Listen to the video. Match each sentence opening on the left with how it actually ends, based on what you hear. Some endings are decoys — they were never said.
Complete the second sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. As soon as she finished the book, she wanted to read it again.
SOONER
finished the book, she wanted to read it again.
2. At first, she spent all her days curled up inside her cave as a hermit.
USED
At first, she up inside her cave as a hermit.
3. An adventurer who wandered in left behind a book.
LEFT
A book an adventurer who wandered in.
4. She takes her human form so that she can go into the villages.
ORDER
She takes her human form go into the villages.
5. A large party of adventurers eventually found her, so she had to leave.
BECAUSE
She had to leave found by a large party of adventurers.
6. The adventurer who had wandered into her cave left behind a book.
WHO
The adventurer into her cave left behind a book.
1) How did the dragon manage to live so long undetected by humans or other creatures?
2) How did the dragon disguise herself when she went to the villages?
3) How did the dragon come by her first book?
4) How did the dragon feel about reading books?
5) Did the dragon gain her knowledge overnight?
6) Why did the dragon finally have to leave her cave?
7) Why did the dragon need to take human form to visit the villages?
8) (Based on the video's visuals) How did the dragon react when the large party of adventurers finally found her?
Choose the word that doesn't belong with the others.
1) cave / mountain / hermit / party
2) fascinated / curious / interested / bored
3) adventurer / villager / party / treasure
4) wander / explore / roam / hide
5) book / chapter / page / cave
6) leave / depart / flee / arrive
Video: "The Dragon's Story," an animated scene from a source series we have not been able to identify. Uploaded by YouTube channel Nina Treen (@ninatreen4511) and embedded here for educational listening practice — no video content is hosted or reproduced on this site. If you recognize the original series, please let us know through the feedback link so we can credit it properly.