WorksheetsBreaker's Bridge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
a platform built out from the shore into the water supported by piles
Breaker was as _________ as he was clumsy.
clever
brave
determined
impatient
The emperor wants Breaker to build him a bridge over the river, so that he can get to his....
Kingdom
Beach house
Hunting palace
Hotel room
If Breaker is able to accomplish building the bridge, the emperor will give him what?
A new car
His bodyweight in gold
Lose your head
A new job
What is the river compared to in this section of passage below?
It raced faster than a tiger and stronger than a thousand buffalo. When it splashed against a rock, it threw up sheets of white spray like an ocean wave. Breaker shook his head in dismay. But the river did not want to be tamed. It bucked and fought like a herd of wild stallions.
Tiger
Buffalo
Rocks
Soggy toothpicks
Wild Stallions
Breaker built a dam to try and build the bridge.
True
False
Why can't the old man go home?
One leg is shorter than the other
His leg is broken
His crutch is broken
He doesn't have a home
But the crooked old man lowered his right hand so that Breaker could see that he had rubbed some of the dirt and sweat from the skin...At the same time his fingers quickly rolled the dirt and sweat into two round little pellets.
What were the pellets made of?
Dirt
Splintery wood
River water
Sweat
Why did the 2nd pier not work?
The magic wasn't good
Breaker crushed the pellet
The river was too wild
The emperor was more clever than that
What is this story about?
Breaker almost losing his head
Breaker becoming friends with an old man
Breaker builds a tunnel to the hunting palace
Breaker builds a bridge for the emperor with some help from a magical old man
Something that blocks your way
Pier
Execute
Obstacle
To put to death, carry out, or do
Obstacle
Pier
Execute
