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WorksheetsBeowulf Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 58mins
What did Grendel's mother take from Heorot? (p. 13)
Grendel's arm
A warrior
Grendel's arm and a warrior
Beowulf
Beowullf did not hear the tumult of Grendel's mother's visit to Heorot on p. 13 because he was...
(a)
What was the name of the warrior that Grendel's mother took?
(a)
Where does Grendel's mother go back to after she takes back Grendel's arm?
The misty moor
The lake
Heorot
The hills
How is the King's horse described on p.15?
(a)
What did the warriors discover had happened to brave Aeschere on p. 16?
He had been beheaded
His body had been torn in half
Grendel's mother had taken him into the lake
When Beowulf sounded his battle horn, what happened next on p. 16?
Grendel's arm appeared from out of the lake
The warriors prepared for battle
Grendel's mother appeared from the lake
sea-monsters rose from the surface of the lake
When the sea-monsters disappear, tick all the things Beowulf does on p. 17
Sounds his horn for a second time
Calls for Grendel's mother
Decides he will have to dive into the lake himself
Ask for Hrothgar's permission
What word on p. 17 means high-pitched?
(a)
What is the first thing Beowulf is dressed in before he ventures into the lake on p. 18?
(a)
Who/what is Hrunting?
Beowulf's best warrior
Hrothgar's sword
Beowulf's sword
Where did Grendel's mother take Beowulf in the lake on p. 19?
To a hall at the bottom of the lake
To the bottom of the lake
To the surface of the lake
Across the misty moor
What did Grendel's mother do on p. 20?
Threw Beowulf across the hall
Stabbed Beowulf with a knife
Stabbed Beowulf with his own sword
Ran from him, defeated
What saved Bewoulf's life form Grendel's mother's stabbing on p.20?
(a)
How did Beowulf finally defeat Grendel's mother?
He used his sword Hrunting to stab her fatally
He saw a golden sword on the wall and beheaded her
He used his bare hands to strangle her
Other warriors came and helped Beowulf to overpower her.
What happened to Beowulf's new, golden sword when he beheaded Grendel on p. 21?
The blade melted
The sword shone even more golden
The sword disappeared
The whole sword melted
What did the people of Heorot think when they saw blood reach the surface on p. 22? Beowulf had...
(a)
What did Beowulf bring out of the lake?
The body of Grendel
The head of Grendel
The body of Grendel's mother
Both the heads of Grendel and his mother
What happened once Beowulf brought Hrothgar Grendel's head p. p. 23-24?
They had a feast
The sun appeared
Beowulf decided to go home
Beowulf stayed in Heorot
Peace was forged between Hrothgar and Beowulf's people
What word on page 25 means 'filled with great joy and triumph'?
(a)
