The Sword in the Stone

1. What type of genre is this reading selection?

A) legend
B) fable
C) biography
D) historical fiction

2. Arthur was responsible for taking care of all the following EXCEPT---

A) the metal clothing
B) the horses
C) the castle
D) the weapons

3. What did Arthur want to be when he grew up?

A) a knight
B) a painter
C) a writer
D) a king

4. Where was the legendary stone?

A) in the castle
B) in the lake
C) in the churchyard
D) in the woods

5. In paragraph 5, Arthur spoke in a whisper because he was MOST LIKELY afraid that he ____

A) failed Sir Harry
B) stole the sword
C) woke up Sir Harry
D) broke the sword

6. Where was the tournament being held?

A) Sir Harry's castle
B) London
C) the church
D) the tent

7. Who was Sir Harry?

A) the King of England
B) Arthur's teacher
C) Arthur's father
D) an older boy

8. What was supposed to happen to the person who pulled the sword from the stone?

A) He’d be a knight.
B) He’d become rich.
C) He’d become king.
D) He’d marry the beautiful princess.

9. What did the sword do when Arthur pulled it from the stone?

A) made a ringing sound
B) cried out for Arthur to put it back
C) broke into two pieces
D) flew from his hands

10. In which paragraph does the reader learn that Arthur may have been a real
person?

A) 2
B) 1
C) 4
D) 5

11. In paragraph 2, “weapons” are used ____

A) for traveling
B) for cooking
C) in caring for horses
D) for fighting

12. According to the first sentence in paragraph 5, how did Sir Harry feel when he saw Arthur with the sword?

A) amazed
B) happy
C) angry
D) sad

13. In paragraph 3, a “tournament” means ____

A) a long journey
B) a meeting to choose the next king
C) an event to hold special games
D) a knight’s wedding

14. "The sword was waiting for someone who was not only brave and strong, but also..."
What figurative language is this an example of?

A) personification
B) a simile
C) alliteration
D) a metaphor

15. A knight’s job was ____

A) to cook dinner and serve it to the king
B) to pick up after the royal family and clean the castle
C) to answer the door and greet all visitors
D) to keep the lord of the castle and people who lived around it safe

16. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ____

A) Knights were very skilled soldiers.
B) It took just a few years to become a knight.
C) A knight's most important tool was his sword.
D) Knights had to learn to read and write.

17. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that Sir Harry stopped at the church?

A) He wanted to pray before the tournament.
B) He wanted to make sure the sword was still in the stone.
C) He wanted to see if Arthur could pull the sword from the stone.
D) He wanted to show Arthur the special sword.

18. Which sentence lets the reader know that Sir Harry had tried to pull the sword from the stone, but he was unsuccessful?

A) In the churchyard, Sir Harry showed Arthur a sword stuck in a stone.
B) But no one had been able to do so.
C) For years and years, men had come and tried to pull the sword from the stone.
D) Sir Harry was no different.

19. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that Sir Harry bowed down and knelt before Arthur?

A) He needed to wipe Arthur's tears.
B) He needed to make Arthur feel better about forgetting his sword.
C) He needed to tell Arthur that he accepted his apology.
D) He realized that Arthur was the future king of England.

20. Which adjectives are used in the story to describe BOTH Sir Harry and Arthur?

A) strong and brave
B) honest and kind
C) kind and strong
D) brave and kind

21. What is the setting of the story?
Be sure to tell WHERE and WHEN.

22. “The sword was waiting for someone who was not only brave and strong, but also ____

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