Comprehension Questions
William Tell
‘What Your Year 4 Child Needs to Know’ page 30
1. Which country is this legend from?
2. Describe the governor called Gessler.
3. What does Gessler put in the town square?
4. What talent does William Tell have?
5. What does William Tell refuse to do?
6. Explain the punishment Gessler designs for William Tell.
7. Why did William Tell have a second arrow under his coat?
8. What does the legend say about the end of Gessler?
Extension task: Write the story from the point of view of someone watching in the crowd. What
do you see? What do you hear? How do you feel?