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The Zigzag Cardboard Bridge

Read an original story about two friends and a cardboard bridge, then describe how each character responds to the story's problem and big events.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRL.2.3

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1 Common Core standard
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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students describe how characters respond to a problem in a story.
Students match story events to the way a character responds.
Students explain how a character's feelings change using details from the text.

How to use

Read the story aloud once, then let students reread and answer on their own. Talk about how Kofi and Inés act differently when the bridge falls, and why that matters.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.2.3

Describe how the characters in a story respond to its major events and challenges.

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The Zigzag Cardboard Bridge

See how two friends respond when their bridge falls down.

Read the story

The Zigzag Bridge

1Kofi and Inés had one hour to build a bridge for Bridge Day at school. Their bridge had to hold a small toy truck. Kofi cut cardboard into long strips. Inés glued the strips together in one flat line.

2Kofi lifted the bridge and grinned. "It looks great!" he said. Then he put the toy truck in the middle. The bridge sagged, bent, and flopped onto the table. Kofi's smile disappeared. He crossed his arms and frowned. "I quit," he said.

3Inés did not quit. She picked up a strip of cardboard and folded it into a zigzag. "Folds make paper stronger," she said softly. "Let's try it together." Kofi sighed, but he took a strip and started folding too.

4Soon the bridge had a zigzag of folds underneath. This time, the truck rolled all the way across, and the bridge held. Kofi jumped up and cheered. "We did it!" he said. "Thanks for helping me try again." Inés smiled and gave him a high five.

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