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Mythical Creatures

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of a dragon?

a)

Can breathe fire

b)

Has big claws

c)

Has a long spiky tail

d)

Has feathers

2.

What would happen to travellers who could not answer the Sphinx's riddle?

a)

They were allowed to pass

b)

They were killed

c)

They were given another chance

d)

They were turned into stone

3.

What effect did the Sirens' songs have on sailors?

a)

Made them fall asleep

b)

Made them steer their ships towards the island

c)

Made them turn back

d)

Made them immune to danger

4.

What was believed to happen if someone drank from a unicorn's horn?

a)

They would become invisible

b)

They would be immune to all poisons

c)

They would gain magical powers

d)

They would turn into a unicorn

5.

What does the word 'countless' mean as used in the passage about dragons?

a)

Very few

b)

Too many to be counted

c)

Dangerous

d)

Magical

6.

What does the word 'slaying' mean as used in the passage about dragons?

a)

Guarding

b)

Killing

c)

Flying

d)

Singing

7.

What does the word 'glossy' mean as used in the passage about unicorns?

a)

A) Shiny and smooth

b)

B) Dirty

c)

C) Rough

d)

D) Blue

8.

Which mythical creature is described as a huge snake-like monster with nine heads, and if one head was cut off, two would grow back in its place?

a)

The Hydra

b)

Giants

c)

Griffins

d)

Centaurs

9.

Griffins are mythical creatures with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Centaurs, from Greek mythology, were half horse and half man. They were human from the waist up, with the body and legs of a horse. Which of the following best describes Centaurs?

a)

Only human

b)

Only horse

c)

Half horse and half man

d)

Half eagle and half lion