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2. Can you put the events in the the right order? Number them from 1 to 5.

A.Afterafewyears,youbecameasquire._____

B.Whenasquirewasolderhebecameaknight._____

C.Youlearnedtofightandyouhelpedtoservefood._____

D.Atsevenyearsold,youwereapage._____

E. Youlearnedtousealanceandyouhelpedtolookafterthehorses._____

3. Match the two halves of each sentence.

A.Acastlehadeverything... ...hardtodestroy.

B.Castleswereverystrongand... ...thatalordandhisfamilyneeded.

C.Cannons... ...fellintoruins.

D.Manycastlescrumbledand... ...couldblastcastlestopieces.

Knights and Castles • Worksheet

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A.Knightswerespecialbecausetheyfoughtonhorses.

B.Sometimessquireswereknightedbeforeabattle.

C.Knightslikedtohuntintheirsparetime.

D.Theyalsolikedtoreadandplayboardgames.

2. 3.

1. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. 4.

4. Each word in the box has a spelling mistake. Can you correct the mistakes, then use the words to label the picture?

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Activity: Makeyourownknight’shelmet.

Knights and Castles • Worksheet

1.Forthejawpiece,cutaverylong,widestripofthincardboard.Thestripshouldgoaroundyourhead,sothatitcoversyournose.

4. Cutastripofcardboard,abouthalftheheightofthecurvedpiece.Thestripgoesaroundthebackofthispiece,sotheendsofthestripoverlaptheholesalittle.

7.Forthevisor,drawaroundoneofthestrips.Addwidetrianglesaboveandbelowtheshape. Thencutitoutandmakeholes intheends.

10.Pushthesticksthroughtheholesinthecurvedpiece.Threadonestripontothesticksandmoveituntilitoverlapsthebackofthejawpiece.

2.Foldthestripinhalf.Pushaballpointpenthroughthecardboard,halfwayalongthestrip,nearthetop.Makeaholeintheotherside,too.

5.Cuttheendsofthestrip intocurves.Drawadotalittlewayinfromeachend,then pushaballpointpenthrougheachdot.

8.Drawsixrectangleswithslantedendsonthevisor.Pinchthemiddleofoneandcutintoit,thencutouttheshape.Cutoutalltheshapes.

11.Tapethemiddleofthestripontothejawpiece.Addanotherstrip,overlappingthefirstone,andtapeitinplace.Addtherestofthestripsinthesameway.

3.Drawtwocurvedlinesonthecardboard,likethis.Then,keepingthestripfolded,cutalongthelines.Bendthestriparoundandtapetheends.

6.Drawaroundtheshapefivetimesonthincardboard.Cutouttheshapes,thenmakeholesintheendsofeachoneusingthefirststripasaguide.

9.Forthehinges,cuttwostripsoffoil,twiceaslongasyourmiddlefinger.Rollthemintosticks,thentwistoneendof eachintoathickspiral.

12.Addthevisorlast,butdon’ttapeitontoastrip,toallowittomoveupanddown.Twistthelooseendsofthefoilsticksintotightspirals.

Bothendsofthestripmust

overlaptheholesalittle.

Thehingesholdthehelmettogetherandletthevisormoveupanddown.

Thespiralsshouldbeinsidethehelmet.

Thishelmetwasdecoratedwithasilverpenbeforethepieceswere puttogether.