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The Prisoner of Zenda Ch. 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The king told Sapt that good food is ................sleep.

a)

as good as

b)

more important than

c)

less important than

d)

not so important as

2.

“It must have been Duke Michael!” Fritz said ..................

a)

loudly

b)

quickly

c)

quietly

d)

angrily

3.

..............said, "Rudolf must not go to the coronation."

a)

The king

b)

Sapt

c)

Fritz

d)

The Duke

4.

The king ate the cakes ................, as if they were the first thing he had eaten all day.

a)

hungrily

b)

quickly

c)

slowly

d)

hesitantly

5.

................can stay and guard the King’s bedroom in the palace.

a)

Sapt

b)

Fritz

c)

Josef

d)

The Marshal

6.

In the early morning, Sapt and Fritz will ride to Zenda and return with ..............

a)

some good news.

b)

The Duke.

c)

the inn keeper and her daughter.

d)

a guard of soldiers.

7.

"There’s no doctor for ...................kilometres." said Fritz.

a)

fifteen

b)

eighteen

c)

thirteen

d)

twenty

8.

The king was surprised to see his............

a)

triple

b)

enemy

c)

double

d)

brother

9.

The King was .............on the floor when Rassendyll was led in.

a)

laying

b)

standing

c)

lying

d)

sitting

10.

“We won’t wait for Michael’s .............but leave for Strelsau at once,” said Sapt.

a)

guards

b)

messengers

c)

friends

d)

serants

11.

The king asked Rassendyll to ............with him that night.

a)

leave

b)

hunt

c)

celebrate

d)

eat

12.

“The whole country’s waiting for him today. Most of the army is waiting too, with ................. leading it. They won’t be happy,” said Sapt.

a)

The priest

b)

the king

c)

Duke Michael

d)

The Marshal

13.

............said that the king was to eat this at the end of his meal.

a)

Sapt & Fritz

b)

The Duke

c)

Rudolf Rassendyll

d)

Josef

14.

The king's mouth was less.....than Rassendyll's while Rassendyll's face was a little ...............

a)

long / thinner

b)

wide / fatter

c)

long / fatter

d)

wide / thinner

15.

Rudolf ate .........of the cakes because he had really eaten enough.

a)

some

b)

one

c)

two

d)

a few

16.

But we realised we were being watched by Johann’s mother, who looked at us with a strange expression before .............

a)

having dinner.

b)

she cried.

c)

walking off.

d)

screaming.

17.

“The woman’s .............in the cellar with the King,” said Fritz.

a)

liked

b)

looked

c)

guard

d)

locked

18.

As I ate my breakfast, I could hear music and people were...............

a)

angry

b)

cheering

c)

cruel

d)

greedy

19.

I answered as politely and formally as I could, and began to feel less ..............when no one seemed to realise that I was not the real King.

a)

confident

b)

surprised

c)

nervous

d)

calm

20.

..................would support the new King because they knew that nothing would change.

a)

The rich

b)

The poor

c)

The sick

d)

The strangers