Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
Chapters 1-5
1. What was Annie's second clue that something was spooky in the cave?
2. How did the water knight let Jack and Annie know they had arrived at their destination?
3. What made it difficult for Jack and Annie to get through the cave?
4. Why did Jack put himself between Annie and the Spider Queen as they got to the top of the web ladder?
5. How did the clues about the mission upset Jack and Annie?
Chapters 6-10
6. Why couldn't all the children turn into seals to find the sword?
7. Why were the children able to get through all the jellyfish safely?
8. Why was Excalibur so important to the future of England's history?
9. What was the purpose of the sword?
10. Who is Morag?

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
Review
11. Where was the shining sword found?

In Jellyfish Cave

In the Cave of the Spider Queen

At the bottom of The Cove of the Stormy Coast

Under The Cloak of the Old Gray Ghost
12. Who did Jack and Annie meet for the first time on this mission?

Merlin, a great sorcerer

Kathleen, a selkie

Morgan, a witch

Teddy, Merlin's apprentice
13. Why is the tree house magic?

It takes Jack and Annie to the places needed for their quests.

It has a magic teleporter in it.

It spins around and leaps from tree to tree.

It brings Jack and Annie to Camelot.
14. Where did Jack and Annie go on this quest?

The time of the great spider

The time of the sea serpent

The time of the ghost spiders

The time before Camelot
15. How did Morag help Jack and Annie get out of her cave?

She shot them with her web.

She made a magic bridge for them to cross.

She spun them a web ladder to climb.

She turned them into seals that could swim out of the cave.
16. What was Jack and Annie's quest?

To find Teddy

To find a shining sword

To find a sea serpent

To find a selkie
17. How did Jack and Annie know their mission was successful?

They were able to return to the tree house by magic.

Merlin told them what would happen because they had found the shining sword.

They had conquered their greatest fears: spiders and ghosts.

Teddy was now able to say magic rhymes that worked.
18. How were Jack and Annie able to turn into seals?

They said the magic rhyme Merlin had put on the shell.

They put on seal skins, and Merlin said a magic spell.

They put on seal skins, and Teddy said a magic rhyme.

They put on seal skins, and Kathleen said a magic spell.

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
19. What made Annie and Jack's quest so difficult?

They had to fight a sea serpent.

They had to turn into seals.

They had to face their greatest fears.

They had to complete their quest with no help.
20. How did the Jack and Annie save themselves from the sea serpent?

Jack and Annie escaped when the seals attacked the sea serpent.

They figured out the purpose of the shining sword was peace.

They called for Merlin to help them with his magic.

They stabbed the sea serpent with the shining sword and killed it.

 

Name _____________________________
Date ___________________
Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510)
Write the letter for the word that best matches the definition.

 1.   something of great importance

 2.   a snake

 3.   the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

 4.   dark and gloomy

 5.   having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background; mottled

 6.   a loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees

 7.   a wind of 4-31 miles per hour

 8.   a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river

 9.   running or moving quickly

 10.   a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction

 11.   moving quickly up and down

 12.   deserving of
A.   cove

B.   current

C.   grasp

D.   bobbing

E.   tunic

F.   worthy

G.   galloping

H.   serpent

I.   breeze

J.   dappled

K.   murky

L.   mighty

 

Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
Chapters 1-5
1. What was Annie's second clue that something was spooky in the cave?
She kept hearing a whispering noise as they were going through the cave.
2. How did the water knight let Jack and Annie know they had arrived at their destination?
He dumped them off his horse into the cold water and waved goodbye.
3. What made it difficult for Jack and Annie to get through the cave?
The tide was coming in, and they were trying to go against the water.
4. Why did Jack put himself between Annie and the Spider Queen as they got to the top of the web ladder?
He wanted to protect her in case the Spider Queen attacked them.
5. How did the clues about the mission upset Jack and Annie?
The clues mentioned facing their greatest fears.
Chapters 6-10
6. Why couldn't all the children turn into seals to find the sword?
Seals wouldn't have been able to pick up the sword with their flippers.
7. Why were the children able to get through all the jellyfish safely?
Their seal skins were too thick to be affected by the jellyfish stings.
8. Why was Excalibur so important to the future of England's history?
In the future, Excalibur would help Arthur face challenges bravely and wisely.
9. What was the purpose of the sword?
peace
10. Who is Morag?
the Spider Queen

 

Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
Review
11. Where was the shining sword found?

In Jellyfish Cave

In the Cave of the Spider Queen

At the bottom of The Cove of the Stormy Coast

Under The Cloak of the Old Gray Ghost
12. Who did Jack and Annie meet for the first time on this mission?

Merlin, a great sorcerer

Kathleen, a selkie

Morgan, a witch

Teddy, Merlin's apprentice
13. Why is the tree house magic?

It takes Jack and Annie to the places needed for their quests.

It has a magic teleporter in it.

It spins around and leaps from tree to tree.

It brings Jack and Annie to Camelot.
14. Where did Jack and Annie go on this quest?

The time of the great spider

The time of the sea serpent

The time of the ghost spiders

The time before Camelot
15. How did Morag help Jack and Annie get out of her cave?

She shot them with her web.

She made a magic bridge for them to cross.

She spun them a web ladder to climb.

She turned them into seals that could swim out of the cave.
16. What was Jack and Annie's quest?

To find Teddy

To find a shining sword

To find a sea serpent

To find a selkie
17. How did Jack and Annie know their mission was successful?

They were able to return to the tree house by magic.

Merlin told them what would happen because they had found the shining sword.

They had conquered their greatest fears: spiders and ghosts.

Teddy was now able to say magic rhymes that worked.
18. How were Jack and Annie able to turn into seals?

They said the magic rhyme Merlin had put on the shell.

They put on seal skins, and Merlin said a magic spell.

They put on seal skins, and Teddy said a magic rhyme.

They put on seal skins, and Kathleen said a magic spell.

 

Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510
19. What made Annie and Jack's quest so difficult?

They had to fight a sea serpent.

They had to turn into seals.

They had to face their greatest fears.

They had to complete their quest with no help.
20. How did the Jack and Annie save themselves from the sea serpent?

Jack and Annie escaped when the seals attacked the sea serpent.

They figured out the purpose of the shining sword was peace.

They called for Merlin to help them with his magic.

They stabbed the sea serpent with the shining sword and killed it.

 

Summer of the Sea Serpent #31
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0471510

  L   1.   something of great importance

  H   2.   a snake

  C   3.   the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

  K   4.   dark and gloomy

  J   5.   having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background; mottled

  E   6.   a loose-fitting garment, sleeved or sleeveless, extending to the knees

  I   7.   a wind of 4-31 miles per hour

  A   8.   a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river

  G   9.   running or moving quickly

  B   10.   a large portion of air, large body of water, etc., moving in a certain direction

  D   11.   moving quickly up and down

  F   12.   deserving of
A.   cove

B.   current

C.   grasp

D.   bobbing

E.   tunic

F.   worthy

G.   galloping

H.   serpent

I.   breeze

J.   dappled

K.   murky

L.   mighty