Comprehension
Please read the passage carefully and then try answering the questions. You will need to look back at the text to help you.
A Greek Myth – Apollo and the Chimera
Long ago in Ancient Greece there was a strong and muscular
soldier called Apollo. Apollo had a wonderful wife called Athena, who had been
kidnapped by an ancient king called Minos. Apollo was devastated and vowed to
rescue Athena. He knew that the king would have taken her to his palace in
Crete but a monster called the Chimera guarded this palace.
The Chimera was a ferocious monster
with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and a long serpent as a tail. Many heroic people had travelled to his cave
and tried to beat the Chimera, but had been burnt to death by his fiery flame
breath. Although Apollo was a brave man, he did not know how to kill this
menacing monster. His father told him to go to Mount Olympus and ask the great
God Zeus for advice.
Apollo set off immediately and soon
reached the great mountain, where the twelve gods lived. Apollo called for Zeus
and begged for his advice. Zeus appeared before him and explained that although
the Chimera was fierce and strong, his heart was full of poisoned blood. If
Apollo could pierce his heart, the blood would leak into his body and the
monster would die an agonising death. Zeus then gave Apollo a shield to keep
the Chimera’s flames away, a sharp sword to pierce the evil heart and a pair of
shoes. These shoes were shoes of swiftness that made the wearer as fast as the
speed of light. Apollo thanked Zeus and set off on the long journey to Crete.
Apollo walked on dry roads, climbed
mountains and sailed the great sea until at last he reached the palace of King
Minos. He entered the cave that was home
to the monster and could hear his blood-chilling roar. Apollo crept through the
tunnels and edged closer to the monster’s lair. When he was close enough to
hear the serpents hissing, he put on the shoes of swiftness and got his sword
and shield ready. With a deep breath he ran towards the Chimera with his sword
in the air.
The Chimera roared and flames
surrounded Apollo. He held up his shield and ran in every direction trying to
confuse the monster. The serpent hissed, the lion’s head roared and the flames
soared into the air. He kept darting around and soon the Chimera was dizzy.
Apollo ran forward and plunged his sword into the monster’s heart. The Chimera
let out a furious roar and fell to the floor. Finally, the monster was dead!
Apollo
ran past the body and found his way to the tower where Athena was being held.
He knocked down the door and saw her chained up. Quickly, he cut the chains and
with the help of the shoes of swiftness, Apollo whisked Athena off to his
kingdom and there they lived together happily for the rest of their lives.
Apollo and the
Chimera
Read the given text
carefully, then answer the questions in full sentences.
1.
What was Apollo’s main job before he found the Chimera?
2.
a) What verb describes how Apollo was feeling when he found out that
Athena was gone? (Remember you need to look for the verb and not the adjective.)
2.
b) Can you think of another word meaning the same thing?
3.
Describe the way the Chimera killed the heroic men who travelled to kill
it.
4.
Three gifts were given to Apollo by Zeus. What were they and how would
they help him?
5. Zeus told Apollo how to kill the Chimera. Identify the part of the sentence
that told him how to kill it.
6.
In what way did Apollo confuse the Chimera as he fought it?
7.
Describe how the Chimera died.
8. Pretend
you were Athena in the tower. Describe what you heard and how you felt.
1. Apollo's main job before he found the Chimera was as a soldier.
ReplyDelete2. a. The verb used to describe how Apollo felt when he found out Athena was gone is devastated.
b. Another word that means devastated is demolished.
3. The Chimera killed the heroic men who travelled to kill it by burning them to death with its fiery flame breath.
4. Apollo was given three gifts by Zeus to defeat the Chimera. They were a shield to protect Apollo from the Chimera's flames, a sword to pierce the Chimera's evil heart and the shoes of swiftness so that Apollo could be as fast as the speed of light.
5. Zeus told Apollo to try to pierce the Chimera's heart so that the poisoned blood would leak into its body and cause it an agonising death.
6. Apollo confused the Chimera when he fought it by running in every direction and making it dizzy.
7. The Chimera died when Apollo plunged his sword into its heart. Its blood is made of poison which flooded its body and caused it to die and agonising death.
8. I felt afraid and scared. I could hear swords dashing, ferocious roars and loud hissing.
1)Apollo's main job before he found Chimera was a soldier.
ReplyDelete2)Apollo felt Devastated when he found out that Athena was gone.
2:b)I think he would've also felt destroyed.
3)Chimera killed the Heroic men by burning them to death by his fiery flame breath.
4.First,Zeus gave a shield to keep chimera's flame away,A sharp sword to pierce the evil heart and a pair of shoes that made the wearer as fast as the speed of light.
5)The part of the sentence was when Zeus said "If Apollo could pierce through his heart,the blood would leak into his body and monster would die an agonising death.
6)Apollo held up his shield running in different directions to make chimera confused.
7)Apollo confused chimera and chimera was dizzy and Apollo ran forward and plunged his sword in his heart Chimera fellon the floor and was DEAD.
8)If i was Athena i would've felt scared and worried,curious on whats happening outside and heard furious roaring,screaming and seprent hissing..
1. He needed to find out how to defeat Chimera.
ReplyDelete2a. The word is devastated.
2b. The word I thought of is ferocious.
3. Chimera used its fiery breath.
4. Appolo got a sword to stab it, a shield to protect him from its fire and shoes to make him faster.
5. He had to stab it in the heart so the blood would come out.
6. He made it dizzy.
7. Appolo stabbed it and it fell and died.
8. I would be scared and it would be dark.
1. His job was a solder
ReplyDelete2. Deverstated 2b upset
3. Frushious fiery fersom breath
4. Sword, shield and a pair a of shoes. The sword was to peirce the evil heart the shield was to protect Apollo from the flames and the shoes were to confuse chimra
5. If Apollocould pierce his heart the blood would leak into hisbody and the monster would die an agonising death
6. Apollo whizzed around in all directions and Chimra got dizzy
7. Apollo ran forward and plunged his sword into the monsters heart.
8. I would feel petrified I can hear fighting I hope Apollo wins the battle.
From Hassaan
1.His first gob was a musscialer soilders
ReplyDelete2.The verb that describes how Apoolo was feeling when he fond out that Athena was gone is vowed.
2.I dont know?
3.Burnt to death by his fiery flame breath.
4.A shield to keep the chimera's flame away, a sharp sword to piece the evil haert and a pair of shoes. these shoes were shoes of swiftness that made the wearer as fast as the spead of light.
5.Pierce his heart , the blood would leak into his body and the monster would die an agonising death.
6.Darting around and soon the chimra was dizzzzzzzzzy.
7.Apoolo ran forward and plunged his sword into the monster's haert.The chimra let out a furious roar and fell to the floor.Finally , the monster was dead.
8.If i was Athena and someone kiddnaped me i will feel so horrible cause he will be squising and saying terrefinging words i will defintly need to tell him the secrat.
WHAT DOES SECRAT AND SQUISNG AND DEFINTLY MEAN?
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ReplyDelete1. He went to get Armor from Zeus.
2a.The word is devastated.
2b another word is sad.
3. The people lost because the fires,fiery and flamey flames killed the people.
4. the shoes made Apollo very fast and the sword was to pierce.
5. Apollo called for Zeus and begged for his advise.
6. so he kept darting and soon the Chimera got dissy then he killed it.
7. The scary fearless monster fell to the ground.
8. I would feel sad lonely and hungry.
1. Apollo was a brave soldier before he found the chimera.
ReplyDelete2. Apollo was devastated when he found out that Athena was gone.
2b. Apollo had a broken heart when Athena was gone.
3. The heroic men had been burnt to death by Chimera's fiery flame breath.
4. A sharp sword to pierce the evil heart, a shield to keep the Chimera’s flames away and a pair of shoes. These shoes were shoes of swiftness that made the wearer as fast as the speed of light.
5. "pierce his heart".
6. He held up his shield and ran in every direction trying to confuse the monster. He kept darting around and soon the Chimera was dizzy.
7. Apollo plunged his sword into the monster’s heart. The Chimera let out a furious roar and fell to the floor. Finally, the monster was dead!
8. I felt sad and lonely suddenly I heard a huge roar.
From Sophie :)
1.He had to go to mount Olympus and ask the supreme god Zeus for an advice.
ReplyDelete2.devastated,vowed
3.The men got burnt to death by it's fiery flames.
4.Zeus gave him a shield to take the flames away,a pair of shoes with a power of swiftness and a sword to pierce the heart of the beast.
5.He told to pierce the sword in it's heart and it will die.
6.He made the Chimera dizzy by running in every direction and pierced the sword in his heart.
7.The Chimera died an agonising death.
8.I would feel scared that I am away from where I live and I would hear very scary sound from all the way to the palace where King Minos lived in.
1.He was a soldier.
ReplyDelete2a. He was devastated.
2b.sad
3. Appolo climed up a moitain .
4. shield to get rid of the flames,swift shoes and a sword to deathet the dragon.
5.use sword to deathet dragon
1. He had to go to MT Olympus to ask ZEUS for advice.
ReplyDelete2.devastated
3.the men got burnt to death by it's fiery flames
4.Zeus gave him a shield to take the flames away, a pair of shoes with a power of swiftness and a sword to pierce the poison heart of the beast
5.he told to pierce the heart so that th poison comes in the body.
6.he made it dizzy by running around in circles.
7.the chimera died an agonizing death.
8. if I was Athena I would feel horrible and astonished.
by Nina