The Sword in the Stone

1. What type of genre is this reading selection?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Where was the legendary stone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) an event to hold special games
B) a meeting to choose the next king
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) a simile
B) a metaphor
C) personification
D) alliteration

15. A knight’s job was ____

A) to answer the door and greet all visitors
B) to pick up after the royal family and clean the castle
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 were very skilled soldiers.
B) Knights had to learn to read and write.
C) It took just a few years to become a knight.
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 see if Arthur could pull the sword from the stone.
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 pray before the tournament.

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) Sir Harry was no different.
C) For years and years, men had come and tried to pull the sword from the stone.
D) But no one had been able to do so.

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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