Question

Complete with the words in the box. KRAKEN According to an ancient (1) ______, the coastal waters near Norway and lceland were home to huge sea (2) ________. They were called Kraken and sailors often told stories of these (3) ______ beasts. They moved quickly through the water and (4) ______ any ships in their way. Some Kraken were so large they could (5) ______ a whole ship, including the crew. They were often described as huge octopuses or (6) ______ and they would (7) _______ a ship with their tentacles and pull it down under the waves. The Kraken are popular in modern fiction and appear in many books. monsters, swallow, legend, grab, gigantic, attacked, squid

Answer 1

1. Legend
2. Monsters
3. Gigantic
4. Attacked
5. Swallow
6. Squid
7. Grab

Answer 2

According to an ancient legend, the coastal waters near Norway and Iceland were home to huge sea monsters. They were called Kraken, and sailors often told stories of these gigantic beasts. They moved quickly through the water and attacked any ships in their way. Some Kraken were so large they could swallow a whole ship, including the crew. They were often described as huge octopuses or squid, and they would grab a ship with their tentacles and pull it down under the waves. The Kraken are popular in modern fiction and appear in many books.