Unit 2 Review Comprehension Questions

His soldiers needed protection.

They could withstand fires.

He preferred motte and bailey castles to any other type.

It was a place where the nobles, soldiers, people, animals and food would be safe.

• People wanted bigger homes

Kings liked stone better

Stronger weapons made castles less effective defensively

There was no need for protection

Both were made of stone

Motte and bailey were wooden; stone castles were stronger and more durable

Stone castles were weaker

Motte and bailey castles had moats full of water

• All families survived

The plague never happened

• His family was unlucky

Some families died from the plague

All families survived

His family was unlucky

The plague never happened

Some families died from the plague

He is very poor

He is Harry’s uncle

He is very rich and influential

He owns the cottage

Lord Percy: playing;

Themselves: working

Lord Percy: sewing;

Themselves: cooking

Lord Percy: crops and livestock;

Themselves: garden, weaving, feeding animals

Lord Percy: garden; Themselves: crops

Stained glass makes colorful light in the church

He sees a rainbow outside

There is a real rainbow

The church is painted with rainbow colors