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BLACK BEAUTY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the advice of mum to Black Beauty?

a)

You mustn`t kick and bite

b)

You mustn`t gallop around the field

c)

You mustn`t run fast.

d)

You mustn`t respect others.

2.

Why was Black Beauty`s mum called `Duchess`?

a)

Because she can run fast.

b)

Because she was the most beautiful horse.

c)

Because she was a wise old horse.

d)

Because the master was a kind person.

3.

............... was the young man whose neck was broken while hunting and he died later.

a)

George Gordon

b)

Mr.Bond

c)

Rob Roy

4.

Ginger`s got a bad habit of biting. She used to bite a lot because.....

a)

She thinks she isn`t given enough food.

b)

People have never been kind to her.

c)

She is not a bad-tempered horse.

d)

She was acting in a =strange way

5.

..................... is the best groom (someone who looks after horses)

a)

John

b)

Squire Gordon

c)

Joe

d)

Miss Jessie

6.

Which sentence is NOT correct about Merrylegs?

a)

He gets on well with Black beauty.

b)

He was a favorite for everyone.

c)

He runs faster than Black Beauty.

d)

He was a cheerful, brave, and good-tempered horse.

7.

............... died after Black Beauty fell down hard on her knees because he didn`t fix Black Beauty`s shoe.

a)

Jeremiah Barker

b)

Robert Smith

c)

Squire Gordon

8.

When Black Beauty met Ginger in London,Ginger .............

a)

she looked full of life.

b)

said his new master treated him well.

c)

had a hopeless look in the dull eye.

d)

looked the same years ago.

9.

Jeremiah Barker sold Black Beauty and he ..................

a)

went to live in another country.

b)

went to live in the countryside.

c)

went to live in London.

d)

went to live in France.

10.

Why was Ellie worried about Black Beauty and didn`t want to have her?

a)

Because Black Beauty was an old horse.

b)

Because Black Beauty looked tired and dull.

c)

Because he`s fallen and broken her knees.

11.

...................... to train a horse to be ridden and to pull a vehicle

a)

break in

b)

break out

c)

worn out

d)

bump into

12.

......................... not let people treat you badly

a)

get your money`s worth

b)

drop down dead

c)

stand up for yourself

d)

make up your mind

13.

to be fond of means ...............

a)

hate

b)

like

c)

interested

d)

frustrated

14.

Horses .............. when they had to wear the check-rein.It was very painful.

a)

bite

b)

whip

c)

treat

d)

suffer

15.

Some people made their horses work hard because they wanted to .....................

a)

stand up for themselves

b)

get their money`s worth

c)

be too good for

d)

make much money easily

16.

Ginger was ........... badly by the owner of the cabs and she died.

a)

fed

b)

treated

c)

sold

d)

killed

17.

................. to try very hard to do something

a)

suffer

b)

struggle

c)

deserve

d)

groom

18.

............... the building that horses live in.

a)

farm

b)

stable

c)

paddock

d)

blacksmith

19.

.......................always doing as people tell you to do

a)

patient

b)

good tempered

c)

obedient

d)

deserve

20.

............... to get what is right for you (a reward or punishment)

a)

suffer

b)

treat

c)

struggle

d)

deserve