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A Horse to Remember Part III

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What had Mr. Jones said that he would do if Nellie proved that she could jump well?

a)

Buy Her

b)

Train Her

c)

Race Her

d)

Tie Her

2.

How did Nellie demonstrate that she could jump well?

a)

She jumped over a fence

b)

She ran a mile

c)

She jumped rope

d)

She jumped into a garden of flowers

3.

How tall was the fence Tara had to practice on?

a)

Two Feet

b)

Three Feet

c)

Four Feet

d)

Five Feet

4.

Mr. Jones said he would raise the fence when Tara could...

a)

Ride Nellie

b)

Feed Nellie

c)

Join a SteepleChase Race

d)

Stay on Nellie

5.

Tara fell of Nellie first when she was...

a)

taking off

b)

landing

6.

After Tara learned to remain on Nellie when taking off, she had to learn how to stay on Nellie when...

a)

Jumping

b)

Running

c)

Landing

d)

Taking Off

7.

How wide was the streambed at the place Nellie practiced?

a)

About 10 feet

b)

About 20 feet

c)

About 30 feet

8.

When Tara and Mr. Jones returned to the blacksmith shop, who was waiting for them?

a)

Tara's Dad

b)

A customer

c)

Tara's Mom

d)

The Mayor

9.

How long was one lap on the Ealing Course?

a)

1 mile

b)

2 miles

c)

3 miles

d)

4 miles

10.

About how many spectators were at the Ealing Race?

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

4000

11.

Which two jumps were the most difficult?

a)

Water Jump

b)

Hedge

c)

Fence

d)

Shelf

12.

What happened to Tara when the race began?

a)

She was in first place

b)

She screamed

c)

She fell off Nellie

d)

She wanted to go home

13.

What was Tara holding to keep Nellie from running away?

a)

Stick

b)

Jumprope

c)

Signal

d)

Reins

14.

Is a rider out of the race if the rider falls?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Im not sure

15.

When Nellie was clearing the first jump, where were the other horses?

a)

at the first jump

b)

at the second jump

c)

at the third jump

d)

at the finish line

16.

Did Tara let Nellie run at full speed right away?

a)

Yes, She let her out

b)

No, She held her in

17.

What color was the most beautiful horse?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Grey

d)

Brown

18.

What color was Nellie?

a)

Grey

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Brown

19.

What jump did Nellie and the Mayors horse meet at?

a)

Fence

b)

Hedge

c)

Shelf

d)

Water Jump

20.

What did Nellie do at that jump?

a)

Cleared it easily

b)

Did not jump

c)

Stopped in front of the jump

21.

What did the mayors horse do?

a)

Jump over easily

b)

Stopped at the jump

c)

Fell in the water

22.

How many jumps ahead was the black horse at the end of the story?

a)

Three Jumps

b)

Two Jumps

c)

One Jump

d)

Four Jumps

23.

What country does this story take place in?

a)

England

b)

Australia

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

24.

How long is the course at Ealing?

a)

One Mile

b)

Two Miles

c)

Three Miles

d)

Four Miles

25.

How many miles total did a horse have to run at Ealing?

a)

One Mile

b)

Two Miles

c)

Three Miles

d)

Four Miles

26.

How many obstacles was there at Ealing?

a)

One Jump

b)

Two Jump

c)

Four Jumps

d)

Five Jumps

27.

How many TOTAL jumps did a rider need to complete?

a)

Five Jumps

b)

Ten Jumps

c)

Fifteen Jumps

d)

Twenty Jumps

28.

What was the shape of the jumping course at Ealing?

a)

Triangular

b)

Circular

c)

Rectangular

d)

Star

29.

How did the crowd respond to Nellie at the beginning of the race?

a)

with sadness

b)

with real encouragement

c)

with mock encouragement

30.

How did the crowd respond to Nellie at the end of the race?

a)

With sadness

b)

With real encouragement

c)

With mock encouragement

31.

How much did Mr. Longly offer for Nellie the second time?

a)

25,000 pounds

b)

15,000 pounds

c)

35,000 pounds

d)

10,000 pounds

32.

What country is this?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

England

d)

Mexico

33.

What place does the Green Dot represent?

a)

Briggs Farm

b)

Liverpool

c)

London

d)

Ealing

34.

What place does the red dot represent?

a)

Liverpool

b)

Ealing

c)

London

d)

Briggs Farm

35.

What place does the yellow dot represent?

a)

Ealling

b)

Briggs Farm

c)

London

d)

Liverpool

36.

What place does the blue dot represent?

a)

London

b)

Ealing

c)

Liverpool

d)

Briggs Farm

37.

In which direction would you go to get from the Briggs Farm to Liverpool?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

East

d)

North

38.

Mr. Jones can be described at a ___________ man.

a)

grouchy

b)

tired

c)

lazy

d)

happy

39.

What is the only requirement for a horse to enter a steeplechase?

a)

They must be at least four years old

b)

They must have a drivers license

c)

They must be a Thoroughbred

d)

They must be at least a year old

40.

What is the name of the black horse that Nellie beat at Ealing?

(a)  

41.

How long is the course for the Grand National Steeplechase?

a)

Four and a half Miles

b)

One Mile

c)

Ten Miles

d)

Three Miles

42.

How many horses may start a race?

a)

100

b)

40

c)

60

d)

50

43.

How many horses usually finish?

a)

All the Horses

b)

Only a few horses

c)

Almost all the Horses

44.

Name what dreadful things may happen to horses in a steeplechase race.

a)

Fall from exhaustion

b)

Throw off their riders

c)

Fail to make the jump

d)

All of the above

45.

Which obstacle is the most dangerous?

a)

Water Barrier

b)

Hedge

c)

Shelf

d)

Fence

46.

How long is the course for the Grand National Steeplechase?

a)

Four and a half Miles

b)

One Mile

c)

Ten Miles

d)

Three Miles

47.

How many horses may start a race?

a)

100

b)

40

c)

60

d)

50

48.

How many horses usually finish?

a)

All the Horses

b)

Only a few horses

c)

Almost all the Horses

49.

Name what dreadful things may happen to horses in a steeplechase race.

a)

Fall from exhaustion

b)

Throw off their riders

c)

Fail to make the jump

d)

All of the above

50.

Which obstacle is the most dangerous?

a)

Water Barrier

b)

Hedge

c)

Shelf

d)

Fence

51.

What problem did the Briggs have with Nellie?

a)

She was lazy

b)

She jumped fences

c)

She was old

d)

She had no eye

52.

At night Tara thought of a plan for solving her problem with Nellie. What was her plan.

a)

Make Nellie a running Horse

b)

Make Nellie into a jumping Horse

c)

Sell Nellie to a Neighbor

d)

Tie Nellie in a Barn

53.

Choose two answers: How is a steeplechase different from a regular horse race?

a)

They run farther

b)

They run faster

c)

The jump fences

d)

They don't jump

54.

What type of shop did Mr. Jones Operate?

a)

Car Shop

b)

Grocery Store

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Horse Dealership

55.

What did Mr. Jones promise to do if Nellie could really jump?

a)

Buy Her

b)

Race Her

c)

Train Her

56.

Mr. Jones can be described at a ___________ man.

a)

grouchy

b)

tired

c)

lazy

d)

happy

57.

What is the only requirement for a horse to enter a steeplechase?

a)

They must be at least four years old

b)

They must have a drivers license

c)

They must be a Thoroughbred

d)

They must be at least a year old

58.

What problem did the Briggs have with Nellie?

a)

She jumped fences

b)

She was swaybacked

c)

She didn't plow well

d)

She looked old

59.

At night Tara thought of a plan for solving this problem. What was her plan?

a)

Make Nellie Jump Fences

b)

Make Nellie a Jumping Horse

c)

Put Flowers in the Fence

d)

Sell Nellie for a new horse

60.

What time of day was it when Tara first saw how Nellie got out of the pasture?

a)

Early in the Morning

b)

At Lunch Time

c)

During the Afternoon

d)

In the Evening during a Thunderstorm

61.

What lit up the sky so that Tara could see her clearly?

a)

Lightning

b)

The Sun

c)

The Moon

d)

A Flashlight

62.

Tara found two things amazing about Nellie.. She looked so...

a)

Ugly

b)

Like a Nag

c)

Beautiful and Graceful

d)

Strong

63.

Although Nellie was a swayback she...

a)

could eat a lot

b)

could plow a garden

c)

could run very fast

d)

could jump so well

64.

Later, when Nellie jumped the fence, Tara found her in a...

a)

Vegetable Garden

b)

Grocery Store

c)

Pasture

d)

Barn

65.

Tara's plan for keeping Nellie was to....

a)

Put up more barbed wire

b)

Find a new home for her

c)

Make the fence higher

d)

tie her in the barn at night

66.

Tara's father did not approve of her plan to keep Nellie because....

a)

he did not have time to build a fence

b)

he could not afford to pay for a upgraded fence

c)

she ate too much

d)

she was not worth a lot of money

67.

Why didn't the plan of tying Nellie in the barn work so well?

a)

Nellie would just pull the rope

b)

The rope would choke Nellie

c)

Nellie would just chew through the rope

d)

The rope would not fit around Nellie's neck

68.

What was Nellie's bad habit?

a)

She jumped fences

b)

She ate the Briggs family flowers

c)

She jumped into the neighbors yard

d)

She chewed her toe nails

69.

In which country does this story take place?

a)

The United States

b)

Japan

c)

The Netherlands

d)

England

70.

Near what city does this story take place?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

New York

c)

London

d)

Rome

71.

How many miles is it from the Briggs Farm to London?

a)

50 miles

b)

100 miles

c)

25 miles

d)

1,000 miles