Daedalus & Icarus

Which of these is an example of a compound word?

• icing

• ice

• play

• icehouse

Something that is brilliant is

• bright

• unhealthy

• heavy

• tall

Birds had only to spread their wings to leave Crete. In this sentence, spread means

• flap

• flatten

• remove feathers from

• open outward

Daedalus nudged Icarus from the windowsill. Nudged means about the same as

• forced to climb

• pushed slightly

• dangled on a rope

• lifted suddenly

The palace is luxurious. This means the palace is

• behind a high wall

• visible from far away

• rich and comfortable

• dingy and dirty

Who are Daedalus & Icarus?

• a king and a prince

• two wandering hunters

• palace guards

• prisoners

Why is Daedalus unhappy when the selection begins?

• He cannot fly.

• He is not given enough food.

• He is given hard work to do.

• He and Icarus are not free.

How is the palace like a bird cage?

• There are bars on both things.

• Birds live in both places.

• Both are built out of metal.

• Things are shut inside both.

Daedalus warns Icarus about

• flying too close to the sun.

• eating the food from inside the palace.

• flying too low so that they will be seen.

• talking to gulls.

Why does Icarus fall into the sea?

• He jumped out of the tower.

• The wax in the wings melted.

• The gulls could not catch him.

• He was hunting for fish the way a gull does.