Comprehension Questions – Beast Quest Special Edition #2 Vedra and Krimon the Twin Dragons

Vedra and Krimon the Twin Dragons

by Adam Blade

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 2.0

The wizard Aduro sends Tom and Elenna on a quest to save two baby dragons from the evil wizard Malvel.  With the help of the other beasts, Tom and Elenna are able to outwit the evil wizard.

Comprehension Questions

Story 1

Chapter 1

  1. How did Aduro act during the celebration?  troubled  p. 3
  2. Why was he troubled?  two new beasts were born  p. 4
  3. What were the beasts?  twin dragons  p. 5

Chapter 2

  1. How are Tom and Elenna supposed to travel to the Caves of Nidrem? the underground river  p. 11
  2. Why did Aduro enchant Tom's blade? in case Malvel got to the dragons first and enchanted them with evil   p. 13
  3. Whose laughter did Tom and Elenna hear as they left in the boat?  Malvel   p. 15

Chapter 3

  1. Who greeted Tom and Elenna in the caves? their beast friends   p. 18
  2. What are the beasts doing in the cave? protecting the dragons    p. 21
  3. Why was this going to be Tom and Elenna's greatest challenge yet?  Rion was a long way away, full moon tonight, Malvel could follow them p. 26

Chapter 4

  1. Did the dragons understand Elenna and Tom?   yes  p. 28
  2. How were the dragons and Tom and Elenna going to get to Rian? riding on Ferno and Epos   p. 29
  3. What was the red crater on the map?  a volcano   p. 32

Chapter 5

  1. Who saved Tom from falling?  Epos   p. 35
  2. Who was curled up on the rock?  Seth  p. 39
  3. What was Seth going to do to Tom?   kill him  p. 40

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Seth attack Tom? he was hungry and cold  p. 45
  2. Where was Tom and Elenna going to take Seth?  his home p. 49
  3. What did Seth throw on Epos and Tom?  magic powder from Malvel  p. 51

Chapter 7

  1. How did Elenna help Tom get the dust out of his eyes? water     p. 55
  2. Where had Vedra gone?  Seth took her.   p. 56
  3. Who had outwitted Tom?  Malvel  p. 57

Story 2

Chapter 1

  1. Why did Krimon go into the forest?  he sensed his brother  p. 62
  2. How did Ferno hide himself and Epos?  made them look like a giant rock  p. 63
  3. Were Tom and Elenna able to find Krimon?  no  p. 64

Chapter 2

  1. What did Krimon make with his fire breath?  a fireball  p. 67
  2. What does the fireball mean?  its a link between the twins  p. 67
  3. What was blocking the group from following Vedra?  a hedge p. 70

Chapter 3

  1. How did Tom, Elenna and Krimon get passed the hedge?  Krimon burned his way through.   p. 75
  2. What did the fireball do when Krimon went the wrong way?  went dim  p. 77
  3. Why did the torches appear?  to trick them  p. 78

Chapter 4

  1. Who led the way through the labyrinth?  Krimon  p. 82
  2. How did Tom feel when he stepped into the green mist?  headache, felt bad, saw things   p. 83
  3. Why was Tom acting so angry and scary? the dust that got in his eyes put an evil spell on him   p. 90

Chapter 5

  1. When did Tom and Elenna need to get the dragons to safety? before the full moon sets  p. 92
  2. How did Tom and Elenna get on the other side of the chasm?  a long pole, pole vaulted  p. 95
  3. What was wrong with Krimon?  he writhed in pain, the fireball light went out   p. 97

Chapter 6

  1. What was leading Tom to the Quest's end? Seth's charm  p. 101
  2. What was holding Vedra to the ground? thick spiked chains of gold  p. 102
  3. What did Vedra do when Seth yanked the chains?  attacked his brother  p. 103

Chapter 7

  1. What did Elenna do to Seth?  pinned him on the ground  p. 106
  2. What did Tom have to do to save Vedra?  Score her underbelly with the tip of his enchanted sword.   p. 107
  3. What happened to Elenna's bow and arrows? Aduro got them from the volcano.   p. 113