The Bridge Home

What is the setting of the story?

• Chennai, 19th century

• Pondicherry, contemporary time

• Chennai, contemporary time

• Chennai

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Overnight, it poured, and the graveyard became a swamp. You were coughing in concert with the buzzing hordes of mosquitoes, and we were all slapping and scratching at our skin. Your skin looked the worst -- it wasn't just bumpy with bites, it was dotted with red where you'd scratched so hard, you'd bled."

Using the underlined words as clues, what is the point of view of the story?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Match the following

• did not trust strangers

• 
• wanted to be a teacher

• 
• helped the children get off the streets

• 
• believed in Jesus Christ (Yesu)

• 
• gave the girls food and beads

• 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

All the children in the story had a past. Arul's family​ (a)   . Muthu​ (b)   and Rukku and Viji​ (c)   .

• had perished in the Tsunami
• had been sold to a cruel man by his step-brother
• had run away from their abusive father

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Match the following

• theme

• play time

• Children's right

• Realistic Fiction

• genre

• protection from violence

• Children's need

• survival

Which of the following statements are true about Rukku?

(Click on all the correct options)

• Rukku was compassionate towards people and animals alike

• Rukku wanted to be a teacher

• Rukku saved Viji from the bus driver by throwing her wooden doll at him

• Rukku was adept at making bead necklaces

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did the children move from the bridge to a graveyard? What does this incident tell you about their lives?

(Only one option is correct)

• The heavy rains washed away their temporary shelter. It demonstrates how dangerous their lives were.

• The bridge broke down. It demonstrates that the children were homeless.

• The graveyard was more fun than the bridge. It shows the innocence of the children.

• The waste mart man sent his goons to kidnap the girls. It demonstrates that the children were not safe.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Match the following

• confinement and escape

• Home on the bridge

• friendship and independence

• Viji and Rukku's apartment

• refuge and disaster

• Graveyard

• care and concern

• Orphanage

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What did Rukku die of?

• Dengue and pneumonia

• Malaria and diarrhoea

• Dengue and dysentery

• Malaria and Dengue

Celina Aunty asked Viji to believe in the "goodness within herself" because she did not believe in God. What do you call a person who does not believe in God?

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6