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Level 2 Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Exit Test
1 match the words and the definitions. a) meadow b) brook c) hay d) stable e) mare f) common g) mane h) lawn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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grass female horse long hair on a horses neck small river field with grass and flowers dried grass building where a horse lives green land like a park

2 What happened first? Put the sentences about The Fire in order. a) b) c) d) The stableman brought Black Beauty and Ginger to their stable. James came and covered Black Beautys eyes with a cloth. One day Squire Gordon and his wife decided to visit some friends. Black Beauty woke up in the middle of the night because the stable was full of smoke. James led Black Beauty and Ginger out of the stable. One of the grooms in the stable was smoking a pipe. In the evening they stopped at a big hotel.

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Level 2 Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Exit Test
3 Find five mistakes. Underline them, then write the correct sentences. One day Black Beauty went with Squire Gordon and John to town. When they were going home a gate fell on the road in front of them. They couldnt pass so they decided to go back to the iron bridge. When they got to the bridge it was midday. There was grass in the middle of the bridge. As soon as Black Beautys feet touched the bridge he knew there was something wrong. Just then a man saw them and said: Stop! There is a hole in the middle of the bridge.

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2 Tick (4) true (T) or false (F). a) Black Beauty didnt like the colts in the meadow. b) Black Beauty moved to Squire Gordons home when he was four. c) Merrylegs was a fat grey pony that liked to bite people. d) Squire Gordon was always angry with the horses. e) Squire Gordon sold Black Beauty because he didnt like him. f) When Black Beauty was at Earlshall Park he fell and damaged his knees.

g) Jerry Barker bought Black Beauty at a horse fair. h) Black Beauty was happy with Jerry Barker and his family. i) j) Farmer Thoroughgood gave Black Beauty to his grandson Willie. At the end Black Beauty meets Merrylegs and Ginger again.
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