Exercices de Anglais : Legends & history

Read the following sentences about the legend of King Arthur. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple to complete the text:

1. Long ago, Arthur (to be) the King of Britain.
2. He (to pull) the magic sword from the stone.
3. Merlin the wizard (to help) him become a great leader.
4. Arthur (to build) a famous castle called Camelot.
5. The knights (to sit) at a round table to have equal status.

Read the following sentences about King Arthur. Complete them using the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets to describe historical legends. 1) King Arthur (to be) a famous leader in Britain. 2) Merlin the wizard (to help) him when he (to face) many challenges. 3) The knights (to sit) at a Round Table because they (to want) everyone to be equal. In some accounts, the kingdom spanned an area of $A = 5000$ square kilometers.

Complete the passage using the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Use the Past Simple for completed historical events and the Past Continuous for background actions in progress.

'King Arthur (be) ________ a legendary leader. While he (ride) ________ through the forest, he (find) ________ the magical sword in a stone. Knights (gather) ________ at the Round Table while Arthur (prepare) ________ for the battle. People (think) ________ that he (bring) ________ peace to Britain.'

Additional Logic Task: The legend states that the Round Table had seats for a specific number of knights. If the total number of knights $N$ is defined by the equation $N = (5 \times 3) + (2 \times 6) - 3$, calculate the number of knights at the table.