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War Horse

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Choose the right answer.

The director of the film "War Horse" is famous Steven Spielberg. The film is a screen version of a popular novel by Michael Morpugo. As you can understand, (1) ___ .

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

it is a war film

e)

Joey was really lucky

2.

Spielberg made it for all audiences except children under 13 because of some scenes of war violence. Some very good actors like Peter Mullan, Geremy Irvine, Emily Watson star in the film. The message of the film is timeless, it is about the horror of war in which both (2) ___ .

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

Joey was really lucky

3.

The film begins on a small farm in England. We meet young Albert Narracott, Ted, his not unkind father, and Rose, his hard-working, loving and caring mother. Though (3) ___ the father buys a beautiful horse Joey. Albert and Joey become good friends. Then the First World War begins and Ted sells the horse to the army.

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

the family doesn't have a lot of money

4.

The next part of the film is about what happened to the horse at war. The film presents the scenes of that terrible war quite realistically, (4) ___ .

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

to watch Joey's adventure

5.

Joey meets several masters both English and German, his life, like the life of other horses (5) ___ , the work that people and animals do seems next to impossible. There are a lot of powerful scenes in this part of the picture.

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

to watch Joey's adventure

6.

Sometimes it is painful (6) ___ especially for younger audiences.

However, Spielberg gives his film a happy ending, which makes such a story watchable.

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

to watch Joey's adventure

7.

By contrast to a lot of other war horses (7) ___ . Albert and Joey eventually meet and both return home.

The director is not afraid to seem sentimental, his movie is deep and thought-provoking. A lot of cinemagoers are sure to enjoy this talented work.

a)

is always in danger

b)

men and animals die

c)

shows its horror and cruelty

d)

Joey was really lucky

e)

to watch Joey's adventure

8.

Read the text. Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

The country school for (young) children was a low building for two hundred and fifty pupils. In Matilda's class there were eighteen other small boys and girls about the same age as her.

(a)  

9.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

Their teacher, Miss Honey, had the (lovely) face Matilda had seen.

(a)  

10.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

She (look) like a madonna with her light-brown hair and eyes of the brightest blue.

(a)  

11.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

Miss Jennifer Honey was kind and quiet, her voice seldom (rise); and though she did not smile a lot, every small child under her care seemed to love her.

(a)  

12.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

She understood very well what children felt when they found (they) in the classroom for the first time in their lives.

(a)  

13.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

Miss Trunchbull was very different. She was a tall monster who terrorized pupils and teachers alike. When she shouted, you could hear her voice in the (near) room.

(a)  

14.

Use the necessary forms of the words to complete it.

Thanks God we don’t meet many people like her in this world. If you ever do, climb up the (near) tree and stay there until she has gone away.

(a)