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    Name: Howard Pyle wrote The Story of King Arthur and His Knights in 1903. It tells the story of the legendary King Arthur of Britain. In the passage below, young Arthur is a squtive for his relative Sir Kay. Along with Kay's father, Sir Ector, Kay and Arthur go to a great tournament in London. While there, the new high king is to be determined. To be the high king, someone must pull a sword that has been placed in a stone and anvil by Merlin the magician. AU the greatest knights and nobles are allowed to try, but none ‘can move the sword. Merlin insists that Arthur have a chance to pull the sword out. g of Knighthood, Chapter III faereupon Artlnuc went to the cube of maxble stone and he laid his hands upon the haft of the sword that was thuust into the anwil. And he bent his body and drew The Win| ry stro} 1 very smoothly. And when he had got the sword into h swung it about his heacl so that it flashed ag, And after he had swus thrice about his head, he set the point thereof inst the face of the aumvil and bore upon it very strongly, and, behold! the sword slid v mootily back again into that place where it had aforetime stood; and when it was there, deep, it stood fast where it was, And thus did Arthur successfully accomplish that marvellous miracle of the sword in the eyes of all the world Now when the people who were congregated at that place beield this miracle g before thei med es, they lifted up their voices all together, and shouted so vehemently and w so huge a tumult of outcry that it was as though the the sound hole earth rocked and trembled with eit shouting. And whiles they so shouted Arthur took hold of the sword agaia and drew it forth, hhad done that he deew it ve it back into the anvil. And when he swung it again, and again d did the same ed 2.28 befoce, Tlhus it was that all those who were there beheld t maisnele perfo 1 times over. nd all the kings and dukes who were there were filled with great amazement, and they wist not what to think or to say when they beheld one who was little more than a boy perform that undectalin th the best of them had failed. And some of them, seeing that miracle, were willing to acknowledge Arthur because of it, but others would not acknowledge him. These withdrew themselves and stood aloofi and as they stood thus apatt, they said among them: What is this and who can accredit such a thing that a beardless boy should be set befoce ns all and should be made King and overiord of this great to govern us. Nay! Nay! we will have none of him for our King, Ne them, “How now, Messites! Are ye not satisfied?” And the Archbishop said, “What of that Hath he not performed the z alm for w when the Ar hhishop perceived the discontent of these kings and dukes, he said to acle that ye yourselves ved and failed to perform?” But these » and mighty lords would not be satisfied, but with angry and averted faces |. Who Was It? Below aie actions performed by Actius, the angey kings and dukes, the Archbishop, and King Leodegrance. Wiite the the corsect character fox each event below. savy that some of the nobles were angry dida’t want Arthur to be King thought Artimus was too young came to Arthur with “fiiendline: pulled the sword from the stone Part Il. Short Answer Answer each question below: 1. Who was older: Arthur ar the Archbishop? 2. How many times did Artie pull the sword from the stone! 3, What was the cube of stone made of 4, How did the crowd of people act when Arthur pulled the sword out Part |: Old Language While Howard Pyle wrote his storied about King Arthur in the 20th century, he used old-fashioned, or archaic, Inguage to take the reader back in time. Below: are some of the phrases from the passage that use outdated language or uncommon words. Using the context, citcle the best meaning of the phrase 1, “the sword slid very smoothly back again into that place where it had aforetime stood” A. the sword slid smoothly into Artimus hand B. the sword went smoothly back into the anvil C. the sword smootilly left Arthue’s hand and stood by itself oa its tip 2. “the people who were congregated at that place beheld this micacle” A, Arthur’s enemies didn't believe what they saw B the kings and dukes who had failed to pull the swore ont C. the ceowd saw this amazing event 3. “swung it again, and again deave it back into the anvil A, swung the sword and then put it back into the anvil B, swuag the sword aad sharpened it oa the anvil C. swung the sword and hit the anvil 4, “they wist not what to think or to say” A. they were afiaid to think or speak: B, they dida’t know what to think or say . they dida't wait to think or say anything 5, “who can accredit such a thing that a beardless boy should be set befove us all” A. who can stop a boy from being king B, who allowed a boy to try to be king C.who ean believe that a young boy ean be king Part Il. Vocabulary Match Match each word in Column A with its meaning in Column B. Colnma A Columa B 1 bat A. very strongly 2 thiice B. became awase 5 vehemently . sword handle sealm D. loud crowd noise tumult E. large number perceived F kingdom Name: The Story of King Arthur: Supporting Evidence Below is one of the main ideas of the passage. Write three quotations from the passage that support this main idea Some were not happy that Arthur drew the sword out of the stone and anvil Name: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights: What Do You Think? In the passage some of the kings and dukes who saw Arthur pull the sword out of the marble cube and anvil still did not want him to be king. They thought he was too young and had too little experience. What do you think about young Arthur becoming king? Do you think he was too young to be king? Do you think a boy would make a good king in the time that Arthur lived? Why or why not? Qo0oTALUBMAS WORD C L ZETIORODS RABW OD I PuUVZODUkKEsS OQ 5S ABO THR ICECTKH EODAR K K FH EBM PN I OR J I ARTHURTTHODGUTVTS oDUGUOROQKEGEAO K GLEFEAN V CNR EF L DOT I —ETNRTODNU J A I I RR FGRTLN DRZONL STON EOF OWPLEO BK PMGWoODPQWHCtLS CK K LE F HOD G ZS ARCH B MTP ENARM I I UG SHOP J Name: KEY Howard Pyle wrote The Story of King Arthur and His Knights in 1903. It tells the story of the legendary King Arthur of Britain. In the passage below, young Arthur is a squtive for his relative Sir Kay. Along with Kay's father, Sir Ector, Kay and Arthur go to a great tournament in London. While there, the new high king is to be determined. To be the high king, someone must pull a sword that has been placed in a stone and anvil by Merlin the magician. AU the greatest knights and nobles are allowed to try, but none ‘can move the sword. Merlin insists that Arthur have a chance to pull the sword out. g of Knighthood, Chapter III faereupon Artlnuc went to the cube of maxble stone and he laid his hands upon the haft of the sword that was thuust into the anwil. And he bent his body and drew The Win| ry stro} 1 very smoothly. And when he had got the sword into h swung it about his heacl so that it flashed ag, And after he had swus thrice about his head, he set the point thereof inst the face of the aumvil and bore upon it very strongly, and, behold! the sword slid v mootily back again into that place where it had aforetime stood; and when it was there, deep, it stood fast where it was, And thus did Arthur successfully accomplish that marvellous miracle of the sword in the eyes of all the world Now when the people who were congregated at that place beield this miracle g before thei med es, they lifted up their voices all together, and shouted so vehemently and w so huge a tumult of outcry that it was as though the the sound hole earth rocked and trembled with eit shouting. And whiles they so shouted Arthur took hold of the sword agaia and drew it forth, hhad done that he deew it ve it back into the anvil. And when he swung it again, and again d did the same ed 2.28 befoce, Tlhus it was that all those who were there beheld t maisnele perfo 1 times over. nd all the kings and dukes who were there were filled with great amazement, and they wist not what to think or to say when they beheld one who was little more than a boy perform that undectalin th the best of them had failed. And some of them, seeing that miracle, were willing to acknowledge Arthur because of it, but others would not acknowledge him. These withdrew themselves and stood aloofi and as they stood thus apatt, they said among them: What is this and who can accredit such a thing that a beardless boy should be set befoce ns all and should be made King and overiord of this great to govern us. Nay! Nay! we will have none of him for our King, Ne them, “How now, Messites! Are ye not satisfied?” And the Archbishop said, “What of that Hath he not performed the z alm for w when the Ar hhishop perceived the discontent of these kings and dukes, he said to acle that ye yourselves ved and failed to perform?” But these » and mighty lords would not be satisfied, but with angry and averted faces vaoxvznoursunvve @Qze@enrcnDazuave ajo ec zr>uwoanroe< oenaoaKroartrrung she ou ze FP uQee sinw yjnoxza P@AZ Da va

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