeing if it reached the other side.

• “We should go play in the fountain,” Maria said.

• When Alex and Maria got to the other side of the river, they secured the other side of the log with more branches and rocks, and looked back at their handiwork.

Which 2 events occurred in the story that led Maria and Alex to build a bridge? (Pick 2 answers)

• Summer vacation had just begun, and Alex and Maria were ready to spend all day outside.

• They noticed a fountain on the other side of the river.

Where and during what time of the year does this story take place?

• At a park on a fall afternoon.

• At the river on a hot summer day.

• At a neighborhood park in the middle of winter.

• In the mountains on a hot spring day.

How does the setting of the story and time of year determine the actions the characters make in deciding to build the bridge across the river?

• Because the story is set in the wintertime, Alex and Maria had to build a bridge to cross the river.

• Because the story is set on a hot day, Alex and Maria needed to build the bridge so they could get to the cool fountain.

• Because the story is set in the fall, Alex and Maria did not need to build the bridge, but they wanted to.

• The setting and time of year do not determine the actions of the characters.

Alex and Maria work together to build the bridge. Which of the following statements describe how the actions of Alex and Maria were different?

• Maria was more careful with her ideas and wanted to plan out their bridge to make sure it worked, and Alex just wanted to throw the branch into the water.

• Alex was more careful with her ideas and wanted to plan out their bridge to make sure it worked, and Maria just wanted to throw the branch into the water.

• Maria worked really hard to build the bridge, while Alex just sat and watched.

• Alex worked really hard to build the bridge, while Maria just sat and watched.