Black Beauty
(Model Answer) Chapter 2
Read the quotation then answer the questions:
1."Run as fast as you can. Mrs. Gordon is very sick. She needs
a doctor."
1. Who said this?
John
2. To whom?
Black Beauty
2. "I will come, but I haven't got a horse."
1. Who said this?
The doctor
2. To whom?
John
3. "Ride Black Beauty. He is tired, but he will run as fast as
he can."
1. Who said this?
John
2. To whom?
The doctor
4. "My beautiful horse, you saved Mrs. Gordon's life."
1. Who said this?
Mr. Gordon
2. To whom?
Black Beauty
5. "Stop hitting the horses."
1. Who said this?
Joe
2. To whom?
The carter
6. "I am a magistrate. I will punish the man. People must
not be cruel to horses."
1. Who said this?
Mr. Gordon
2. To whom?
John
7. "These are good horses, but they don't like a tight rein."
1. Who said this?
John
2. To whom?
The lord
8. " My wife likes her horses with their heads up."
1. Who said this?
The lord
2. To whom?
John
9." Tight reins will hurt them."
1. Who said this?
John
2. To whom?
The lord
10. " My stable man, York, will get them used to it."
1. Who said this?
The lord
2. To whom?
John
11. "The new horses can pull my coach. I want their heads
up."
1. Who said this?
The lord's wife
2. To whom?
York
12. "They are not used to a tight rein. Let me tighten it
only a little every day."
1. Who said this?
York
2. To whom?
The lord' wife
13." She's a good horse, but she hates a tight rein."
1. Who said this?
York
2. To whom?
The lord
14. " The horse doctors know they are bad for us. They
shorten our lives."
1. Who said this?
Max
2. To whom?
Black Beauty
15. "Then why must we have them?"
1. Who said this?
Black Beauty
2. To whom?
Max
16. "People think we look smart with our heads up high."
1. Who said this?
Max
2. To whom?
Black Beauty
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Mr. Gordon go to live in a warmer place?
Because his wife was very ill.
2. What did Ginger hate?
Ginger hated a tight rein.
3. Why did the lord's wife want her horses to have a tight
rein?
Because she thought they look smart with their heads up high.
Complete the following sentences:
1. John had to take a letter to a doctor.
2. Mrs. Gordon is very sick. She needs a doctor.
3. The doctor was heavier than John, but Black Beauty did his best.
4. Black Beauty couldn't breathe.
5. Black Beauty was in pain.
6. The horse doctor gave Black Beauty some medicine.
7. Black Beauty saved Mrs. Gordon's life.
8. Joe and Black Beauty saw a cart stuck in the mud.
9. The cart was too heavy. Its wheels couldn't move.
9. Mr. Gordon said that he was a magistrate.
10. People mustn't be cruel to horses.
11. Mr. Gordon kept his promise and punished the man for hitting the horses.
12. Mrs. Gordon didn't die, but she didn't get better.
13. Mr. Gordon sold his house and went to live in a warmer place.
14. Mr. Gordon sold Ginger and Black Beauty to a lord.
15. They are good horses. They do not like a tight rein.
16. Ginger was very angry. She hated a tight rein.
17. Ginger was a good horse, but she hated a tight rein.
18. The lord gave Ginger to his son.
19. The horse doctors know that reins are bad for the horses.
20. People think the horses look smart with their heads up.