Theseus and the Minotaur Retold by Richard Northcott
Answer Key
Play Station 1
7
1 A city, B mountain, C sky, D sea, E island,
F forest, G river, H lake
A
D
C
3 A He is strong. B She is hungry.
C She is afraid. D They are lost. E She is loud.
F He is ugly. G They are happy.
B
4 A hungry, B loud, C lost, D ugly
5 A He is watching a boat. B She is sleeping in a
boat. C He is holding a boat. D She is waiting
by a boat.
8
6 A
I’m stronger than you.
B
I’m longer than you.
Theseus and the Minotaur
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Page 11 Theseus wants to go to Crete
and kill the minotaur.
Page 13 Theseus is going to Crete.
C
Page 17 Ariadne is King Minos’ daughter.
Page 23 Ariadne.
Page 25 Because the sea takes its name
from King Aegeus.
D
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Theseus and the Minotaur Retold by Richard Northcott
Answer Key
Play Station 2
1 A Theseus wants to fight the minotaur.
B When the young people come to the island, Ariadne is watching them.
C Ariadne wakes up Theseus.
D Theseus goes into the maze and kills
the minotaur.
E Theseus and Ariadne run to the boat with
the other young people.
F King Aegeus sees the black sail on the boat.
3 A The minotaur lives in a maze and eats people.
B Theseus wants to kill the minotaur.
C His father says: “When you come back,
put up a white sail.”
D Ariadne goes to the prison at night.
E Theseus ties Ariadne’s string to the door
of the maze.
F Theseus kills the minotaur with his sword.
G Theseus and Ariadne creep out of the prison.
H When Theseus comes back to Athens,
he doesn’t put up a white sail.
4
10 A King Minos.
B In a maze.
C On an island called Crete.
D A sword and some string.
E Theseus.
F He follows the string.
11 A They’ve got two daughters.
B He’s got a son and a daughter.
C She’s got three sons.
D They’ve got two daughters and two sons.
12 A She’s got one sister.
B She’s got one brother.
C He’s got two brothers.
D He’s got one brother and two sisters.
A Theseus, B King Aegeus, C King Minos.
5 AB
CD
6 A foot, B leg, C hand, D body, E head, F arm
7 A sphinx, B minotaur, C centaur
8 A A minotaur has got a bull’s head.
B A sphinx has got a lion’s body.
C A centaur has got a horse’s legs.
D A sphinx has got a woman’s head.
E A minotaur has got a man’s body.
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