Shared Reading Term 4 Week 5, 6, 7 and 8 - Comprehension Quiz

This tale is all about if Hercules was a real person or not

• True

• False

Why does Tess say Robin Hood should be held up as a hero?

• He helped those less fortunate than him

• He was alive hundreds of years ago

• He is similiar to Peter Pan

• He was able to avoid capture for so long by the evil and greedy sheriff

Why is it too hard to find out who made up the story of Robin Hood?

• The story changes too much over the years

• Robin Hood was too good at hiding his identity from people

• Everyone has different versions of the same story of Robin Hood

• The real Sherwood Forest is too hart to access these days to find the person who made up the story

What does Josie mean by saying:

'even though the story has been told for a long time, that doesn't mean he was real'

• Josie doesn't like people stealing their story about Robin Hood for a long time

• Just because the story has been retold a lot of times does not make it true

• People make up stories all the time

• It is hard to tell the real stories from the fake stories

Why didn't they have maps like we do today?

• Maps are a lot cheaper today and were too expensive to purchase back then

• There was nothing to write the maps down on in the past

• There was nothing to record maps with in the past

• The need or means to make maps had not yet been discovered

What made other people's stories about visiting places so exciting?

• It was impossible to tell if they were real or made up which made it a fun game to work out the truth

• People had most likely never seen these other places that the stories were about

• There was not much else to talk about at the time

• People would them pay money if they went around and said their stories were exciting

Why do people think an earthquake or volcano eruption is the reason Atlantis has vanished if it did exist?

• There are old buildings of Atlantis left now because of it

• They have evidence saying so

• It is the best explanation they have

• People have told them stories confirming this is the truth

Why are people afraid of the Bermuda Triangle?

• They don't like triangles

• They are afraid of what Bermuda will do to them

• Strange things happen in the Bermuda Triangle

• Christopher Columbus told them to be afraid

Why do people keep going to the Bermuda Triangle if they know it's dangerous?

• People are attracted to the Bermuda Triangle for its mystery and adventure despite knowing the dangers.
• They enjoy telling stories and want something bad to happen to them so they can tell people

• The Bermuda Triangle is a popular vacation spot for families.
• People avoid the Bermuda Triangle because it's too safe.

Why do people say a mysterious fog or sea monsters caused boats to sink and planes to crash?

• They have seen it with their own eyes

• The sea monsters told them to tell people their story

• It would explain why ships and planes keep going missing

• The Bermuda triangle is world famous for its sea monsters