The Dragonslayers Chapters 7 - 8 Pages 41 - 55

1. Princess Wilhelmina learned about tracking from _________.
a) her father
b) Brian
c) Elizar
d) books

2. As Willie was trying to decide the best way to track the dragon she heard __________ yelling for help.
a) a bear
b) a spider
c) Brian
d) Elizar

3. The bear was __________.
a) caught in a trap
b) entangled in a spider web
c) stuck in the middle of the stream
d) wounded by an arrow

4. Willie killed the giant spider by _____________.
a) cutting off its head
b) stabbing it in the belly with her sword
c) backing it into the river
d) catching it on fire

5. The bear was _____________.
a) so thankful that it wanted to help Willie kill the dragon
b) embarrassed to be rescued by a girl
c) proud to have such a brave princess
d) mad at Willie for cutting him down

6. What did the dragon eat?
a) cows
b) bears
c) deer
d) people

7. __________ were the witches' spies.
a) The goons
b) The spiders
c) The bears
d) The peasants

8. Grizelda made the dragon ______________.
a) just for kicks
b) for money
c) to get revenge on King Mildred
d) to see if the spell would really work

9. What made Grizelda go bad?
a) King Mildred took away her cottage.
b) The soldiers stole her money.
c) Her husband and child were killed.
d) She was captured by an evil wizard.

10. Grizelda gave the goons _________________ as a special treat.
a) chocolate covered bat wings
b) pickled eggs
c) a liver cookie
d) cinnamon frogs

11. 4.1.spi.18
Which question does The Dragonslayers answer in Chapters 7-8?
a) Who will slay the dragon?
b) What happened to the giant spider?
c) How big is the dragon?
d) Will the dragon hurt King Mildred?

12. 4.1.spi.25
Bruce Coville wrote The Dragonslayers __________________.
a) to entertain readers with a magical story about heroes and dragons
b) to inform readers about the dangers of dragons
c) to persuade readers to read more fantasy stories
d) to share feelings about an experience Coville had as a young boy

13. 4.1.spi.20
Which statement about The Dragonslayers contains a cause and effect relationship?
a) Because Grizelda felt King Mildred was responsible for the loss of her family, she created a dragon to seek revenge.
b) Grizelda studied for three years to learn how to become a witch.
c) King Mildred's men took Grizelda's husband off to fight in a war.
d) Grizelda's son had a birthmark that looked like a dragon on his shoulder.

14. 4.1.spi.13
Which statement about The Dragonslayers contains an opinion?
a) It took three years for Grizelda to gather all that she needed to create a dragon.
b) Grizelda closed her eyes for a moment.
c) Grizelda made a gesture, and a giant mushroom sprouted beneath her hand.
d) The other witches were thrilled at how evil Grizelda's dragon had become.



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