A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur’s Court
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Hank Morgan works in a factory at the
beginning of the story.
b Hank wakes up in Connecticut.
c Hank’s new name is Sir Boss.
d Merlin brings water to Sandy’s village.
e King Arthur wants to understand the lives
of his people.
f Sir Sagramor fights the Boss.
g The Boss kills Sir Sagramor.
h After some years there are trains in
England.
i Merlin is happy to watch baseball.
j Merlin kills Sir Boss.
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2 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–10.
a Hank and the King go to visit the people.
b Hank arrives at King Arthur’s court.
c Hank and Sir Sagramor fight.
d Hank meets Sandy.
e Hank and the King are slaves.
f The sun goes away.
g Hank opens his eyes in sixth century
England.
h King Arthur says that Hank must die.
i Hank becomes Sir Boss.
j Hank brings water to Sandy’s village.
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3 Who says this? Hank, King Arthur, Merlin, Sandy, Sir
Sagramor
a ‘This man’s dangerous.’ .........................
b ‘On Tuesday I can make the sun go away.’
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c ‘When I come back, I want to fight you.’
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d ‘There’s no water in my village.’
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e ‘You’re my knight.’ .........................
f ‘I want to eat and sleep with my people,
too.’ .........................
g ‘Pretend you have no money.’
.........................
h ‘I’m their first cowboy.’ .........................
i ‘This isn’t Camelot.’ .........................
j ‘Listen! There’s the bugle.’ .........................
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4 Who or what in the story . . .
a had ‘magic clothes’? .........................
COMPREHENSION
b makes Hank ‘Sir Boss’? .........................
c goes away on June 21 at 12 o’clock?
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d is too busy to go on adventures?
TEST
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e can’t bring water to the village?
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f become slaves? ......................... and
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g fights Hank twice? .........................
h doesn’t like machines? .........................
i marries Hank? .........................
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5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
A B
1 boss a where the King lives
2 bugle b you use this for fighting
3 court c you can make things here
4 factory d you can make things with this
5 knight e a person who tells people
6 machine what to do
7 magic f a person who works for no
8 moon money
9 slave g a musical instrument
10 weapon h a man who protects the king
i Merlin is good at this
j this is in the sky at night
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story starts in _____.
a F England b F Ireland c F Australia
d F America
2 The year is _____.
a F 1979 b F 1879 c F 1897 d F 1997
3 Hank Morgan works in a _____.
a F factory b F shop c F castle d F farm
4 After a man hits Hank, he wakes up in _____.
a F sixth-century America
b F nineteenth-century England
c F sixth-century England
d F nineteenth-century America
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
5 He finds himself in _____.
a F Camelot b F Connecticut
c F California d F Cambridge
6 The date is _____.
TEST
a F nineteenth June, 1528 b F nineteenth
June, 528 c F fifteenth June, 628
d F twenty-first June, 528
7 The people think his clothes are _____.
a F magic b F lovely c F horrible d F old
8 The king says he must die on _____.
a F nineteenth June at 12 o’clock
b F twenty-first June at 2 o’clock
c F twenty-first June at 12 o’clock
d F nineteenth June at 2 o’clock
9 Hank remembers that _____ on that date.
a F he must buy new clothes b F he must
kill Sir Sagramor c F the moon goes behind
the sun d F the sun goes behind the moon
10 Hank becomes _____.
a F King Boss b F Lord Boss
c F Mr Boss d F Sir Boss
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Hank _____ in a machine factory in
Connecticut.
a F is a slave b F is the boss c F doesn’t do
very much d F doesn’t like his job
12 Sir Sagramor is a _____ man.
a F good b F nice c F bad d F magic
13 Merlin is a _____.
a F knight b F king c F boss
d F magician
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14 King Arthur _____ listens to Merlin.
a F sometimes b F never c F usually
d F always
15 Sandy calls Hank her _____.
a F knight b F slave c F king d F boss
16 Sir Boss wants to make people’s lives _____.
a F better b F more difficult
c F interesting d F exciting
17 Hank says he is not afraid of _____.
a F Merlin b F Sir Sagramor
c F King Arthur d F Sandy
18 King Arthur pretends to be _____.
a F a cowboy b F a magician
c F one of his people d F a knight
19 Hank phones Clarence to ask for _____.
a F money b F different clothes
c F ideas d F help
20 At the end of the story, Hank is _____.
a F seventy b F seventeen
c F seventy-seven d F seven
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Dialogue
Who says or writes this?
21 ‘This man’s dangerous – I don’t like him.’
a F Sir Sagramor b F King Arthur
c F Hank d F Merlin
22 ‘On Tuesday I can make the sun go away.’
a F Hank b F Merlin c F Sandy
d F Clarence
23 ‘You’re the Boss now!’
a F Hank b F Merlin c F King Arthur
d F Sandy
24 ‘When I come back, I want to fight you here.’
a F King Arthur b F Sir Sagramor
c F Merlin d F Clarence
25 ‘I feel very big in this suit.’
a F King Arthur b F Merlin c F Hank
d F a knight
26 ‘You’re a very nice man.’
a F Merlin b F Sir Sagramor c F Sandy
d F Clarence
27 ‘No man can bring the water here again.’
a F Hank b F Merlin c F King Arthur
d F Sandy
28 ‘Pretend you have no money.’
a F Hank b F King Arthur c F Merlin
d F Sir Sagramor
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29 ‘Can the knights get here in time?’
a F King Arthur b F Hank
c F Clarence d F Merlin
30 ‘This isn’t Camelot.’
a F Sandy b F Hank c F King Arthur
d F Merlin
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a place which makes things
a F village b F house c F factory
d F shop
32 one hundred years
a F country b F adventure c F century
d F dollar
33 something that sometimes happens when people
do not agree
a F fight b F laugh c F help d F stop
34 something that might hurt you
a F magic b F slave c F knight
d F danger
35 this goes around the earth
a F sun b F moon c F suit d F adventure
36 a kind of power that seems to be real
a F magician b F bugle c F magic
d F court
37 a man who protects the king
a F slave b F helper c F cowboy
d F knight
38 to make believe you are doing something
a F remember b F pretend c F bring
d F understand
39 something used for fighting
a F weapon b F slave c F bugle d F suit
40 a man on a horse who takes care of cows
a F cowman b F cowperson
c F cowboy d F cowbody
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Sir Sagramor wants to fight _____ when he
comes back.
a F Hank b F Merlin c F a knight
d F the King
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42 Sandy says that there is no _____ in her village.
a F wine b F water c F beer d F milk
43 _____ can’t help Sandy’s village.
a F Hank b F Merlin c F Clarence
d F King Arthur
44 _____ to understand the people.
a F Hank and King Arthur want
b F King Arthur wants c F Merlin wants
d F Hank and Sir Sagramor want
45 Hank and King Arthur must pretend that they
have no _____.
a F children b F clothes c F knights
d F money
46 The people in the village think that Hank and
King Arthur are _____.
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
a F knights b F kings c F runaway
slaves d F helpers
47 The villagers want to kill Hank and King
Arthur because _____.
TEST
a F they don’t bring water b F a slave is
missing c F they are horrible d F their
clothes are terrible
48 When Sir Sagramor comes back, _____.
a F he and Hank become friends
b F he marries Sandy c F Merlin kills him
d F Hank kills him with a gun
49 Hank is changing _____ in England.
a F nothing b F a few things
c F everything d F many things
50 Merlin makes Hank sleep for _____.
a F thirteen hours b F three centuries
c F thirty centuries d F thirteen centuries
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