Name: ____________________________________ Reading test - February Legends from the British Isles

THE LEGEND OF THE UNICORN

Are these sentences ‘True’ (T) or ‘False’ (F)? Correct the false ones.

True False

1. Rhiannon lived in Sir Brangwyn’s castle.

2. Sir Brangwyn was a kind lord.

3. The people of the village liked Simon Grimstone.

4. Rhiannon’s mother went to prison.

5. Rhiannon didn’t find a lot of truffles.

6. Rhiannon saw the little unicorn’s family.

7. The people from the village wanted to find truffles to cook a lot of delicious food.

8. Sir Brangwyn offered the hunters a big prize if they caught the unicorn.

9. When the unicorn sees Rhiannon he sings to her.

10. Rhiannon was afraid because she didn’t see anyone in the forest.

What happened (to Sir Branwyn & Rhiannon) at the end of the story?

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THE KING OF THE WIZARDS
Put the sentence in the order that happened in the story.

A. The King of Wizards put Hamish to the test.

B. Hamish found a little house in the forest.
C. Callum said goodbye to his parents and left his home.
D. The old wizard gave Hamish some advice to find his son.
E. Hamish and Callum thanked the old wizard.
F. Hamish found a baby and took it home.
G. Callum met the juggler and decided to become one
H. Hamish and Callum went home
I. Callum didn’t come back the second time.
J. Hamish chose the right pigeon.
K. A beautiful sailing ship arrived in the port.

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GELERT
Answer the questions in your own words.

1 Who did Prince Llewellyn love more than anything in the world?

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2 Why did he want Gelert to stay with his son?

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3 Who did Gelert hear at the door?

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4 What did Prince Llewellyn see when he arrived?

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5 What happened to Gelert and why?

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Name: ____________________________________ Reading test - February Legends from the British Isles

A ROYAL SECRET
What happened at the beginning of the story (first chapter)?

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Complete the sentences with the right word

In the second chapter…

Brian went home (1) _____ he was happy. But soon he (2) _____ sad and weak. He always thought (3) _____ the
king’s secret. He could (4) _____ eat or sleep. (5) _____ mother called a doctor. The doctor said, ‘Go to the forest
and shout your secret. Only the trees will hear you.’ He did what the doctor said and suddenly he was happy again.
After some time there (6) _____ a strong wind in the forest. The people listened (7) _____ the wind. It said, ‘The king
has horse’s ears!’

One day the king’s favourite musician (8) _____ his harp. He went to look (9) _____ a piece of wood in the forest. He
cut a piece of wood from the willow tree and made a new harp. He played it (10) _____ an important banquet. The
music whispered the king’s secret. The people at the banquet heard (11) _____ and started laughing. Then the king
started laughing too and (12) _____ was happy. King Labraidh (13) _____ a great king. He was (14) _____ and
honest. When the children saw his ears they were happy (15) _____ it brought good luck.

1. a. then b. and c. but

2. a. become b. becoming c. became
3. a. about b. for c. at
4. a. or b. but c. not
5. a. Him b. His c. He
6. a. was b. were c. are
7. a. on b. in c. to
8. a. broken b. broke c. breaking
9. a. for b. of c. in
10. a. on b. at c. in
11. a. it b. them c. him
12. a. someone b. nobody c. everyone
13. a. became b. becoming c. become
14. a. better b. best c. good
15. a. why b. because c. how