Reading:

Reading Comprehension

The Castle

I was exploring the lake in my new boat, looking for adventure, when in flew a note.

A Map!  Showing the way to a secret moat… I went through a cave where waterlilies were afloat.

As I look up above me, I see a castle so grand, stone statues to protect it… at attention, they stand.

Multiple Choice

What's on the cave?

• waterlilies

• map

• boat

• note

I passed a statue wearing armor, a sword, and a coat. The smile on his stone face was more like a gloat.

For a long time, I rowed as the light seemed to fade. The statues seemed to be watching every move that I made.

Huge chains held the drawbridge up from the moat. I knew there was no way in, so I kept rowing my boat.

Multiple Choice

What did the boy see above him while rowing?

• lake

• cave

• castle

• boat

Multiple Choice

What held the drawbridge up?

• big claws

• enormous rock

• tall spikes

• huge chains

Multiple Choice

The smile on his _____ face was more like a gloat.

• passed

• stone

• sword

• secret

The statues stood silent as I turned my boat around and they wondered if their secret had now been found.

I must go, I thought with a sigh, as I imagined the castle in days gone by.