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Monday 21 October 2019

Comprehension Box

Khaki 1
The legend of Beowulf and Grendell.                                       (/)   (x)

1. Beowulf was similar to Grendel because he:
(a) was a good fighter.

2. Why did the people live in constant fear? They:
(a) couldn't after feasting. (b) feared being attacked and eaten by Grendel

3. What does the word impervious in Paragraph 3 mean?
(c) not affected by

4. What caused Beowulf to travel to Hroyhgar's kingdom?
(a) He heard the tale about Grendel and wanted to help.

5. Beowulf was most probably welcomed warmly because he was a:
(b) great warrior who could possibly get rid of Grendel.

6. As soon as Grendel entered the hall, he:
(c) ate warriors.

7. It is a fact, not an opinion that Beowulf:
(b) cut off Grendel's head.

8. Which word in Paragraph 5 means felt sorrow or grief?
(a) mourned

9. The journey to the home of Grendel's mother was:
(c) long and dangerous

10. Which paragraph describes the fight between Beowulf and Grendel's mother?
(c) Paragraph 7

11. Hrothgar and his men concluded that Beowulf and Grendel's mother/
(b) Beowulf did not emerge from the bloody water.

12. The pronoun he in Paragraph 8 refers to:
(b) Beowulf.

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