Name: ________________
Date: 17/12/2015
Revision Sheet
Grade: 5
Black Beauty
1st Term Revision
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Ginger bite and kick?
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2. How did Black Beauty save his master's life?
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3. How was Anne?
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4. Why was Lizzie the wrong horse for Anne?
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5.Why did Mr. Gordon go to live in a warmer place?
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6. What did Reuben do to get Beauty move fast?
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7. What happened to Reuben when he fell down off Beauty's back?
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8. Why couldn't Black Beauty move quickly?
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9. What did Ginger hate?
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10. What happened to Anne when she rode Lizzie?
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11. What did Anne's father tell her after the accident?
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12.Why did the lord's wife want her horses to have a tight rein?
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13. Why was Reuben angry with Black Beauty?
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14. Why did Black Beauty fall?
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Complete the following sentences:
1. Reuben was very ……………………….while driving the coach.
2. ………………….. returned Reuben back to work.
3. Black Beauty's first master was a .......... man.
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Name: ________________
Revision Sheet
Date: 17/12/2015
Grade: 5
4. Squire Gordon called the horse ........................, because the horse has a beautiful black
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5. Black Beauty learned to carry its master on its ............ and pull a..........
6. The lord has two ……………………………
7. Harriet was always ………………………
8. ………………………. Loved riding horses.
9. Anne was kind and ……………………..
10. Lizzie isn't …………………….. for Anne.
11. Black Beauty and ..................... became friends.
12. Reuben didn't keep his ………………..
13. Anne isn't ………………….. enough for Lizzie.
14. A boy was leading some horses. They were young and ……………………..
15. The man told the doctor about the …………………………
16. Squire Gordon felt.......................for Ginger.
17. Mr. Gordon and John had to go on a long.........................
18. The bridge was.........................
19. The boy was trying to make a horse jump over a ............... . It was too high.
20. There was....................for horses behind the hotel.
21. James was very...................... He ran into the stable. He led all the horses out of the fire.
22. Mrs. Gordon is very ......................... She needs a doctor.
23. The doctor was heavier than John, but Black Beauty did his ...................
24. Black Beauty saved Mrs. Gordon's ..........................
25. People mustn't be .....................to horses.
26. Mr. Gordon kept his promise and ....................... the man for hitting the horses.
27. Mrs. Gordon didn't die, but she didn't get ............................
28. Mr. Gordon sold his house and went to live in a ........................... place.
29. They are good horses. They do not like a ................. rein.
30. The horse doctors know that reins are ..................... for the horses.
31. Black Beauty couldn't move quickly, because there was a …………….. in his shoe.
32. Reuben hit Black Beauty with his ………………….
33. Black Beauty's shoe came off his …………………..
34. The men didn't …………………… Black Beauty for Reuben's death.
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