The Sword in the Stone

1. What type of genre is this reading selection?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Where was the legendary stone?

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

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

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

6. Where was the tournament being held?

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

7. Who was Sir Harry?

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

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

A) He’d become king.
B) He’d marry the beautiful princess.
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) cried out for Arthur to put it back
B) broke into two pieces
C) made a ringing sound
D) flew from his hands

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

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

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) amazed
B) happy
C) sad
D) angry

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

A) a knight’s wedding
B) a long journey
C) an event to hold special games
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) a simile
B) personification
C) alliteration
D) a metaphor

15. A knight’s job was ____

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

16. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ____

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

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

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

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 realized that Arthur was the future king of England.
C) He needed to make Arthur feel better about forgetting his sword.
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) honest and kind
B) kind and strong
C) brave 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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