WorksheetsBuilding Bridges
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
If a person is an engineer, it means the person plans how to
build things
plant gardens
design dresses
manage money
What do Mama Lil's eyes demonstrate in this passage? "Mama Lil opened her eyes. They looked weary, and her expression looked pained."
Her eyes hurt.
She feels tired and worried about the situation.
She would like her granddaughter to feel better.
She doesn't sleep well for a few days.
What is Mama Lil's regret?
She wanted her parents to help Bebe.
Her daughter didn't have any desire to be an engineer.
She did not pursue HER dreams.
She wants to help but can't.
Why does Mama Lil say, "Your dreams are the kind that'll take you away from here, Bebe."?
Bebe will not be able to find work in Brooklyn.
Bebe dreams of working in an airport.
Bebe can't wait to leave Brooklyn.
Bebe will become an engineer and do things Mama Lil doesn't know about.
What is the meaning of the expression - "my heart hurt"?
I feel sad.
I feel pain in my heart.
You're hurting me.
I feel pain.
To plead is to _________________.
question
request
beg
give
What is the meaning of this phrase?
"I was certain she'd done away with the consent form for the bridge project..."
I was sure she showed her friends the form.
I was certain Mama Lil signed the form.
The consent form had disappeared.
She had thrown away the consent form.
The meaning of "jumping at the gate too fast" is:
making a quick mistake
making a quick conclusion
jumping to leave
What does this phrase show about Mama Lil?
"I been thinking, praying, and trying my best to read that permission paper."
She wants to understand the words on the paper.
She wants to understand what Bebe wants.
She hopes she can do the right thing for Bebe.
All of the above.
Bebe would like to work on the Brooklyn Bridge. Mama Lil thinks it is a job for men. What does this show about Mama Lil?
She does not like to work hard
She does not want Bebe to get a job
She has strong ideas about women's work.
She is more clever than her granddaughter
In what way are Bebe and Mama Lil alike?
They both have big dreams
They both have strong opinions.
They both wear the same kinds of clothes.
They both think men should do bridge work.
You may look at pages 45-48 for this question. For text to be called a memoir, it must be:
hard to believe.
short and funny
personal and true
about family life
You may look at pages 45-48 for this question.
A memoir is like a short story because it has
a plot
lots of details
lots of characters
a surprise ending
