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The Sword in the Stone
  • 1. What type of genre is this reading selection?
A) historical fiction
B) biography
C) legend
D) fable
  • 2. Arthur was responsible for taking care of all the following EXCEPT---
A) the castle
B) the metal clothing
C) the weapons
D) the horses
  • 3. What did Arthur want to be when he grew up?
A) a painter
B) a king
C) a writer
D) a knight
  • 4. Where was the legendary stone?
A) in the churchyard
B) in the lake
C) in the castle
D) in the woods
  • 5. In paragraph 5, Arthur spoke in a whisper because he was MOST LIKELY afraid that he ____
A) woke up Sir Harry
B) failed Sir Harry
C) broke the sword
D) stole the sword
  • 6. Where was the tournament being held?
A) the church
B) London
C) Sir Harry's castle
D) the tent
  • 7. Who was Sir Harry?
A) Arthur's teacher
B) an older boy
C) Arthur's father
D) the King of England
  • 8. What was supposed to happen to the person who pulled the sword from the stone?
A) He’d marry the beautiful princess.
B) He’d become king.
C) He’d be a knight.
D) He’d become rich.
  • 9. What did the sword do when Arthur pulled it from the stone?
A) broke into two pieces
B) cried out for Arthur to put it back
C) flew from his hands
D) made a ringing sound
  • 10. In which paragraph does the reader learn that Arthur may have been a real
    person?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 1
D) 4
  • 11. In paragraph 2, “weapons” are used ____
A) in caring for horses
B) for cooking
C) for fighting
D) for traveling
  • 12. According to the first sentence in paragraph 5, how did Sir Harry feel when he saw Arthur with the sword?
A) angry
B) sad
C) amazed
D) happy
  • 13. In paragraph 3, a “tournament” means ____
A) a meeting to choose the next king
B) an event to hold special games
C) a long journey
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) alliteration
B) personification
C) a simile
D) a metaphor
  • 15. A knight’s job was ____
A) to answer the door and greet all visitors
B) to cook dinner and serve it to the king
C) to pick up after the royal family and clean the castle
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) A knight's most important tool was his sword.
B) It took just a few years to become a knight.
C) Knights had to learn to read and write.
D) Knights were very skilled soldiers.
  • 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 show Arthur the special sword.
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) For years and years, men had come and tried to pull the sword from the stone.
B) But no one had been able to do so.
C) In the churchyard, Sir Harry showed Arthur a sword stuck in a 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 tell Arthur that he accepted his apology.
C) He needed to make Arthur feel better about forgetting his sword.
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) kind and strong
B) brave and kind
C) honest and kind
D) strong and brave
  • 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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