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Then answer each question.  \nBruce and the Spider  \nThere was once a kin g of Scotland whose name was Robert Bruce. He  \nneeded to be both brave and wise because the times in which he lived were wild and rude. The King of England was at war with him and had leda great army into Scotland to drive him out of the land.  \nBattle after battle had been fought. Six times Bruce had led his brave little army against his foe s and six times his men had been beaten and driven into flight. At las t his army was scattered , and he was forced to hide in the wood s and in lonely places among the mountains.  \nOne rainy day , Bruce lay on the ground under a crude shed listening to the patter of the drops on the roof above him . He was  \ntired and unhappy. He was ready to give up all hope. It  \nseemed to him that there was n o use for him to try to do anything more.  \nAs he lay thinking , he saw a spider over his head making ready to weave her web.  \nHe watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care. Six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another , and six times it  \nfe l l s hort .  \n“Poor thing ,” said Bruce: “you, too , know what it is to fail .”  \nBut the spider did not lose hope with t he sixth failure.  \nWith still more care , she made ready to try for the seventh time. Bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched her swing herself out upon the slender line. Would she fail again? No! The thread was carried safely to the be am and fastened there.  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \n“I, too , will try a seventh time!” cried Bruce.  \nHe arose and called his men together. He told them of his plans and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people. Soon there was an army of brave Scotchmen around him . Another battle was fought, and the King of England was retreated to his own country.  \nAfter that day , no one by the name of Bruce would ever hurt a spider. The lesson which the little creature had taught the king was never forgotten.  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nQuestions:  \n1. What did the spider teach Robert Bruce?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n2. How did Robert Bruce show he was both brave and wise?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n3. What does the word crude mean in the sentence “Bruce lay on the ground under a crude shed?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n4. How does the King of England show he is different from Robert Bruce?  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \n______________________________________________________________________________  \nGrade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet  \nAnswers:  \n1. What did the spider teach Robert Bruce?  \nThe spider taught Robert Bruce not to give up.  \n2. How did Robert Bruce show he was both brave and wise?  \nRobert Bruce showed he was both brave and wise by calling together his men and sending messages of cheer to his disheartened people. He was further brave by battling the English army and making them retreat to England.  \n3. What does the word crude mean in the sentence “Bruce lay on the ground under a crude shed?”  \nCrude means made in a simple or rough way.  \n4. How does the King of England show he is different from Robert Bruce?  \nThe king of England is different from Robert Bruce in that heretreated to his own country after being defeated once by the Scottish army.","cbCaidbWnWHzZDCd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidbWnWHzZDCd","pdf",249376,"English","# Questions\n## 1. What did the spider teach Robert Bruce?\n## 2. How did Robert Bruce show he was both brave and wise?\n## 3. What does the word crude mean?\n## 4. How does the King of England show he is different from Robert Bruce?\n# Answers\n## 1. What did the spider teach Robert Bruce?\n## 2. How did Robert Bruce show he was both brave and wise?\n## 3. What does the word crude mean?\n## 4. 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