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Bridge To Terabithia - Student Workbook
Bridge To Terabithia - Student Workbook
Bridge to
Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia
S T U D E N T W O R K B O O K
Published in 2010 by
Junior Certificate School Programme Support Service
Curriculum Development Unit
Captain's Road
Crumlin
Dublin 12
Phone:
01 453 5487
Fax:
01 453 7659
Email:
jcsp@iol.ie
The Junior Certificate School Programme Literacy and Numeracy Strategy and
the Demonstration Library Project are funded by the Early Literacy Initiative
and the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Action Plan within
the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills.
The Support Service for the Junior Certificate School Programme is based in
the
CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit
Captain's Road
Crumlin
Dublin 12
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Why do you think Jess's mother was in a bad mood that day?
What did Jess make for the children's supper?
How did drawing make Jess feel?
Why was he afraid to show his drawings to his dad?
How did Jess feel about Miss Edmunds?
Why do you think he felt this way?
How did Miss Edmunds describe him one day?
What do you think she meant?
Why did Jess ache inside?
Whom did Jess meet the next morning?
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Chapter 3
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Activity: Imagine that you are Jess. Write down the thoughts he might have had before,
during and after the race.
Activity: Imagine you are the author and you are writing your blog. Explain why you
decided that Leslie would win the race.
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Chapter 4
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May Belle
Jesss mother
Leslie
Miss
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Janice Avery
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Note: In this chapter there is a lot of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when the author
gives us hints about things that will happen later. We will return to this later, so try to pick
out some things that you think may be examples of foreshadowing. When you have
finished reading the book you will be able to see if you were right.
Activity: Definitions
Write down the definitions of these words from chapter 4. You can use your dictionary to
help you. You might find searching the internet useful too.
Labor Day
Recess
Suspense
Consolation
Melodic
Suburban
Slunk
Enchanted
Stronghold
Dogwood
Vigorously
Siege
Yearned
Quivering
Fossil
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Chapter 5
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What would Janice Avery and her friends make the little girls do each morning?
Why did Jess tell May Belle to keep quiet about the Twinkies?
What did Leslie tell May Belle would happen to Jess if he fought with Janice?
What did they promise May Belle?
What did Leslie say girls like Janice hate most?
What did they decide to do?
How did Leslie distract Mrs. Pierce and stop her going in to the classroom?
What did Wilma Dean whisper loudly to the others on the bus that afternoon?
What did Billy Morris say?
Why were May Belle's eyes shining?
Janice
Wilma
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Chapter 6
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Activity: Diary
Imagine that you are Jess's father. Write your diary entry for that Christmas night.
I was looking forward to Christmas. Money was tight as usual, but........
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Chapter 7
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Activity: Reflection
Think of all the information about Janice we have been given by now. It might help if you
re-read some pages.
Why do you think the author wrote this scene? Does it help to explain anything about
Janice?
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Does what you now know about Janice change what you think of her and in what way?
Have you ever met anyone like Janice? Would what you have just read make you think again
about that person? Why?
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Chapter 8
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What does the author mean when she writes about the elements conspiring?
What did the creek remind them of?
How did Jess feel about crossing the creek?
Why did they go to the sacred grove?
Describe how the grove looked and sounded that day.
Do you think the author is trying to tell us something?
What do you think is going to happen?
Why did Jess feel he was not worthy to be King of Terabithia?
What did Jess realise in the middle of the night?
What did he decide to tell Leslie?
What did he mind?
Why did he hardly sleep for the rest of the night?
Jess
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Chapter 9
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Find these words from chapter ten in the word search below.
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landmarks
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affection
permission
congressman
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Chapter 10
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Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
Jess's Father
Jess's Mother
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Chapter 11
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When?
Why?
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Chapter 12
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Why do you think the author chose this title for the final chapter?
Why did Jess want to do the milking?
What did he make in Terabithia?
Why did May Belle follow him?
What does this chapter show us about their relationship?
Why did Jess think he was in trouble on Monday morning?
What did Mrs. Myers say to him?
How do you feel about her now?
What does Jess feel he learned in Terabithia?
What did Bill and Judy give him?
Why was his mother nervous?
Why do you think Bill couldn't give P.T. up?
Why does Jess suggest to May Belle that she might tell the secret to Joyce Ann?
Why do you think he makes May Belle queen?
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Activity: Foreshadowing
Look back at the activity you did after reading chapter 4. Were you right about anything that
happened? What hints or signs did the author give us that certain things were going to happen?
List some of them below.
Clue or sign
What happened
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