Castles / King Arthur’s treasure
1 Write the names of the castles.
1
Warwick Castle
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3
5
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2 Read and circle True or False.
1 Windsor Castle is full of ghosts.
True
False
2 Balmoral Castle is near London.
True
False
3 Glamis Castle has got tall towers.
True
False
4 Richmond Castle has got secret tunnels.
True
False
5 Dover Castle is on famous white cliffs.
True
False
6 Blarney Castle is in England.
True
False
7 The Tower of London is on the coast.
True
False
8 Tintagel Castle is a ruin.
True
False
3 Answer the questions.
1 Who lives in Windsor Castle?
The Queen of England.
2 Who goes to Balmoral Castle for Christmas?
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4 What is Blarney Castle famous for?
5 What is in the museum at the Tower of London?
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3 Who haunts Glamis Castle?
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4 Match the characters and descriptions.
1 Peter Pitt
D
2 Merlin
3 Arthur
4 The knights
A He was in silver armour with a crown and a sword.
B They were in armour with swords and shields.
C He was tall with a long, white beard.
D He was a shepherd in the north of England.
5 Answer the questions. Write ‘Yes, he did’ or ‘No, he didn’t’.
1 Did Peter look after cows?
No, he didn’t.
2 Did Peter follow Merlin into the cave?
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3 Did Peter fill his bag with apples?
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4 Did Peter return to the cave?
.
5 Did Peter touch the bell?
.
6 Did Peter live the rest of his life rich and happy?
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6 Write your opinion.
Castles
My favourite castle is
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(Warwick Castle / The Tower of London / …)
I think it’s interesting that
.
(Windsor Castle is full of ghosts / Dover Castle has got secret tunnels / …)
King Arthur’s treasure
My favourite character in the story is the
.
(Peter Pitt / Merlin / …)
I think the story is
.
(interesting / enjoyable / funny / …)
I like the part when
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(Peter is rich / King Arthur is angry / …)
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Answer Key
Castles / King Arthur’s
treasure
1
2 Windsor Castle, 3 The Tower of
London, 4 Dover Castle, 5 Tintagel
Castle, 6 Glamis Castle
2
2 False, 3 False, 4 True, 5 True, 6 False,
7 False, 8 True
3
2 The Royal Family
3 Macbeth, Greylady, lady with no
tongue, madman on the roof
4 The stone of eloquence
5 The Crown Jewels
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2 C, 3 A, 4 B
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2 Yes, he did.
3 No, he didn’t.
4 Yes, he did.
5 Yes, he did.
6 No, he didn’t.
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