The Truth About the Dragon’s Tooth 250

Reread the first stanza of the poem.

How do stanzas 2 and 3 build on this opening?

• They show the knight deciding to be brave.

• They show that the knight doesn’t think he’ll survive

• They show that the knight plans to ride home instead.

• They show others telling the knight he is doomed.

What happens in the last stanza

• The giant tosses the knight a dragon tooth.

• The knight meets the dragon.

• The knight is afraid to tell what happened.

• The knight realizes the dragon is a pet.

What happens JUST before the Knight returns to the village?

• The giant realizes the knight needs proof.

• A giant appears.

• The giant sees the dragon.

• The giant tosses the knight a dragon tooth.

Why does the giant toss the knight a dragon tooth?

• The giant realizes the knight needs proof.

• A giant appears.

• The giant sees the dragon.

• The knight meets the dragon.

What does the knight realize soon after the giant appears?

• The giant realizes the knight needs proof.

• The knight meets the dragon.

• The knight is afraid to tell what happened.

• The knight realizes the dragon is a pet.

Stanza 6 begins, “The earth beneath began to shake.” What happens in stanza 5 that explains why the earth is shaking?

• The dragon attacks the knight and his horse.

• The knight charges the dragon with his lance.

• A giant marches toward the knight and dragon.

• Some trees are cut down in the forest nearby.

How do stanzas 6 and 7 change how the knight feels in stanza 5?

• In stanza 5, the knight is only worried about the dragon. In stanzas 6 and 7, he runs from both the dragon and the giant.

• In stanza 5, the knight is trying to figure out what else he can do. In stanzas 6 and 7, he comes up with a new plan.

• In stanza 5, the knight is afraid of the dragon and giant. In stanzas 6 and 7, he realizes the dragon is the giant’s pet.

• In stanza 5, the knight is getting ready to charge the dragon. In stanzas 6 and 7, he realizes the giant will slay the dragon.

In stanza 5, the knight is afraid of the dragon and giant. In stanzas 6 and 7, he realizes the dragon is the giant’s pet. What detail in stanza 6 support that answer? click all that apply.

• The earth beneath began to shake,

• his huge figure blocked the sun.

• Then the giant shouted happily,

• “Why, I’ve found you, little one!”

In stanza 5, the knight is afraid of the dragon and giant. In stanzas 6 & 7, he realizes the dragon is the giant’s pet. What detail in stanza 7 support that answer?

• As he bent down to catch the dragon,

• I began to understand:

• The dragon was the giant’s pet,

• scooped up in one huge hand.

What does the giant do in stanza 9?

• He makes the trees crash and fall to the ground.

• He blocks out the sun as he walks along.

• He throws the “monster fang” to the knight.

• He makes the earth shake as he marches.