A Stormy Day

Anna Sewell


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  1. 1.

    Complete these sentences in your own words.

    1. Black Beauty enjoyed pulling the new cart because ____________________.
    2. The man at the tollgate told them ____________________.
    3. Black Beauty refused to step forward when they were at the wooden bridge because ____________________.
    4. The difference between the way people and animals behave, according to the Master, was that ____________________.
    5. John thought that many people ____________________.
  2. 2.

    Who said these words and to whom? Why did the person say this?

    1. "I wish we were out of this wood."
    2. "we must go back to the four crossways."
    3. "Hoy, hoy, hoy, haloo, stop!"
    4. "You really are a Beauty!"
    5. "Oh! I have been so worried about you."
  3. 3.

    Use must / mustn't or should / shouldn't to write a sentence in reply to the first one. Use the words in brackets.

    1. She's not feeling very well. (see a doctor)
      She should see a doctor.
    2. Road rules are to be followed carefully! (not break it)
      You ____________________.
    3. Are you travelling out of the country? (carry your passport)
      You ____________________, then.
    4. The library closes in fifteen minutes. (choose our books)
      We ____________________ quickly or we will be asked to leave!
    5. Kumar does not know how to get to the post office. (cross the street, turn right)
      It's very simple. He ____________________ and ____________________.
    6. Have you lost your pencil box again? (be so careless)
      You ____________________ with your things.
  4. 4.

    Write suitable statements, questions, imperative or exclamatory sentences based on the hints provided.

    1. your plan for the weekend (statement)
    2. to your mother for a favourite snack (question)
    3. to your pup who is biting your shoe (imperative sentence)
    4. after winning a match (exclamatory sentence)
    5. the weather today (statement)
    6. to a stranger for directions to a cinema hall (question)  
    7. as the class leader after a fight between two students (imperative sentence)
    8. after watching an interesting programme on television (exclamatory sentence)
  5. 5.

    Choose the correct words from the box to complete the expressions in each of these sentences.

    heart, mouth, hands, eye, neck

    1. She can easily pass the thread through the ____________________ of the needle.
    2. He watched the ____________________ of the clock move slowly.
    3. He ran towards the mountains. At last, he reached the ___________________ bottle was too narrow.
    4. The ____________________ of the bottle was too narrow.
    5. We have been discussing details that are not important. Let us get to the ____________________ of the matter.
  6. 6.

    Complete these sentences with the correct verbs from the text. Use the hints to help you.

    1. I  stopped and ____________________ (shook uncontrollably due to fear and nervousness) when an oak tree crashed down right in front of us.
    2. The branches of the trees in the wood were ____________________ (moving from side to side) in the wind.
    3. There was terrible ____________________ (something breaking away) sound, as the oak tree was torn up by its roots.
    4. The man from the tollgate ran out ____________________ (using a light to signal to someone) a torch.
    5. After the sun had set, Black Beauty ____________________ (moved forward with short quick steps) quietly along on the soft, wet road.
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