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2. Daedalus wanted ______________.
a. money b. weapons c. freedom

3. Daedalus made two pairs of wings with ______________.

a. feathers b. wood c. wax

4. Daedalus and his son lived in a ______________.
a. palace b. tower c. castle

5. Daedalus watched as his son fell into the ______________.

a. pond b. river c. sea

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Daedalus was a brilliant __________________ and inventor.

2. King Minos kept Daedalus captive on his __________________.

3. Daedalus arranged the feathers like the wings of a __________________.

4. Icarus ignored his father’s advice and flew too close to the __________________.

5. The wings began to lose shape and the __________________ began to fall off.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Where did Daedalus and his son live?

2. What did the king do when he came to know that Daedalus wanted to escape?

3. How did Daedalus plan to escape?

4. What did Daedalus tell his son when they were ready to leave?

5. What happened to Icarus in the end?

Vocabulary

A. Write the opposites of the following.

1. sink – ______________ 4. fasten – ______________

2. high – ______________ 5. weep – ______________
3. freedom – ______________ 6. brilliant – ______________

B. Fill in the missing letters.

1. The wings of a bird are made of f ____ ____ t ____ ____ rs.

2. Things used in war are called w ____ a ____ ____ ns.
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