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The sword in the stone

King Arthur w………………… a f……………………….. British K……………………… . He lived in the sixth c…………………………………. . There were lots of st…………………………. about King Arthur.

Arthur’s f…………………………. was the King of B…………………………….. . When he d………………………., he asked M………………………….. to look a………………… his baby s………………….. Arthur. Medrawt b………………………….. King of Britain. Merlin had a good f…………………………….. His name was Sir H………………………… . Merlin t……………………….. the baby to Sir Hector and asked him to look after the b…………………….. . Only Sir Hector k…………… that the baby w………………….. the old King’s son. Arthur and Sir Hector’s son, Kay, g…………………. up t………………………………. They became g………………………. friends. When Arthur was e………………………….. years old, Merlin came to s…………….. Sir Hector. Merlin s……………………..that King Medrawt was a very b…………………………. king. He said to Arthur, “Go to L…………………………………. . There will be a g……………………….. tournament.” Sir Hector, Arthur and Kay r……………………………. to the tournament. On the way they st…………………… o………………………… in an inn n………………………….London. The next morning the tournament b……………, but Kay didn’t have his s……………………………….. It was still at the i………….. Arthur g…………………………….. Kay his sword. Then Arthur r……………………… back to the inn to g……………………. Kay’s sword. On his way to the inn he s…………………….. a sword in a stone. He p…………………………. out the sword and went b…………………………… to the tournament. He started his fights. The p………………………………… noticed that Arthur was fighting with the sword from the st…………………….. . They k……………………… that he was the t………………………. king. King Medrawt wanted to f………………………… Arthur. The fight didn’t l………………………… long and Arthur w…………………….. easily. He b………………………… the new K………………. of Britain.

The sword in the stone

(NY&M3/Basic/TB71-75)

  1. When did King Arthur live?
  2. Who was Arthur’s father?
  3. Who became the King of Britain after the old King’s death?
  4. Who took Arthur to Sir Hector?
  5. What did Merlin say about the baby?
  6. Who became good friends?
  7. How old was Arthur when Merlin came back?
  8. What was King Medrawt like?
  9. Why did Arthur, Kay and Sir Hector ride to London?
  10. Where did they stay overnight?
  11. How did Arthur help his friend Kay?
  12. What did Arthur see on his way back to the inn?
  13. What did Arthur do with the sword?
  14. What did the people say when they saw the sword?
  15. What did Merlin say to King Medrawt about the sword?
  16. Why did the fight not last long?
  17. What did Arthur become?

King Arthur’s death

(NY&M/Basic/TB76)

  1. Where did King Arthur go one day?
  2. Who told the people of Britain that he was the new king?
  3. Who would be his queen?
  4. Why did King Arthur leave France quickly?
  5. What did the two men have?
  6. What happened to Mordred?
  7. Why did King Arthur call for his knight Bedivere?
  8. How should he help Arthur?
  9. What happened when the knight threw the sword into the lake?
  10. Who came in a boat and took Arthur with them?

11. What was the name of the famous sword?

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