Student Study Guide for “Wings for the King”
Make sure you finished your definitions to the vocabulary using the glossary in the book. If you did not, complete
at home. Use your book to answer these questions on a sheet of paper to help study for the test on “Wings for the
King”.
Vocabulary:
admiringly
permit scoundrel
subject
worthless
parapet
reproachfully
Study Questions:
1. Why is the king restless?
2. The king asks Tina if the wings she made work. She answers by saying, “Your Majesty, do
they fly? Do fish swim? Do lions roar? Do elephants have trunks?” How does this answer
his question?
3. What happened before the king threw the inventors in jail?
4. Describe Isaac Summerville.
5. What effect did the books have on the king?
6. The author divides the play into two scenes. Why do you think she did this instead of just
having one scene?
7. What caused the Heli-Cap-Ter to fly?
8. How is the conflict in the story resolved?
9. Isaac says, “Books are wings to the land of knowledge. Andy they are also wings to the land
of fun.” What does this mean?
10. What is the theme of the story?
11. They author probably wrote this selection to….
12. Imagine that the king sees Isaac Summerville a week later. Write a sentence to tell what he
probably said to Isaac.
13. How are Tina Applewhite and Isaac Summerville different?
14. Name one way the King and Queen are alike.
15. In a few sentences (about 3), summarize this selection.