A Stormy Day from Black Beauty

What is an idiom? If you don't remember, search up the dictionary definition using your IPAD.

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Read this sentence from paragraph 7.

"That was a close shave," said my master. "What's to be done now?"

The author uses an idiom in this sentence to help the reader understand-

• how near the travelers are to the falling tree

• why the master remains frightened

• how the tree looks after being uprooted

• how the master usually grooms Black Beauty

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What is a foreshadow? If you don't remember, look it up on your ipad.

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Which sentence foreshadows that a storm is about to occur?

• We went along merrily til we came to the toll-bar and the low wooden bridge

• The man at the gate said the river was rising fast, and he feared it would be a bad night

• I dare not go forward, and I made a dead stop.

• The sun had set some time; the wind seemed to have lulled off after that furious blast which tore up the tree.

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The details in paragraph 17 help the reader infer that-

• John is grateful for Black Beauty's actions earlier in the day

• Black Beauty is more impressed with his dinner than his bed

• the master fails to realize that his horse was smarter than him

• Black Beauty is tired and felt they had worked him too hard

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What is this question asking for?

The point of view from which the story is told gives the reader insight into-

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The point of view from which the story is told gives the reader insight into-

• why the masters meeting in town ends late

• Black Beauty's decision to stay off the bridge

• John's feelings when the tree falls in the road

• the actions of the owner's wife as she waits for them

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Which statement best describes Black Beauty's internal conflict in the story?

• He disobeys his master's command to move forward

• He is fearful to travel through the woods during a storm.

• He allows John to steer him to an unfamiliar route home.

• He is tired and must retrace his steps because the road is blocked.

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The Latin root substare, meaning "to stand firm" or "to stand under," helps the reader understand that the word substantial in paragraph 1 means-

• heavy

• unstable

• rough

• solid

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What type of question is this?

What effect does the bad weather have on the plot of the selection?

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