Juan de Dios Puga High

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Language and
communication

Reading comprehension test: The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher.

EXPECTED LEARNING:
 Identify explicit information in the text, to understand the overall meaning of what I read.
• Recognize implicit elements and infer from the text.
• Work on contextual vocabulary.
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NOMBRE: ________________________________________________FECHA:_______________

Ptje:____/42 Note:___________ Row: A

Instructions:
-Read the entire test carefully before you begin to answer.
-Use paste pencil to answer the test.
-In the questions with an alternative you must mark only one option. Otherwise, the question will
not be corrected.
-You should worry about spelling. If your answer is not legible (understandable) it will not be
corrected.
-Write in clear handwriting.

I. MULTIPLE SELECTION. Circle the answer you think is correct. (1 pct. each)

1.- The knight in rusty armor believed he was:
a) Gallant, heroic and handsome.
b) Good, gentle and loving.
c) Intelligent, kind and handsome.
d) Kind, generous and loving.
e) He did not know what he looked like,
so he set out on his march of self-
discovery.
Which statement best describes Juliet?
a) He had a bad temper and fought a lot
with the gentleman.
b) She was beautiful, sweet and liked to
dance.
c) He was faithful, said beautiful poems
and liked wine.
d) She was smart, but very lazy and
careless.
e) No further information about it is
mentioned.
5.- Who did the knight meet in the castle of 6.- Who was Bolsalegre?
silence?
a) With Merlin and Sam
b) With Julieta and Sam
c) With Cristobal and the king
d) With his deceased father.
e) With the king and Sam
2.- While searching the forest the knight
almost drowned:
a) Fell into a well
b) He was attacked by villains and thrown into a
lake.
c) I try to drink water.
d) Wanted to swim.
e) It started to rain and the armor was filled
with water.
4.- The gentleman knows his wife because:
a) He rescued her from a dragon that was
holding her prisoner.
b) He meets her at an elegant court ball.
c) She was the King's daughter.
d) She was his admirer and pursued him
until she got his love.
e) They meet on a crusade.
a) The King's jester.
b) The squirrel that accompanied the
gentleman.
c) The gentleman's servant.
d) The blacksmith.
e) Merlin's jester.

7.- Why does the knight decide to take off his
armor?
a) Because he realizes that it doesn't
allow him to show who he really is.
b) Because his wife and son would leave
him if he doesn't do it
c) Because it does not allow you to eat
d) Because he wants to feel the air on his
face
e) Because the king asks him to
Every time Merlin was asked a question, he
answered:
a) Briefly, just saying what is necessary.
b) With a yes or no.
c) With another question.
d) Burlesquely.
e) It told him that he would find the
answer within himself.
9.- According to the gentleman, the squirrel 10.- The gentleman writes a message to his
was characterized by being: son, who is carried by a
a) Know-it-all. pigeon. The son replies:
b) Funny. a) I am not interested in hearing from
c) Presumptuous. you.
d) Sincere. b) He doesn't answer her anything, he
e) charitable sends her a blank sheet of paper.
c) I love you so much, I always wanted to
see what you looked like without
armor.
d) I'm confused, I don't know what to
think.
e) I hope you will be back soon, but
without your armor.

11.- How does the knight get rid of his armor?
a) He achieves this by knowing himself and
through the tears he shed.
b) He succeeds thanks to Merlin's spell.
c) He achieves this by jumping off the cliff,
without caring whether he would die or live.
d) Thanks to the love he felt for his family.
e) Thanks to the help of Merlin who gives you
to drink life.
12.- In the Castle of Knowledge the knight
learns that:
a) Ambition is always negative.
b) Ambition always comes from the mind and
makes us bad people.
c) Animals and human beings are always
ambitious.
d) The ambitious cannot walk the path of life.
e) There are two types of ambitions, one
coming from the mind and the other from the
heart.

13.- In the castle of silence the knight notices
that:
a) I had never heard Juliet before.
b) He said many things and did few.
c) He spoke because he was afraid of
loneliness.
d) He did not take the trouble to listen to
others.
e) All of the above are correct.
According to the text, humans have the
opportunity to understand animals, when they
can:
a) Share with Merlin, the magician.
b) Recover your memory.
c) Feel like animals.
d) Translate vibrations.
e) Spending a lot of time with them.

II. TRUE AND FALSE. Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F);
remember to justify the false ones, otherwise they will not be considered as correct
answers. (1 pct. each)

1. _________ The knight dedicated part of his life to go to war, fighting against powerful rival

armies.

2. _________ When the Knight succeeded in communicating with the squirrel, it was the

moment he realized his folly.

3. ________ Before Merlin leaves the forest, he gives the Knight a key and asks Rebecca and

Dove to accompany him.

4. _______ Merlin could guess the Knight's thoughts.

5. ______ The Castle of Silence was much larger and more luxurious than the other two.

6. _____ The knight compared the castle of silence to his family, who never wished to speak

to him.
 7. _____ The castle of knowledge was very dark, so I needed courage and daring to make it

clearer.

8. _______ The work has a protagonist narrator, this we can recognize since he speaks to us

from an "I".

II.CONTEXTUAL VOCABULARY. Read the following excerpts and replace the underlined
word with the word that does not change its meaning. (1 pct. each)

"The gentleman avoided having to think about it in the same way he used to avoid all
things."

1. SHIRK.
a) Avoid.
b) Looking.
c) Touching.
d) Feeling.
e) Insinuate

"-That Merlin! -he mumbled. There are times when it really gets me out of my armor!"
2. MASCULLÓ.
a) Felt.
b) He shouted.
c) Moved.
d) Murmured.
e) Thought

"I admire an inquiring mind," commented the squirrel, "but don't you ever accept
anything as it is?"

3. ADMIRO. 4. INQUISITIVE
a) I value. a) Creative
b) Envy. b) Curious
c) I enjoy. c) Unpleasant
d) Intelligent
d) Desire.
e) Powerful
d) Venero

"All right," he said with resignation. I will try the Path of Truth".

5. RESIGNATION.
a) Conformity.
b) Joy.
c) Happiness.
d) Rebellion.
e) Submission

"Although he was exhausted from the deluge, he crawled to the door, opened it and
entered a room."

6. EXHAUST.

a) Cheerful.
b) Tired.
c) Sad.
d) Excited.
e) Confused

I.DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS. Use all the space given to respond. It is important that you
take care of your spelling and writing, as both will be evaluated.

1. Explain What was the knight's great dilemma? (3pt).

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2. Explain what "The Path of Truth" was and what it consisted of (3 points).

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3. Refer to what the knight learns in each of the three castles (castle of silence, castle of
knowledge and castle of will and daring) (7pts).

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5. What did the King mean when he told the knight that all people are trapped in his armor?
What is your armor? Refer to it and explain how it influences you (5pts).

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