King Arthur

Which inference about King Arthur is supported by the text?

• Arthur believes himself to be the rightful king from an early age

• Arthur is one of the ten chosen to guard the stone

• Arthur is a loyal and resourceful person

• Arthur will face problems because others want to be king

Choose 2 sentences that support the answer to question 1.

• Arthur said to himself, "My brother Sir Kay shall not be without a sword this day."

• And he remembered the sword he had seen in the churchyard.

• "I will ride to the churchyard," he said, "and take that sword with me."

• So he rode his horse into the churchyard, tied his horse to the stile, and went up to the stone.

• The guards were away to the tourney, and the sword was there, alone.

What does the word "jousts" mean in this sentence:

In the meantime, splendid jousts were held outside London, and both knights and commons were bidden.

• contests in which knights fight common people

• parties held at the palace to celebrate the dead king

• events during which new kings are crowned

• competitions in which knights fight each other on horses

Which sentences from the text best support the inference that Britain needed a peaceful way of finding a new king to replace Uther?

• "Once there was a great king in Britain named Uther, and when he died the other kings and princes disputed over the kingdom, each wanting it for himself..."

• "It was Christmas time, and in the great Cathedral a solemn service was held, and prayer was made that some sign should be given to show who was the rightful king."

• "When the service was over, there appeared a strange stone in the courtyard, against the high altar."

• "It was a great white stone, like marble, with something sunk in it that looked like a steel anvil; and in the anvil was driven a great glistening sword."

• "In the meantime, splendid jousts were held outside London, and both knights and commons were bidden."

Inference: When Arthur decides to take the sword from the stone, he has not yet heard about the message that was written on it.

Which sentence supports this inference?

• "Many of the knights tried to pull the sword from the stone, hoping to be king."

• "Arthur said to himself, 'My brother Sir Kay shall not be without a sword this day."

• "'Why me?' said Arthur."

• "So Arthur became king of Britain, and all gave him allegiance."

What is the name of the King who died and left people wondering who would rule Britain?

• James

• Uther

• Ector

• James

What is a cathedral? Use the clues from the sentence below:

"in the great cathedral a solemn service was held, and prayer made that some sign should be given to show who was the rightful king."

• a church

• a meeting

• an assembly

• a castle

What does this sentence mean?

"Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England."

• You need to be strong to pull the sword out of the stone and anvil.

• Whoever pulls the sword out of the stone and anvil is the new king of England.

• The sword and stone are located in England.

What does this phrase mean?

No one could pull it a hair's breadth

• It would not move at all, not even the width of a hair

• The person who pulls out the sword needs hair

• The sword moved out the length of a hair

Why was Arthur alone when he pulled out the sword?

• Merlin was in London.

• The ladies of the castle were at the tournament.

• The guards of the stone were jousting.

• There was a meeting in the cathedral.