Name___________________________________ Bridge to Terabithia Test Ch. 1-5
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PA Department of Education Assessment Anchors
_______/1 R4.A.1.1.1 Identify and/or interpret meaning of multiple-meaning
words used in text.
_______/2 R4.A.1.1.2 Identify and/or interpret a synonym or antonym of a
word used in text.
_______/1 R4.A.1.2.1 Identify how the meaning of a word is changed when an
affix is added; identify the meaning of a word from the text with an
affix.
_______/1 R4.A.1.2.2 Define and/or apply how the meaning of words or
phrases changes when using context clues given in explanatory
sentences.
_______/8 R4.A.1.3.1 Make inferences and draw conclusions based on
information from text.
_______/5 R4.A.1.4.1 Identify and/or explain stated or implied main ideas and
relevant supporting details from text.
_______/1 R4.A.1.5.1 Summarize the key details and events of a fictional text.
_______/1 R4.A.2.1.1 Identify and or interpret the meaning of content-specific
words used in text.
_______/5 R4.A.2.3.1 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions based on
information from text.
_______/1 R4.A.2.6.1 Identify the genre of text.
_______/3 R4.B.1.1.1 Identify, explain, interpret, compare, and/or describe
components of fiction and literary nonfiction.
_______/2 R4.B.1.2.1 Identify, explain, interpret, compare, and/or describe
connections between texts.
_______/4 R4.B.2.1.2 Identify, explain, and or interpret examples of similes in
text.
_______/1 R5.B.2.1.4 Identify, interpret, and/or describe examples of
metaphors in text.
Total _______/36
Percent Correct __________
Grade ______________
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Bridge to Terabithia Test - Chapters 1-5
R4.A.2.6.1
1. What is the genre of Bridge to Terabithia?
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R4.B.1.1.1
2. Where do most of the events in chapters 1-5 take place? Name three examples.
2a.)_________________________________________________
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R4.A.1.1.1
3. Read the sentences from the passage.
“One time last year Jesse had won. Not just the first heat but the whole shebang.”
Which meaning of the word heat is used in the passage?
A. sharp flavor, produced by
strong spices
C. the police
B. a division of a race or other
contest
D. a hot condition of the
atmosphere
R4.A.1.1.2
4. Reread the sentences from the passage.
“One time last year Jesse had won. Not just the first heat but the whole shebang.”
Which is a synonym for shebang?
E. envelope
G. ball of chewing gum
F. kit and caboodle
H. nine lawns
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R4.A.1.4.1
5. What is the main reason Jess got up early to every morning all summer to run?
A. He was always hungry and wanted to eat breakfast.
B. His dad would be mad if was late to milk Miss Bessie.
C. Jess had a long walk to the bus stop.
D. He wanted to be the fastest runner in the 5th grade at Lark Creek Elementary.
R4.A.1.4.1
6. Why does Jess want to make his dad proud of him?
E. Jess feels lonely because dad never talks to him or seems interested in
anything he is good at.
F. Jess is the only male who lives on their farm other than his dad.
G. Jess feels sad because dad is always telling the girls how proud he is of them.
H. Because dad is an artist too and they will enjoy some father/son time together.
R4.A.1.3.1
7. How does Jesse most likely feel about his older sisters?
A. angry, because they make fun of him.
B. happy, because they invite him to go school shopping with them.
C. disappointed, because they whine until they get out of doing chores.
D. jealous, because he wants new school clothes too.
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R4.A.1.4.1
8. What news does May Belle tell Jesse that he later said “…was probably the biggest
thing in his life, and he had shrugged it off as nothing.”?
A. The races were stopped because
Leslie won every heat of every race.
B. Janice Avery had a crush on Willard
Hughes.
C. Miss Edmunds admired Jesse’s
drawings.
D. People were moving in to the old
Perkins place.
R4.A.1.4.1
9. Where does Jesse keep his drawing pad and pencils?
E. the shelf above the stove
G. under his mattress
F. in Terabithia
H. in the barn with Miss Bessie
R4.B.1.1.1
10.
Which word best describes his Dad’s attitude toward Jesse’s dream of being an
artist when he grows up?
A. saddened
C. angry
B. pleased
D. disappointed
R4.B.1.2.1
11.
How do Jesse’s Dad’s and Miss Edmund’s feelings about Jesse being an artist
differ?
E. Dad is upset over Jesse’s drawings, but he is proud that Jesse is a fast runner.
F. Dad believes that drawing is a girly thing to do, but Miss Edmunds thinks it
is okay for both boys and girls to do.
G. Dad thinks that Jesse is wasting his time and paper by drawing, but Miss
Edmunds thinks Jesse is “unusually” talented.
H. Dad thinks Miss Edmunds is a hippie.
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R5.B.2.1.4
12.
Which line from the passage does not contain a metaphor?
A. “…it was she who was the diamond, sparkling out of that… dirty brick
setting.”
B. “Next thing,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm,… you’re gonna
want to let some girl run…”
C. “She could play the guitar like a regular recording star…”
D. “Miss Edmunds was one of his secrets. He was in love with her.”
R4.B.2.1.2
13.
Which line from the passage does not contain a simile?
E. “Surprise swooshed up from the class like steam from a released radiator
cap.”
F. “We have to make it look…” like… “Willard Hughes really wrote it.”
G. “She could play the guitar like a regular recording star…”
H. “…once he began running he would be as hot as popping grease even if the
morning air was chill”
R4.A.2.1.1
14.
Read the sentences from the passage.
“For a minute he thought Gary was going to sock him, and he stiffened. He
mustn’t let Fulcher suspect that he was scared of a little belt in the mouth.
What do the words sock and belt most likely mean?
A. clothing
C. hit or punch
B. strip or part of a tire
D. part of a costume
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R4.B.2.1.2
15.
Read the sentence from the passage.
“He paused in midair like a stop-action TV shot and turned, almost losing his
balance…”
In these sentences, the author helps us to picture the scene using…
A. alliteration
B.
simile
C.
adverb
D.
metaphor
R4.B.2.1.2
16.
Read the sentence from the passage.
“Surprise swooshed up from the class like steam from a released radiator
cap.”
Why does the author compare the surprised class to the steam shooting out of a
car radiator’s cap?
E. The class was so thrilled to meet their new student, Leslie, they could
hardly control themselves.
F. The class was shocked to see a girl at school wearing jeans, an
undershirt, and sneakers without socks.
G. A water pipe had burst in the back of the classroom spraying
everyone.
H. The author, Katherine Paterson, wanted the readers to know how
exciting the class looked in their spring Sunday best.
R4.A.1.5.1
17.
Who took charge of organizing the runners for each heat?
A. Leslie Burke
C. Jesse Aarons
B. Gary Fulcher
D. D. Miss Bessie
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R4.A.2.3.1
18.
Why did Jess ask Leslie, “Wanna run?”?
A. May Belle and her friends were going to tell Mr. Turner, the principal.
B. Mrs. Myers warned the boys that they had to allow the girls to race too.
C. Jesse was worried that Gary might think he was afraid of losing to a girl.
D. Jess was sure he could win against Leslie or any other girl.
R4.A.2.3.1
19.
Why didn’t Gary Fulcher want to let Leslie race in the finals?
E. The recess bell had already rung and Gary didn’t want to get in trouble.
F. The rule was that you had to be wearing socks in order to race.
G. Gary wanted to play kickball instead.
H. Gary saw how well Leslie ran in the first heat and he did not want to be
embarrassed if he lost to a girl.
R4.A.2.3.1
20.
What was the main reason Jesse avoided Leslie that first day of school?
A. He was afraid of what his classmates would say because Leslie is so
different.
B. He thinks all girls are a pain like his sisters.
C. Jesse didn’t want the teacher to catch him talking during class.
D. Leslie said he was “…the only kid in the whole …school …worth
shooting.”
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R4.A.1.3.1
21.
Read the sentences from the passage.
“She ran as though it was her nature. It reminded him of the flight of wild ducks in
the autumn.”
The author used the words “flight of wild ducks” to describe Leslie’s running as…
A. slow and peaceful
C. like a horse’s trot
B. loud and noisy
D. smooth and beautiful
R4.A.1.2.1
22.
Read the sentence from the passage.
“My parents are reassessing their value structure.”
As used in the passage, what does the word reassessing mean?
E. add on another tax
G. evaluate
F. to straighten up
H. think again about what is
important
R4.A.1.2.2
23.
Read the sentences from the passage.
“…the power of Leslie’s words drew Jess with her under the dark water.
Suddenly he could hardly breathe. …He was choking and sweating. He tried to
push down his panic.”
In the passage, the word drew means…
A. pulled or dragged
C. made a picture of
B. sucked in his breath
D. picked a card
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R4.A.1.3.1
24.
When Mrs. Myers reads Leslie’s hobby report on scuba diving, Jess feels…
A. …sorry for Leslie because she doesn’t have a television.
B. …like his dad because he isn’t scared of anything.
C. …like he is really there scuba diving, so he becomes afraid and panics.
D. …nervous, because Leslie has invited him to scuba dive with her sometime.
R4.A.2.3.1
25.
What is the main reason Jess looked forward to Fridays?
E. It was Brenda’s turn to
do the milking.
G. He enjoyed singing in
music class.
F. He was in love with
Miss Edmunds.
H. Leslie was in his music
class.
R4.B.2.1.2
26.
Which line from the passage uses a simile to tell how Jess feels about Miss
Edmunds?
A. “...that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming.”
B. “...she was gorgeous. And, she liked him, too.”
C. “Miss Edmunds was one of his secrets. He was in love with her.”
D. “touching his nose with the tip of her electrifying finger.”
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R4.A.1.4.1
27.
What contributes to Leslie’s problems in the passage?
A. She dresses differently than the other students.
B. She can’t do the homework because she doesn’t own a television.
C. She sits in Janice Avery’s seat on the bus.
D. all of the above
R4.B.1.2.1
28.
Which word best describes how Jess’ mother and dad feel about him spending
much of his time playing with his new friend, Leslie?
E. excited
G. worried
F. pleased
A. relieved
R4.A.1.3.1
29.
In Bridge to Terabithia, Janice Avery, and both her friends, Wilma Dean and
Bobby Sue Henshaw are compared to…
A. Twinkies
C. Giants
B. Weight Watchers
D. all of the above
R4.B.1.1.1
30.
How does Jess change after he meets Leslie?
E. Jess becomes angry because Leslie is much braver than he is.
F. Jess becomes a troublemaker because Leslie is a bad influence.
G. Jess falls in love with her.
H. Jess is no longer lonely now that he has an exciting friend like Leslie.
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R4.A.1.3.1
31.
Explain how Jesse and Leslie attempted to comfort May Belle when they
crossed their hearts on the playground.
A. They promised to figure out a way to get back at Janice.
B. They promised to beat Janice Avery to a million pieces.
C. They tripped Janice Avery as she got on the bus.
D. Waited outside the girl’s room and made Janice give them her milk money.
R4.A.1.1.2
32.
Reread the sentences from the passage.
“Leslie waited, and when he looked up, she continued in a moony voice, “‘Meet me
behind the school this afternoon after school… I want to walk home and talk about
US’… my darling. Love and kisses, Willard Hughes.’”
Which word is a synonym for moony?
E. dreamy
G. lazy
F. crazy
H. boring
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R4.A.1.3.1
33.
Explain how Jesse and Leslie got revenge on Janice Avery. List at least three
details from the passage to support your response. (worth 4 points)
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