Castles / King Arthur’s treasure

1 Write the names of the castles.

1 2 3

4 5 6

2 Read and circle True or False.

1 Windsor Castle is full of ghosts. True False

2 Balmoral Castle is near London. True False

3 Glamis Castle has got tall towers. True False

4 Richmond Castle has got secret tunnels. True False

5 Dover Castle is on famous white cliffs. True False

6 Blarney Castle is in England. True False

7 The Tower of London is on the coast. True False

8 Tintagel Castle is a ruin. True False

3 Answer the questions.

1 Who lives in Windsor Castle?

2 Who goes to Balmoral Castle for Christmas? .

3 Who haunts Glamis Castle? .

4 What is Blarney Castle famous for? .

5 What is in the museum at the Tower of London? .

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Warwick Castle

The Queen of England.

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4 Match the characters and descriptions.

1 Peter Pitt 2 Merlin 3 Arthur 4 The knights

A He was in silver armour with a crown and a sword.

B They were in armour with swords and shields.

C He was tall with a long, white beard.

D He was a shepherd in the north of England.

5 Answer the questions. Write ‘Yes, he did’ or ‘No, he didn’t’.

1 Did Peter look after cows?

2 Did Peter follow Merlin into the cave? .

3 Did Peter fill his bag with apples? .

4 Did Peter return to the cave? .

5 Did Peter touch the bell? .

6 Did Peter live the rest of his life rich and happy? .

6 Write your opinion.

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Castles

My favourite castle is .

(Warwick Castle / The Tower of London / …)

I think it’s interesting that .

(Windsor Castle is full of ghosts / Dover Castle has got secret tunnels / …)

King Arthur’s treasure

My favourite character in the story is the .

(Peter Pitt / Merlin / …)

I think the story is .

(interesting / enjoyable / funny / …)

I like the part when .

(Peter is rich / King Arthur is angry / …)

No, he didn’t.

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Answer Key

Castles / King Arthur’streasure12 Windsor Castle, 3 The Tower ofLondon, 4 Dover Castle, 5 TintagelCastle, 6 Glamis Castle

22 False, 3 False, 4 True, 5 True, 6 False,7 False, 8 True

32 The Royal Family 3 Macbeth, Greylady, lady with notongue, madman on the roof4 The stone of eloquence 5 The Crown Jewels

42 C, 3 A, 4 B

52 Yes, he did.3 No, he didn’t.4 Yes, he did.5 Yes, he did.6 No, he didn’t.

6Children’s own answers.

Volcanoes / The legend ofBatok Volcano12 c, 3 f, 4 a, 5 d, 6 b

22 1707, 3 2003, 4 1944

32 volcano, 3 eruption, 4 letters, 5 ash,6 city

42 princess, 3 ogre, 4 palace, 5 king,6 coconut shell, 7 hole, 8 cockerel

52 asked, 3 laughed, 4 was, 5 stayed,6 asked, 7 worked, 8 wanted, 9 tricked,10 stopped

6Children’s own answers.

Penguins / The race to theSouth Pole12 eye, 3 beak, 4 wings, 5 feathers, 6 legs,7 feet

22 False, 3 False, 4 False, 5 True, 6 True

32 they live in the southern part of theworld3 they can stay under water for 20minutes4 they eat fish, squid and krill

42 A, 3 S, 4 A, 5 S, 6 A, 7 A

52 f, 3 e, 4 a, 5 c, 6 b

6Children’s own answers.

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