Hercules Adventures Review Worksheet
Greek Myths • Lesson 8 Grade 2 Read-Aloud Review
Hercules: The Daring Deeds
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1 Core Word Bank
Fill in the blank using the words from the box.
guidance accurate immeasurable reputation
A. Hercules visited Apollo’s temple in Delphi seeking helpful advice or .
B. A report that is true, correct, and without any error is called .
C. Holding up the sky was an load that was too heavy to measure.
D. Hercules completed the labors to clear his bad and show he was a hero.
2 Labor One: The Nemean Lion
Read each question carefully.
1. What made the fierce Nemean lion so difficult to defeat?
A It was hiding high up in a tall mountain tree.
B Its skin was magical, so arrows and clubs could not cut or hurt it.
C It could run faster than any horse in all of Greece.
2. How did Hercules remove the magical lion hide to wear it as armor?
Write your answer on the lines below.
3. Check True or False:
King Eurystheus gave Hercules twelve daring tasks called the "Labors of Hercules."
True False
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Hercules: The Daring Deeds • Part Two
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3 The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
Number the events 1, 2, 3, and 4 in time order.
Hercules asks Atlas to hold the sky for a moment to put a blanket on his neck, then leaves with the apples.
Atlas returns with three golden apples, but says he will take them to the king himself.
Hercules holds the sky on his shoulders while Atlas goes to fetch the golden apples.
Hercules travels west and finds the giant Atlas holding up the sky on his shoulders.
4 Thinking Like a Hero
Explain in complete sentences.
How did Hercules use his brain, and not just his muscles, to outsmart Atlas?
5 My "Herculean" Task!
A "herculean task" is a very hard job that takes effort.
What is one difficult task you accomplished recently?
Draw a picture of yourself conquering your task:
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