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Worksheets4G 3rd 9 Weeks Reading Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
An Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons with the intention⁵
of carrying it o and devouring⁶ it. But the Serpent was too quick for him and had its
coils round him in a moment; and then there ensued a life-and-death struggle between
the two. A countryman, who was a witness of the encounter, came to the assistance of
the eagle, and succeeded in freeing him from the Serpent and enabling him to escape.
In revenge, the Serpent spat some of his poison into the man's drinking-horn.
Heated with his exertions⁷, the man was about to slake his thirst
with a draught⁸ from the horn, when the Eagle knocked
it out of his hand, and spilled its contents upon the ground.
1. What is the genre of this story?
Fiction
Fable
Expository
Why did the Eagle swoop down on the Serpent?
devouring it
playing with it
helping it
Why did the Eagle knock the drink out of the countryman’s hand?
So the countryman could be thirstu.
So the countryman could be mad.
So the countryman don’t drink the poison
How did the countryman help the Eagle?
By freeing him from the Serpent
By feeding him
What did the Serpent do to punish the countryman?
The Serpent spat some of his poison into the man's eyes.
The Serpent spat some of his poison into the egale's eyes.
The Serpent spat some of his poison into the man's drinking-horn.
Use context clues from the story.
Select the definition for intention:.
Goals
Goods
Games
Use context clues from the story.
Select the definition for devouring:.
Choke
Swallow
Smell
Use context clues from the story.
Select the definition for draught:.
Food
Drink
Money
Use context clues from the story.
Select the definition for intention:.
Playtime
Nap
Hard work
An Eagle swooped down upon a Serpent and seized it in his talons.
What does the word talons mean?
Beak
Wings
Claws
