The Hungry Troll

In the opening sentence there is an adjective that describes King Alfred; what is the adjective?

• King Alfred

• was

• delighted

• ring

In the sentence, "I see you are not only brave and clever," said the king. "You are modest as well!" what does the word "well" mean?

• a place where you drink water

• also

What is the adjective in this sentence? "Knights," he said, "brave Sir Gus has recovered my ring".

• Knights

• Sir Gus

• brave

• ring

What part of speech are the following words?

-famous

-thunderous

-monstrous

• verbs

• nouns

• adjectives

Which of the following adjectives could be used to describe Sir Gus?

• energetic

• hungry

Why does the author write certain words in this sentence using italics? "Doe, you dajesty," said Sir Gus, "I did dot. I have a dold in my doze," replied Sir Gus.

• The author writes the words in italics to show the reader that Sir Gus has a cold.

• The author write the words in italics to show that Sir Gus does not speak correctly.

• The author write the words in italics to show that Sir Gus is silly.

Which of the following is an adjective that describes the troll?

• beast

• eating

• monstrous

Why did Sir Gus go to the kitchen for a slice of pie? You may click more than one answer.

• Sir Gus is hungry.

• Sir Gus doesn't want to go with the other knights because he feels sick.

• Sir Gus is frightened.