Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From 'The King of Elfland’s Daughter'

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany. In this five-page extended reading comprehension worksheet, students will read an adapted excerpt from one of the earliest and most influential fantasy novels. Then, they will use text evidence and critical thinking skills to answer two pages of comprehension questions. Designed for seventh-grade readers, this worksheet gives learners essential practice making inferences, using context clues to understand new language, finding evidence in text to support their answers, and analyzing character motivations and author’s word choice.