OXFORD BOOKWORMS COMPREHENSION TEST

Stage Starter
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.
20 marks
4 Who or what in the story . . .
a had ‘magic clothes’? .........................
b makes Hank ‘Sir Boss’? .........................
c goes away on June 21 at 12 o’clock?
.........................
d is too busy to go on adventures?
.........................
e can’t bring water to the village?
.........................
f become slaves? ......................... and
.........................
g fights Hank twice? .........................
h doesn’t like machines? .........................
i marries Hank? .........................
20 marks

2 Put the following events in the story in 5 Match a word from A with a definition
the right order. Number them 1–10. from B.
a ___ Hank and the King go to visit the A B
people. 1 boss a where the King lives
b ___ Hank arrives at King Arthur’s court. 2 bugle b you use this for
c ___ Hank and Sir Sagramor fight. fighting
d ___ Hank meets Sandy. 3 court c you can make things
e ___ Hank and the King are slaves. here
f ___ The sun goes away. 4 factory d you can make things
g ___ Hank opens his eyes in sixth century with this
England. 5 knight e a person who tells
h ___ King Arthur says that Hank must die. people what to do
i ___ Hank becomes Sir Boss. 6 machine f a person who works
j ___ Hank brings water to Sandy’s village. for no money
7 magic g a musical instrument
20 marks
8 moon h a man who protects
3 Who says this? Hank, King Arthur, the king
Merlin, Sandy, Sir Sagramor 9 slave I Merlin is good at this
10 weapon j this is in the sky at
a ‘This man’s dangerous.’ .........................
night
b ‘On Tuesday I can make the sun go away.’
......................... 20 marks
c ‘When I come back, I want to fight you.’
......................... Total marks
d ‘There’s no water in my village.’
.........................
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.’ .........................
20 marks

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS COMPREHENSION TEST ANSWERS
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

1
5
a T
b F 1 e
c T 2 g
d F 3 a
e T 4 c
f T 5 h
g T 6 d
h T 7 i
i F 8 j
j F 9 f
10 b
2
a 8
b 2
c 10
d 6
e 9
f 4
g 1
h 3
i 5
j 7

3
a Merlin
b Hank
c Sir Sagramor
d Sandy
e Sandy
f King Arthur
g Hank
h Hank
i Merlin
j Hank

4
a Hank
b King Arthur
c the sun
d Hank
e Merlin
f Hank and King Arthur
g Sir Sagramor
h Merlin
i Sandy

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
SETTING 7 The people think his clothes are _____.

Choose the best answer.

a □ magic

1 The story starts in _____. b □ lovely

a □ England c □ horrible
b □ Ireland d □ old
c □ Australia 8 The king says he must die on _____.
d □ America a □ nineteenth June at 12 o’clock

2 The year is _____. b □ twenty-first June at 2 o’clock

a □ 1979 c □ twenty-first June at 12 o’clock
b □ 1879 d □ nineteenth June at 2 o’clock
c □ 1897 9 Hank remembers that _____ on that date.
d □ 1997 a □ he must buy new clothes

3 Hank Morgan works in a _____. b □ he must kill Sir Sagramor

a □ factory c □ the moon goes behind the sun
b □ shop d □ the sun goes behind the moon
c □ castle 10 Hank becomes _____.
d □ farm a □ King Boss

4 After a man hits Hank, he wakes up in b □ Lord Boss

_____. c □ Mr Boss
a □ sixth-century America d □ Sir Boss
b □ nineteenth-century England
20 marks
c □ sixth-century England
d □ nineteenth-century America CHARACTERS

5 He finds himself in _____. Choose the best answer.

a □ Camelot 11 Hank _____ in a machine factory in
b □ Connecticut Connecticut.
c □ California a □ is a slave

d □ Cambridge b □ is the boss

6 The date is _____.

c □ doesn’t do very much

a □ nineteenth June, 1528 d □ doesn’t like his job

b □ nineteenth June, 528 12 Sir Sagramor is a _____ man.

c □ fifteenth June, 628 a □ good

d □ twenty-first June, 528 b □ nice

c □ bad
d □ magic

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
13 Merlin is a _____.
20 At the end of the story, Hank is _____.
a □ knight
a □ seventy
b □ king
b □ seventeen
c □ boss
c □ seventy-seven
d □ magician
d □ seven
14 King Arthur _____ listens to Merlin.
20 marks
a □ sometimes
b □ never DIALOGUE
c □ usually
Who says or writes this?
d □ always
21 ‘This man’s dangerous – I don’t like him.’
15 Sandy calls Hank her _____. a □ Sir Sagramor
a □ knight b □ King Arthur
b □ slave c □ Hank
c □ king d □ Merlin
d □ boss
22 ‘On Tuesday I can make the sun go away.’
16 Sir Boss wants to make people’s lives a □ Hank
_____.
b □ Merlin
a □ better
c □ Sandy
b □ more difficult
d □ Clarence
c □ interesting
23 ‘You’re the Boss now!’
d □ exciting
a □ Hank
17 Hank says he is not afraid of _____.
b □ Merlin
a □ Merlin
c □ King Arthur
b □ Sir Sagramor
d □ Sandy
c □ King Arthur
24 ‘When I come back, I want to fight you here.’
d □ Sandy
a □ King Arthur
18 King Arthur pretends to be _____.
b □ Sir Sagramor
a □ a cowboy
c □ Merlin
b □ a magician
d □ Clarence
c □ one of his people
25 ‘I feel very big in this suit.’
d □ a knight
a □ King Arthur
19 Hank phones Clarence to ask for _____.
b □ Merlin
a □ money
c □ Hank
b □ different clothes
d □ a knight
c □ ideas
d □ help

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
26 ‘You’re a very nice man.’
32 one hundred years
a □ Merlin
a □ country
b □ Sir Sagramor
b □ adventure
c □ Sandy
c □ century
d □ Clarence
d □ dollar
27 ‘No man can bring the water here again.’
33 something that sometimes happens when
a □ Hank people do not agree
b □ Merlin a □ fight
c □ King Arthur b □ laugh
d □ Sandy c □ help

28 ‘Pretend you have no money.’ d □ stop

a □ Hank 34 something that might hurt you
b □ King Arthur a □ magic
c □ Merlin b □ slave
d □ Sir Sagramor c □ knight

29 ‘Can the knights get here in time?’ d □ danger

a □ King Arthur 35 this goes around the earth
b □ Hank a □ sun
c □ Clarence b □ moon
d □ Merlin c □ suit

30 ‘This isn’t Camelot.’ d □ adventure

a □ Sandy 36 a kind of power that seems to be real
b □ Hank a □ magician
c □ King Arthur b □ bugle
d □ Merlin c □ magic
20 marks d □ court

37 a man who protects the king

VOCABULARY
a □ slave
Choose the best answer. b □ helper
31 a place which makes things c □ cowboy
a □ village d □ knight
b □ house 38 to make believe you are doing something
c □ factory a □ remember
d □ shop b □ pretend
c □ bring
d □ understand

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
39 something used for fighting 45 Hank and King Arthur must pretend that
a □ weapon they have no _____.

b □ slave
a □ children

c □ bugle
b □ clothes

d □ suit
c □ knights
d □ money
40 a man on a horse who takes care of cows
a □ cowman 46 The people in the village think that Hank and
King Arthur are _____.
b □ cowperson
a □ knights
c □ cowboy
b □ kings
d □ cowbody
c □ runaway slaves
20 marks
d □ helpers

PLOT 47 The villagers want to kill Hank and King

Arthur because _____.
Choose the best answer. a □ they don’t bring water
41 Sir Sagramor wants to fight _____ when he b □ a slave is missing
comes back.
c □ they are horrible
a □ Hank
d □ their clothes are terrible
b □ Merlin
48 When Sir Sagramor comes back, _____.
c □ a knight
a □ he and Hank become friends
d □ the King
b □ he marries Sandy
42 Sandy says that there is no _____ in her
village.
c □ Merlin kills him

a □ wine d □ Hank kills him with a gun

b □ water 49 Hank is changing _____ in England.

c □ beer a □ nothing

d □ milk b □ a few things

43 _____ can’t help Sandy’s village.

c □ everything

a □ Hank d □ many things

b □ Merlin 50 Merlin makes Hank sleep for _____.

c □ Clarence a □ thirteen hours

d □ King Arthur b □ three centuries

44 _____ to understand the people.

c □ thirty centuries

a □ Hank and King Arthur want d □ thirteen centuries

b □ King Arthur wants 20 marks

c □ Merlin wants Total marks

d □ Hank and Sir Sagramor want

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ANSWERS
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
SETTING PLOT
1 d 41 a
2 b 42 b
3 a 43 b
4 c 44 a
5 a 45 d
6 b 46 c
7 a 47 b
8 c 48 d
9 d 49 c
10 d 50 d

CHARACTERS
11 b
12 c
13 d
14 d
15 a
16 a
17 b
18 c
19 d
20 a

DIALOGUE
21 d
22 a
23 c
24 b
25 c
26 c
27 b
28 a
29 b
30 d

VOCABULARY
31 c
32 c
33 a
34 d
35 b
36 c
37 d
38 b
39 a
40 c

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OXFORD BOOKWORMS BOOK ACTIVITY ANSWERS
Stage Starter
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
BEFORE READING AFTER READING
1 1
1 a a 1
2 c b 8
3 b c 12
d 11
e 6
2
f 7
Possible answers: g 10
1 No. Hank goes to help his workers, not to h 5
attack them. I 9
2 No. Maybe he hurts his head, but he doesn’t j 4
go to hospital. k 3
3 No. Hank’s workers don’t kidnap him. l 2
4 Yes. We see a picture of this on the back
cover.
2

WHILE READING a One of his factory workers.

b Sandy.
1
c Clarence.
1 d d Sir Sagramor /Merlin.
2 b f A knight.
3 c g She thinks that Hank is her knight.
4 a h They think that they are runaway slaves.
I Everything.
2 j In a (machine) factory.
k To prison.
1 T
l They are hiding in some trees.
2 F
m In King Arthur’s Court, in Camelot.
3 T
4 F The King gives Hank a new name.

3
1 He needs to do a lot of work.
2 Sandy needs help because there is no water
in her village.
3 Merlin uses magic / a magic stick.
4 The people are happy because there is
water in the village again.
4
1 The Boss.
2 The people.
3 An important man in the village.
4 The Boss.

5
1 Merlin.
2 A gun.
3 Baseball.
4 His American family.

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