Comprehension Questions – Beast Quest #5 Tartok the Ice Beast

 Tartok the Ice Beast

by Adam Blade

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 1.0

Tom and Elenna save the ice beast Tartok from Malvel's golden collar and Tom receives a claw from Tartok that will protect him from the extreme cold.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Where are Tom and Elenna traveling now?  ice plains  p. 6
  2. Who protects the nomads?  Tartok  p. 9
  3. What was the key for that was around Tom's neck?  set the beasts free  p. 9

Chapter 2

  1. How did Tom and Elenna get out of the storm?  a snow cave  p. 14
  2. Who lives in the tent city Tom and Elenna saw?  nomads  p. 19
  3. Whose footprint did Elenna see in the ice?  ice beast/ Tartok  p. 20

Chapter 3

  1. Who came out of the city to greet Tom and Elenna? Brendan the chief  p. 23
  2. What is the plant that grows in the ice?  seaweed  p. 25
  3. What does the seaweed do?  makes you warm, takes away fever  p. 25

Chapter 4

  1. How did Albin get injured?  the ice beast  p. 28
  2. How did Tom and Elenna help Albin?  peel vegetables  p. 28
  3. What was howling when the villagers were around the fire?  Tartok  p. 31

Chapter 5

  1. What ripped apart the tents during the night?  ice blocks p. 34
  2. Who did Brendan go to the other village with?  Tom  p. 35
  3. Who followed them on the way?  Albin  p. 39

Chapter 6

  1. What did Tom hit the ice with to free Albin?  hilt of his sword  p. 41
  2. Who helped save Tom and Albin?  Brendan  p. 44
  3. What did Tom use to warm Albin?  blankets from his sleigh  p. 45

Chapter 7

  1. How did Tartok shatter ice?  stomping her foot  p. 47
  2. How did Tom and Elenna get separated from the rest of the group?  ice tore apart too wide to get across  p. 50
  3. What could Tom and Elenna do now that they were separated from the rest of the group?  find Tartok  p. 51

Chapter 8

  1. Why was Elenna on the ground with a cut on her forehead?  a horse threw her off p. 57
  2. What was around Tartok's neck?  Malvel's golden collar  p.  56
  3. How did Tartok feel about the collar?  tried to take it off, didn't like it   p. 57

Chapter 9

  1. How did Elenna help Tom get the collar off Tartok?  she distracted Tartok  p. 60
  2. Who saved Elenna from the icy water?  Tartok  p. 62
  3. Why was Tom worried Elenna wouldn't make it through the night?  he gave the blankets to Albin, freezing cold, she's wet   p. 64

Chapter 10

  1. How did Tom get to the people he saw?  rode on his shield  p. 66
  2. Who were the people that helped Elenna?  Jennal the other clan  p. 69
  3. What does Tartok's claw protect Tom from?   extreme cold  p. 74