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All About Bridges

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the story about a bridge, three goats and a troll?

a)

Three Billy Goats and a Bridge

b)

Three Billy Goats Gruff

c)

The Troll Under the Bridge

d)

Three Goats and a Grumpy Troll

2.

Why are bridges important?

a)

They allow animals to cross big cities without getting hurt.

b)

They are beautiful.

c)

They allow people to travel over canyons, rivers and streams.

d)

People need to drive cars on them.

3.

Which type of bridge needs to be the strongest?

a)

Bridges don't need to be strong.

b)

Bridges for animals.

c)

Bridges for people to walk across.

d)

Bridges for trains and cars.

4.

What type of bridge is made by building two towers and placing boards onto the towers?

a)

Beam Bridge

b)

Truss Bridge

c)

Suspension Bridge

d)

Draw Bridge

5.

What is a truss bridge?

a)

A bridge with many arches.

b)

A bridge with cables attached to the beam.

c)

A stone bridge

d)

A beam bridge with triangular bars attached to the beam.

6.

True or False? A truss bridge is stronger than a beam bridge.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False? Arch Bridges aren't very strong.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who made arch bridges out of stone?

a)

Ancient Mayans

b)

Ancient Romans

c)

Ancient Greeks

d)

Ancient Egyptians

9.

What type of bridge is the Sanfransico Bay Bridge?

a)

Truss

b)

Beam

c)

Arch

d)

Suspension

10.

Who built the first suspension bridge?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The English

c)

The Greek

d)

The Romans

11.

What does "reinforce" mean?

a)

To run

b)

To show

c)

To make weaker

d)

To strengthen

12.

True or False? Some bridges can withstand natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes.

a)

True

b)

False