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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Black Beauty’s first home was _____.
a □ a small stable with two horses
b □ a pleasant field with a pond c □ a large
stable with his mother d □ a big field with a lake
2 His mother’s name was _____.
a □ Queen b □ Darkie c □ Duchess
d □ Black Star
3 Their master called his mother _____.
a □ Pat b □ Duchie c □ Pet d □ Queenie
4 She told Black Beauty to be always _____.
a □ gentle and a willing worker b □ good at
galloping c □ independent and headstrong
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
d □ aggressive to other horses
5 When Black Beauty was two, his _____, Rob
Roy, died.
a □ father b □ uncle c □ friend d □ brother
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6 It happened during a hunt to catch a _____.
a □ hare b □ fox c □ deer d □ criminal
7 Black Beauty was trained by _____.
a □ Mr Gordon b □ John Manly c □ George
Gordon d □ Farmer Grey
8 He first had to learn to wear a _____.
a □ saddle b □ heavy collar c □ bit and
bridle d □ pair of blinkers
9 Black Beauty’s next home was a stable with
_____ good stalls.
a □ two b □ three c □ four d □ five
10 A _____ called Merrylegs was in the next stall.
a □ tall mare b □ little grey pony c □ little
brown pony d □ tall pony
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Choose the best answer.
11 Black Beauty had _____ on his forehead.
a □ one white foot and a star b □ two white
feet and a star c □ one white foot and two
stars d □ four white feet and a star
12 Ginger had a bad habit of _____.
a □ running away b □ eating a lot c □ biting
people d □ sleeping a lot
13 Ginger was _____ by her old master’s son.
a □ treated kindly b □ sometimes hit
c □ liked d □ badly beaten
14 _____ was Mr Gordon’s groom.
a □ Mr Barry b □ John Manley c □ Sawyer
d □ Rob Roy
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15 Sir Oliver’s tail was cut off because _____.
a □ it was too long b □ of an accident c □ it
was fashionable d □ he wasn’t brave enough
16 The doctor advised Mr Gordon’s wife to _____.
a □ ride Black Beauty every day b □ live
in a warm country for a few years c □ eat
more and drink less d □ move near the seaside
for a few years
17 Lady Anne was injured when _____.
a □ Lizzie didn’t clear a ditch b □ she made
Lizzie gallop too soon c □ Black Beauty didn’t
clear a ditch d □ Black Beauty hadn’t been
trained
18 Reuben Smith’s one fault was _____.
a □ drinking too much b □ being too generous
c □ eating too much d □ singing too loudly
19 Jerry Barker’s son, Harry, _____ and good-
tempered.
a □ was eight b □ was ten c □ was twelve
d □ was thirteen
20 In the end, Black Beauty met _____ again.
a □ Mr Gordon b □ Joe Green c □ John
Manly d □ Farmer Grey
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Dialogue
Who or what do the underlined words refer to?
21 ‘I don’t like anyone who bites.’
a □ Black Beauty b □ Ginger c □ Merrylegs
d □ Mr Gordon
22 ‘No one was ever kind to her before she came
here.’
a □ Dolly b □ Miss Flora c □ Lady Anne
d □ Ginger
23 ‘He’s fast, but the lightest touch of the rein will
guide him.’
a □ Merrylegs b □ Blackbird c □ Black
Beauty d □ Rob Roy
24 ‘Are you all right? Did you have an accident?’
a □ Jerry Barker b □ Black Beauty
c □ Lady Anne d □ Mr Gordon
25 ‘You must come at once, or she’ll die.’
a □ Mrs Gordon b □ Polly Barker
c □ Miss Blomefield d □ Lady Anne
26 ‘Stop that at once, or I’ll call the police.’
a □ making the horses pull heavy carts
b □ children riding a horse badly c □ beating
the horses d □ children hitting Black Beauty
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27 ‘You used to stand up and fight when people
were cruel to you.’
a □ Ginger b □ Merrylegs c □ Joe Green
d □ Black Beauty
28 ‘I have to take my little boy there, and I’m a
stranger in London.’
a □ Oxford Street b □ St Thomas’s Hospital
c □ Buckingham Palace d □ Paddington
Station
29 ‘Get in the cab, and I’ll take you for nothing.’
a □ Mr Blomefield b □ Lord Gray
c □ Nicholas Skinner d □ Jerry Barker
30 ‘I have no fields for sick horses. It doesn’t suit
my business.’
a □ Mr Grant b □ Farmer Grey c □ Skinner
d □ Reuben Smith
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 the things that a horse rider holds
a □ reins b □ bits c □ blinkers d □ bridles
32 to chase and kill animals for food or sport
a □ race b □ hunt c □ search d □ ruin
33 the loud cry of a horse
a □ yo-yo b □ bark c □ neigh d □ scream
34 being horrible to a person or animal
a □ cold b □ tight c □ drunk d □ cruel
35 a taxi
a □ cob b □ cab c □ crab d □ cub
36 an adult female horse
a □ mistress b □ master c □ mare d □ pat
37 (of a horse) to run very fast
a □ trot b □ gallop c □ jog d □ sprint
38 how you feel
a □ dealer b □ harness c □ temper
d □ carriage
39 a kind of plant used as food for people and
animals
a □ oats b □ hay c □ tail d □ grass
40 to clean and brush a horse’s coat
a □ pat b □ groom c □ ruin d □ treat
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Choose the best answer.
41 After a storm, Black Beauty knew something
was wrong with a _____.
a □ road b □ bridge c □ stable d □ house
42 He became ill when Joe Green didn’t _____
after a long ride.
a □ feed him b □ give him water c □ put a
warm cloth on him d □ wash him
43 Black Beauty and Ginger were sold to _____.
a □ a neighbour of Mr Gordon’s b □ a farm
near Mr Gordon’s house c □ a family with
young children d □ an old friend of Mr
Gordon’s
44 Black Beauty was badly injured when he _____.
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a □ fell and hurt his knees b □ was hit by a
carriage c □ broke a leg while galloping
d □ was beaten by a groom
45 He was next bought by _____ called Jerry
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Barker.
a □ a cab driver b □ an old gentleman
c □ a baker d □ a groom
46 Jerry Barker _____.
a □ gave his horses too much food b □ took
good care of his horses c □ gave his horses too
little food d □ made his horses work too hard
47 Jerry changed jobs _____.
a □ because he was bored b □ because his
wife became ill c □ when he became very ill
d □ because he wanted more money
48 Black Beauty next worked for a _____.
a □ baker b □ butcher c □ farmer
d □ grocer
49 He nearly died when he had to _____.
a □ pull a new cab b □ work in rain
c □ pull a heavy cab d □ work all day
50 Black Beauty’s final home was _____.
a □ in a field at Birtwick b □ with another
cab driver c □ a small field with a pond
d □ with three kind ladies
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