King Arthur
Janet Hardy-Gould
COMPREHENSION
TEST
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
4 Who or what in the story . . .
Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone.
Merlin teachers Arthur how to be king.
Merlin wants Arthur to marry Guinevere.
Guinevere gives Arthur a round table.
Gawain fights Lancelot and wins.
Lancelot loves Guinevere.
Arthur fights Lancelot.
Gawain dies in a fight.
Lancelot throws Arthur’s sword into the
fire.
Arthur goes away with Merlin.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
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dreams about a true king? .........................
is Arthur’s half-sister? .........................
teaches Arthur for four years?
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does Arthur build at Camelot?
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does Merlin give Arthur when he leaves?
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do the knights sit around? .........................
is Arthur’s first knight? .........................
wants to be king? .........................
leaves Camelot because Arthur wants to kill
him? .........................
kills Mordred? .........................
2 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–10.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
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Arthur becomes king.
Merlin puts a sword in a stone.
Arthur marries Guinevere.
Many people want to pull the sword out of
the stone.
Arthur fights the lords of the North.
Arthur meets Guinevere.
Merlin gives Arthur a magic sword.
Merlin dreams about a new king.
Merlin leaves.
Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone.
5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A 1
2
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10
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3 Who says this? Arthur, Gawain, Guinevere, Merlin,
Morgan
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b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
‘I see a dark future for you and Guinevere.’
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‘I am King and I choose my Queen!’
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‘I am losing my magic!’ .........................
‘Can I fight first?’ .........................
‘You’re our best friend, Lancelot.’
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‘You must be king, my son.’
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‘Morgan and Mordred are nice people.’
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‘Perhaps Guinevere and Lancelot are in
love. . .’ .........................
‘Shall we fight Mordred today?’
.........................
‘Throw it into the water over there!’
.........................
break
crown
dream
knights of the Round Table
magician
marry
prison
queen
throw
traitor
B
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
Merlin is one of these
people
put something into small
pieces
Lancelot is the first of
these
a place where you can
lock people up
Arthur and Guinevere
do this
send something through
the air
the wife of a king
pictures inside your head
when you sleep
a person who is against
his king
a king wears this on his
head
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Total marks
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
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The story is in _____.
a F America b F Australia c F Scotland
d F England
The year is _____.
a F 250 b F 650 c F 1250 d F 1850
The true king must pull a sword from a _____.
a F tree b F table c F stone d F chair
Merlin teaches Arthur for _____.
a F one day b F two weeks
c F three months d F four years
Arthur builds Camelot. Camelot is a _____.
a F house b F castle c F prison
d F school
Merlin gives Arthur a _____.
a F sword b F house c F dog d F shirt
Guinevere gives Arthur a _____.
a F beautiful crown b F large sword
c F round table d F new bed
Morgan and Mordred come to _____ at
Camelot.
a F stay b F look c F drink d F sing
Arthur fights a battle against _____.
a F Lancelot b F Gawain c F Merlin
d F Mordred
At the end, Arthur throws his sword into _____.
a F the trees b F the castle
c F the water d F the Round Table
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Dialogue
Characters
Choose the best answer.
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Merlin is a _____.
a F king b F soldier c F knight
d F magician
When Arthur pulls out the sword he is a _____.
a F baby b F boy c F man
d F very old man
Morgan is Arthur’s _____.
a F mother b F grandmother
c F half-sister d F friend
Merlin _____ Arthur to marry Guinevere.
a F wants b F doesn’t want c F tells
d F helps
Lancelot fights in the name of _____.
a F Queen Guinevere b F King Arthur
c F Merlin d F Morgan
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21 ‘I see a wonderful king. His name is Arthur!
How can I find him?’
a F Morgan b F Mordred c F Merlin
d F Guinevere
22 ‘But I don’t know how to be king.’
a F Arthur b F Mordred c F Merlin
d F Lancelot
23 ‘I must leave you now. I am losing my magic.’
a F Morgan b F Mordred c F Merlin
d F Gawain
24 ‘When I look into the future I see King Arthur is
dead.’
a F Morgan b F Guinevere c F Merlin
d F Lancelot
25 ‘Don’t worry. It’s only a dream. Morgan and
Mordred are nice people.’
a F Lancelot b F Arthur c F Gawain
d F Guinevere
26 ‘Perhaps Guinevere and Lancelot are in love.’
a F Morgan b F Mordred c F Arthur
d F Gawain
27 ‘But I don’t want to fight my best friend. Let’s
talk.’
a F Lancelot b F Mordred c F Merlin
d F Gawain
28 ‘Shall we fight Mordred today?’
a F Guinevere b F Morgan c F Merlin
d F Gawain
29 ‘Hello, old man! Do you want to give me your
crown?’
a F Lancelot b F Mordred c F Morgan
d F Guinevere
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Lancelot is the _____ of the Round Table.
a F king b F first lord c F first knight
d F first soldier
Morgan and Mordred are very _____ people.
a F good b F nice c F unhappy d F bad
In the future, Morgan wants her son to be _____.
a F the king b F a knight c F a soldier
d F a magician
Mordred tells Arthur to fight _____.
a F Guinevere b F Gawain c F Lancelot
d F Merlin
In the battle _____ kills Arthur with a sword.
a F Mordred b F Lancelot c F Gawain
d F Merlin
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30 ‘You can’t help me now … I’m dying.’
a F Arthur b F Mordred c F Merlin
d F Lancelot
44 When Lancelot fights in the competition,
nobody can see his _____.
a F sword b F legs c F hands d F face
45 At first, Arthur and Guinevere are very _____ at
Camelot.
a F happy b F unhappy c F ill
d F hungry
46 When Morgan and Mordred arrive they are very
_____ Arthur and Guinevere.
a F angry with b F friendly to
c F unfriendly to d F sorry for
47 Arthur is very angry because Lancelot _____.
a F loves Guinevere b F wants to marry
Morgan c F wants a lot of money
d F wants to be king
48 When Arthur goes to fight Lancelot, Mordred
_____.
a F kills Guinevere b F makes Morgan
queen c F makes Guinevere queen
d F puts Guinevere in prison
49 Arthur doesn’t want to fight Mordred on the
day of the battle. He wants to _____ Lancelot
and his soldiers.
a F stop b F wait for c F look after
d F help
50 After the battle, Arthur goes away in a boat
with _____.
a F Guinevere b F Lancelot c F Merlin
d F Mordred
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
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a game that different people try to win
a F ticket b F building c F competition
d F picture
a beautiful thing that a king wears on his head
a F hat b F crown c F head d F hair
pictures inside your head when you sleep
a F video b F photo c F question
d F dream
a soldier with a horse, from a long time ago
a F king b F queen c F knight
d F driver
when you take somebody as your husband or
wife
a F meet b F marry c F smile d F stay
a long sharp knife for fighting
a F sword b F arm c F soldier d F battle
when you have a powerful body
a F hungry b F ready c F angry
d F strong
help and take care of somebody
a F look after b F look for c F look at
d F look up
a place where bad people are locked up
a F hill b F home c F prison d F shop
be the best in a game or the first in a race
a F wait b F walk c F wear d F win
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 When the story begins, Merlin sees Arthur
in _____.
a F a window b F a picture
c F a dream d F the sky
42 Arthur _____ the battle against the lords from
the North.
a F loses b F wins c F stops d F watches
43 Arthur builds Camelot for his future _____.
a F son b F daughter c F queen
d F friends
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