Robin Hood
John Escott
COMPREHENSION
TEST
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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4 Who in the story . . .
Prince John always wants people to pay
more taxes.
Robin lives in Nottingham.
Little John fights Robin when he meets him.
Friar Tuck is very fat.
A young girl kills Sir Guy Gisborne’s deer.
The winner of the shooting contest can get
a silver cup.
Robin does the shooting contest as an old
man.
Lady Marian wants to marry Sir Guy
Gisborne.
Lady Marian loves Robin.
Friar Tuck marries Robin and Marian.
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does his brother’s work? .........................
has a big house – but loses it?
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is a friend of Sir Guy Gisborne?
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is very fat? .........................
kills a deer? .........................
likes to win? .........................
is the best man with a bow and arrow –
after Robin? .........................
dresses as an old man? .........................
is Marian’s father? .........................
marries Marian? .........................
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5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
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2 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–10.
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Marian goes into the forest.
Robin loses his house.
Robin fights John Little.
There is a shooting contest in Nottingham.
Marian fights Robin.
Robin wins the shooting contest.
Prince John tells the Sheriff of Nottingham
to find Robin of Locksley.
Robin and Marian get married.
Friar Tuck puts Robin in the river.
John Little changes his name to Little John.
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3 Who says this? Sir Guy Gisborne, Little John, Marian,
robin, Friar tuck, Prince John
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‘Take their houses and animals away!’
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‘I can help you out of the water.’
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‘Now you can carry me.’ .........................
‘I must win the contest.’ .........................
‘This Robin Hood likes to win.’
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‘I don’t have my silver arrow.’
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‘I want to marry your daughter.’
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‘I can never marry him!’ .........................
‘Robin Hood isn’t a thief.’ .........................
‘We must fight for everything that is good
and right.’ .........................
brave
catch
contest
friar
hang
outlaw
prince
rich
silver
win
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a man who works for the
Catholic church
the son of a king or queen
a person who breaks the law
and hides
not afraid
be the best in a competition
something which people try
to win
get and keep someone or
something
kill someone by holding him
above the ground with a
rope round his neck
the winner gets an arrow
made of this
have a lot of money
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Setting
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When the King goes away _____ does his work.
a F the Sheriff of Nottingham
b F Prince John c F Lord Fitzwalter
d F Sir Guy Gisborne
Prince John wants to take _____ away from the
people.
a F bows and arrows b F castles
c F deer d F houses and animals
Robin of Locksley has a _____ near
Nottingham.
a F forest b F castle c F big house
d F small house
Robin of Locksley is now Robin Hood, the
_____.
a F friar b F prince c F thief d F outlaw
The men living and hiding in Sherwood Forest
want to take money from _____.
a F Lord Fitzwalter b F the King
c F Lady Marian d F Prince John’s men
When the men see a _____ man in the forest,
they stop him.
a F rich b F hungry c F fat d F brave
Friar Tuck is a _____ man.
a F hungry b F rich c F bad d F fat
_____ men are watching the young boy in the
forest.
a F Lord Fitzwalter’s b F Prince John’s
c F Robin Hood’s d F The Sheriff’s
The boy gets away from _____.
a F Friar Tuck b F Robin Hood
c F Lord Fitzwalter d F the Sheriff of
Nottingham
_____ wins again.
a F Sir Guy Gisborne b F Prince John
c F the King d F Robin Hood
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Dialogue
Characters
Choose the best answer.
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Prince John is King Richard’s _____.
a F son b F friend c F brother d F father
Lady Marian is afraid for _____.
a F Prince John b F Robin of Locksley
c F Little John d F Friar Tuck
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_____ says Robin is a brave man.
a F Lady Marian b F Prince John
c F The Sheriff of Nottingham
d F Lord Fitzwalter
_____ is the Sheriff of Nottingham’s friend.
a F Robin Hood b F Sir Guy Gisborne
c F Little John d F Lord Fitzwalter
Robin Hood hits _____ three times.
a F Prince John b F the Sheriff of
Nottingham c F Little John d F Sir Guy
Gisborne
John Little is looking for _____.
a F Lady Marian b F Friar Tuck
c F Robin Hood d F Lord Fitzwalter
Robin wants _____ to carry him across the river.
a F Friar Tuck b F Prince John
c F Little John d F the Sheriff of Nottingham
_____ wants to catch Robin Hood.
a F Little John b F The Sheriff of
Nottingham c F Lord Fitzwalter
d F The King
Lady Marian thinks _____ is a bad man.
a F Robin Hood b F Lord Fitzwalter
c F Friar Tuck d F Sir Guy Gisborne
_____ stays in Sherwood Forest with Robin
Hood.
a F Lord Fitzwalter b F Prince John
c F The Sheriff of Nottingham
d F Lady Marian
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‘The people must pay more taxes!’
a F the Sheriff of Nottingham
b F Robin Hood c F Prince John
d F Little John
‘You’re a brave man, but I am afraid for you.’
a F Robin Hood b F Lady Marian
c F Friar Tuck c F the King
‘Wait for me to come across!’
a F Little John b F Robin Hood
c F Lady Marian d F Friar Tuck
‘I can help you out of the water.’
a F Robin Hood b F Little John
c F Friar Tuck d F Lady Marian
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25 ‘Wake up! I want you to carry me across the
river.’
a F Little John b F Friar Tuck
c F the Sheriff of Nottingham
d F Robin Hood
26 ‘The boy is getting away!’
a F the Sheriff of Nottingham b F Sir Guy
Gisborne c F Robin Hood d F Prince John
27 ‘I don’t have my silver arrow.’
a F Sir Guy Gisborne b F Little John
c F the Sheriff of Nottingham
d F Robin Hood
28 ‘I understand, my daughter. But Sir Guy can
make things bad for us.’
a F Lord Fitzwalter b F Sir Guy Gisborne
c F Prince John d F the Sheriff of
Nottingham
29 ‘Robin Hood is an outlaw and a thief.’
a F Lady Marian b F Lord Fitzwalter
c F Little John d F Robin Hood
30 ‘Robin! Robin! Don’t you know me?’
a F Little John b F Friar Tuck
c F Lady Marian d F Lord Fitzwalter
40 to go to a place where people cannot find you
a F fight b F hang c F catch d F hide
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Plot
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 to go against somebody and stop him or her
doing something
a F hang b F pay c F wake d F fight
32 to get and keep someone or something
a F catch b F carry c F win d F hide
33 someone who works for the Catholic church
a F king b F friar c F thief d F traitor
34 money that the government takes from you
a F pay b F win c F taxes d F rich
35 somebody who stops people breaking the law
a F thief b F sheriff c F prince d F friar
36 a new thought or plan
a F idea b F contest c F brave d F silver
37 someone who breaks the law and hides
a F king b F traitor c F outlaw
d F sheriff
38 someone who goes against his king or his
country
a F traitor b F prince c F thief
d F sheriff
39 to give money to someone for something
a F carry b F pay c F win d F rich
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41 The best man with a bow and arrow in the
contest is _____.
a F Sir Guy Gisborne b F the Sheriff of
Nottingham c F Little John d F Friar Tuck
42 _____ can’t see Robin Hood at the shooting
contest.
a F The Sheriff of Nottingham b F Sir Guy
Gisborne c F Prince John d F The King
43 Robin Hood must win the contest for the _____.
a F Prince b F King c F Sheriff
d F people
44 _____ men shoot their arrows.
a F Twenty b F Thirty c F Forty
d F Fifty
45 _____ men hit their targets.
a F Three b F Two c F Four d F Six
46 The old man’s arrow hits the _____.
a F centre b F tree c F deer d F castle
47 _____ wants to marry Lady Marian.
a F Prince John b F Sir Guy Gisborne
c F The Sheriff of Nottingham
d F Little John
48 In the forest Robin sees _____ sitting under a
tree.
a F Little John b F Friar Tuck
c F a young boy d F Prince John
49 Robin Hood fights _____ in the forest.
a F Lady Marian b F Friar Tuck
c F Prince John d F the Sheriff of
Nottingham
50 _____ and Lady Marian get married in
Sherwood Forest.
a F Sir Guy Gisborne b F Robin Hood
c F The King d F Prince John
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