Penguin Readers Answer Key L E V E L

Penguin Readers Answer Key l e v e l

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table ELEMENTARY 2

(j) (vi) a new knight (a) Guinevere and Sir Meligrance went back Answers to Book activities (k) (vii) Arthur’s best knight to Camelot. 2 (a) Merlin 4 Open answers 1 Open answers (b) Uther 2 a castle, knight, lady, lake, scabbard, Chapters 7–9 (c) the knights stone, sword – and perhaps king, magic 1 Possible points (d) the Archbishop and queen. • he was born in the woods – his mother (e) Arthur b He does not run away. died there (f) Sir Ector 3 a Because only the next king can take the • his father’s second wife put poison in his (g) Arthur sword out of the stone. wine (h) the knights b Arthur • his father wanted to put his second wife (i) Merlin c Merlin on a fire but Tristram stopped him (j) Arthur d It breaks. • he went to live with an uncle, King Mark (k) Merlin e To a magic lake. The Lady of the Lake • he had a fight with Sir Marhaus, the son 3 (a) horse lives there. of the King of Ireland (b) wood f Excalibur • Sir Marhaus gave him a wound and he (c) castle 4 Open answers had to go to Ireland to get someone to (d) queen 5 a cave b nun c evil d wound make it better (e) world 6 a King Arthur is talking about Morgan le • he met lsolt, the daughter of the King of (f) magic Fay. Ireland and she made it better – in return (g) things b A nun is talking about King Arthur. he taught her the harp (h) door c Morgan le Fay is talking about the Sir Palamides was another knight who (i) wall scabbard of Excalibur. loved lsolt; he had a black helmet; (j) men d Merlin is talking. He says that he is going Tristram fought him and told him not to (k) knight to die. speak to lsolt again (I) fight e Sir Meligrance is talking to Queen • King Mark and Isolt married (m)face Guinevere. • Sir Palamides took lsolt away – she ran (n) king f Sir Lancelot is talking. He wants to kill Sir away from him and thought about (o) friends Meligrance. jumping in the water of a lake 4 Open answers 7–8 Open answers • Sir Atherp found her and took her to his 9 a poison b harp c gold Chapters 4–6 castle 10 a The Queen of Lyonesse is Tristram’s 1 (a) False – he didn’t know. • Tristram came to the castle and fought mother. She dies after she has her baby (b) False – he thought she was a kind friend. Sir Palamides – Isolt saved Palamides. in the woods. (c) True • Mark saw Tristram singing a song to lsolt b Sir Marhaus is the son of the King of (d) False – he went to sleep on a ship but he – she was smiling – he killed Tristram Ireland. Tristram kills him in a fight. woke up in a small room. 2 Possible phrases c lsolt is the King of Ireland’s daughter. She (e) False – there were three knights in the old man dies because she is very sad. After room. white hair Tristram dies, she does not eat or drink. (f) False – Arthur thought it was his sword. white clothes d Sir Galahad is a brave young Knight of (g) True red clothes the Round Table. He is Sir Lancelot’s (h) False – he told him (Chapter 3) about an red helmet son. He dies in front of the Grail. evil woman but he did not name her. beautiful face e Sir Mordred is an evil knight. King Arthur (i) True – he had a lot of wounds. round table kills him. (j) True 11–15 Open answers (k) True gold letter (I) False – she took the scabbard. loud noise (m)False – she threw the scabbard in the white light black lake – he never found it. gold cup Answers to Factsheet activities 2 Open answers dead king ■ Communicative activities 3 The correct order is: great men (b) Guinevere left the castle with her knights Open answers long journey and ladies to have party in the wood. beautiful church ■ Student's activities (f) In the evening, they got ready to go brave knights home. Activities before reading the book new knights (i) Sir Meligrance and his men jumped out 1 Open answers from the trees. 3 Open answers 2 (a) He pulled a sword out of a stone. (h) Sir Meligrance and his men fought 4 (a) Sir Mordred (b) the north of Europe Guinevere’s knights. (b) Guinevere (c) 400–600 (d) Guinevere told her knights to stop (c) Sir Gawain (d) magic, knights, ladies fighting. (d) Sir Gawain (e) Sir Thomas Malory (c) Guinevere sent one of the boys to Sir (e) King Arthur Lancelot. Activities while reading the book (f) King Arthur (k) Sir Meligrance took Guinevere and her (g) Sir Bedivere Chapters 1–3 knights to his castle. (h) King Arthur 1 (a) (iv) a great king (g) Lancelot came to Sir Meligrance’s castle (i) Sir Bedivere (b) (i) a beautiful woman through the wood. (I) King Arthur (c) (v) a man who knew a lot of magic (j) Sir Meligrance saw Lancelot outside his castle. (d) (ix) son of Uther and lgraine Activities after reading the book (e) (iii) a good knight (m)Sir Meligrance went to Guinevere and (f) (viii) Sir Ector’s son said he was sorry. Open answers (g) (xi) the most important man in the Church (e) Guinevere told Lancelot she was not (h) (ii) a friend of Arthur’s angry with Sir Meligrance. (i) (x) the most beautiful woman in England (I) Sir Meligrance took Lancelot to a room and he fell into a room below a door in the floor.