The Sword in the Stone

1. What type of genre is this reading selection?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Where was the legendary stone?

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

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

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

6. Where was the tournament being held?

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

7. Who was Sir Harry?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) in caring for horses
B) for traveling
C) for cooking
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) sad
C) angry
D) happy

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

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

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 metaphor
C) alliteration
D) a simile

15. A knight’s job was ____

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

16. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ____

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

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

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

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

A) Sir Harry was no different.
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) In the churchyard, Sir Harry showed Arthur a sword stuck in a stone.

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

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

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

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