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LEVEL 2
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
Dragonheart
While reading
Chapters 1–3
1 We meet two knights in Chapter 1, Sir Bowen
and Brok. How do they want Einon to act
when he is king? Write sentences.
a
Sir Bowen wants ……………………………
………………………………………………
b
Brok wants ………………………………….
………………………………………………
2 Discuss with your partner. Which road do you
think Prince Einon will follow, a or b?
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
Chapter 2
3 Write loves or doesn’t
love
in these sentences.
a
King Freyne …………………… his people.
b
Sir Bowen …………………… Prince Einon.
c
Sir Bowen …………………… King Freyne.
d
Prince Einon …………………… his father.
4 Who …
a
has a cruel smile on his face when he kills the
peasants? ……………………………………
b
thinks it is wrong to kill peasants? …………..
c
has hard eyes? ……………………………….
d
kills the king? ……………………………….
e
fights for the crown? ………………………..
f
puts a sword in Einon’s heart? ……………….
Chapter 3
5 Choose the right answer.
a
Queen Aislinn is Einon’s ….. .
1)
mother
2)
wife
3)
sister
b
When she hears that her husband is dead,
she is ….. .
1)
sad
2)
not sad
c
She ….. to help her son.
1)
wants
2)
doesn’t want
6 What do the words in italics mean?
a
‘It was ugly – brown and black, with a large
mouth, big teeth, and sad eyes.’ What was?
b
‘I’m going to teach
him
about dragons in the
future.’ Who?
c
‘He has to say that, not
you,’
answered the
dragon. Who?
d
‘Bowen gave
it
to the dragon.’ What?
e
‘I’ll … be kind to
them.’
Who?
f
‘Watch
me!’
Who?
g
‘It’ll make you strong.’ What will?
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Chapters 4 –5
7 Tell the story. Which sentence comes first?
Write numbers 1–11 next to the sentences.
a
Einon is very angry and fights Bowen.
c
b
They are working very hard.
c
c
Suddenly Sir Bowen stops Brok and
shouts to the peasants, ‘Run away!’.
c
d
Brok finds Redbeard and burns out his
eyes.
c
e
Suddenly King Einon sees Redbeard.
c
f
Bowen is stronger and he wins.
c
g
They are building him a new castle.
c
h
Brok wants to kill Redbeard.
c
i
Sadly he rides away.
c
j
Cruel King Einon is watching his
peasants.
c
k
But Einon wants to burn out his eyes.
c
8 Sir Bowen changes in Chapter 4. Before he
thought the Old Code was the right way.
Now he doesn’t. How is he going to break the
Old Code?
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
9 Answer the following questions about
Chapter 5. Why …
a
doesn’t Sir Bowen like the story about the
Old Code?
………………………………………………
b
does the ground round the monk begin to
move and his pen fall out of his fingers?
………………………………………………
c
are there dead men and horses on the ground
round the tree?
………………………………………………
d
does Sir Bowen want to kill the dragon?
………………………………………………
e
does the dragon fly through the sky for a long
time?
………………………………………………
f
can’t the dragon close his mouth when Sir
Bowen is inside it?
………………………………………………
g
doesn’t the dragon kill Sir Bowen?
………………………………………………
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Chapters 6 –8
10 The dragon is telling Bowen his clever idea.
Bowen asks him questions. Work with a
partner. Write their conversation. Start with
these words or your ideas:
Dragon: This is my idea. First I fly over a village.
The people see me and start to shout, ‘There’s a
dragon! There’s a dragon!’
Sir Bowen: And where am I?
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
11 Who thinks these things – the dragon (D) or
Sir Bowen (SB)?
a
Sir Felton’s peasants will have to work
harder now.
c
b
The world is a bad place and he can’t
change it.
c
c
The dragon’s half of Einon’s heart is cruel.
c
d
The dragon’s half of Einon’s heart is good.
c
e
Einon was a cruel child.
c
f
Einon was a good child.
c
12 King Einon thinks he knows Kara but he can’t
remember. How does he know her?
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
13 Answer these questions.
a
Why doesn’t Einon kill Kara?
………………………………………………
b
What do you think he wants to do with her?
………………………………………………
c
Why didn’t Queen Aislinn kill Einon when he
was a baby?
………………………………………………
d
How does Kara get out of the castle?
………………………………………………
Chapters 9–10
14 How do these people do these things? Put the
words in the sentences.
cruelly fast angrily quickly suddenly
kindly sadly
a
Draco sings to Kara. ………………
b
Kara tells Bowen to go away. ………………
c
When they hear the sound of horses, Draco
jumps into the water. ………………
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d
Einon speaks to Sir Bowen. ………………
e
When he sees Draco, Einon rides away.
………………
f
Bowen understands that Draco is the Great
Dragon from the mountain. ………………
g
Bowen speaks to Draco. ………………
15 Answer these questions.
a
How many peasants does Sir Felton think he
is as strong as?
………………………………………………
b
What does Queen Aislinn give her son?
………………………………………………
c
Why do Einon and his knights leave the
castle?
………………………………………………
d
What is their plan?
………………………………………………
e
Why does Einon want Draco to live?
………………………………………………
f
Why won’t Bowen kill Draco?
………………………………………………
16 You are at the end of the story. Work with
another student. Look at the chapter names.
Ask and answer questions. For example:
Chapter 1 The Old Code
Ask: Who lives by the Old Code? Who doesn’t?
Chapter 2 The Battle
Ask: Who fights in the battle?
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
After reading
17 How many English words can you make out
of D R A G O N H E A R T?
Examples:
and, the, head
Take five minutes. How many words do you
have?
Ask another student. How many words do they
have? Are they the same?
18 In the hundreds of years before Dragonheart
takes place, the dragons wanted to teach men
and women to live good lives. Do you think
we can learn from animals and the way they
live? Write down some ideas.
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Chapters 1–3
1 Underline the wrong word and put the right one.
a
Sir Bowen was one of King Freyne’s sons.
……………………………………………………
b
Brok told Einon and Sir Bowen that the knights
were fighting the dragons.
……………………………………………………
c
Einon thinks that when his father dies he will be a
knight.
……………………………………………………
2 Circle the right words.
a
While Sir Bowen and Einon watched the battle,
the knight was sad but the young prince …..
1)
was excited.
2)
was afraid.
b
Sir Bowen was sad when Einon said he was happy
that his father was …..
1)
‘winning the battle’.
2)
‘killing the stupid peasants’.
3 Match the questions and the answers.
a
Who was the young peasant with a bucket on the
head that fought Einon? …..
b
What does the Queen think as she is looking out
the window and hears the sound of fighting? …..
c
Where do the Queen and the knights take Einon
when he is hurt? …..
d
What does the Great Dragon tell the Queen? …..
e
Why does the Great Dragon hate the King? …..
f
What does the Great Dragon want Einon to tell
him? …..
1)
A lovely red-haired girl, Kara.
2)
That he will not be a cruel king and that he will
not kill peasants or dragons any more.
3)
Because he liked killing dragons and peasants.
4)
It is against the Old Code and very cruel to kill
peasants.
5)
Men and dragons were friends in the past but
things changed.
6)
To the Cold Mountain where the Great Dragon
lives.
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b
The king wants to hurt Redbeard so he decides
c
to burn out his eyes.
c
Sir Bowen knows he can kill the king because
c
he is not very strong.
d
Sir Bowen and Brother Gilbert meet on their
way up to the Cold Mountain and decide to
c
ride together.
5 Circle the right words.
a
Sir Bowen tells Brother Gilbert that he liked
the meat
/
his story.
b
The dragon threw
fire / a dead man and his horse
out of the river.
c
Sir Bowen told the Great Dragon that he wanted
to be
rich / famous
so he killed many dragons.
d
When Sir Bowen woke up after fighting the dragon,
he was
in the cold mountain / in the dragon’s mouth.
Chapters 6 –8
6 Finish the sentences.
a
Sir Felton does not ……………………………… .
b
At first, Sir Bowen hates the Great Dragon because
he believes that his heart made ………………….. .
c
The Great Dragon laughs because the name Sir
Bowen wants to give him, ‘Draco’, ……………… .
d
After the king and his knights kill Kara’s father, she
thinks that one day
……………………………… .
7 Choose the right word from the box.
cruel castle
clever
Code
a
Kara goes to the king’s ………………… to kill
him because of what he did to her father.
b
The Queen helps Kara run away because she thinks
her son is too ………………… .
c
Kara is a very ………………… girl and nobody
sees her leave.
d
The Queen and the Great Dragon are very
sad because they do not live by the Old
………………… any more.
Chapters 9–10
8 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a
When Sir Bowen and Einon started to fight
the teacher realised that his student was now
faster and stronger.
b
Draco asked the Queen to kill her son.
c
Before the Queen could do anything, her son
took her knife away from her.
Chapters 4–5
4 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
a
King Einon is very happy with his castle and
wants to be a very good King to his people.
c
c
c
c
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