Guidance
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If the children answer ‘whatever he liked’ encourage them to choose a more specific activity. Award 1 mark for each correct answer, up to a maximum of 2 marks.
gallop OR lie down OR roll over on his back OR nibble the sweet grass OR talk to the other horses
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T Black Beauty didn’t like his new place. Black Beauty pranced about when he hadn’t had enough exercise.
In his new place, Black Beauty had to wait in the stable until he was wanted.
The children should be getting used to this tricky format. Remind them how to fill in the table, and to scan for key words from the statements in the text, even if they think they remember the answers. Award 1 mark for at least two statements correctly ticked. Award 2 marks for all four statements correctly ticked.
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John tickled Black Beauty’s feet.
Unit 17
Answer
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Guidance
brisk run
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He was a groom. OR He looked after/ trained Black Beauty.
Many children will not know ‘groom’ as a job title, but they should be able to explain what John did using details from the text. You could revisit your discussion of ‘groom’ in the Key vocabulary. Award 1 mark for a correct answer. Skill: Inference.
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Black Beauty didn’t normally get to do what he wanted because he had to pull carriages most of the time.
Some children may focus on the details of Black Beauty’s enjoyment (e.g. ‘Because the grass was cool and soft’; ‘Because he was a young horse and liked trotting around’). If so, encourage them to think about the word ‘treat’: do most people get to have treats/do what they like best every day? Award 1 mark for a reference to not having liberty most of the time/being shut up in the stable/having to work. Skill: Inference.
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Losing My Liberty
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To show what life was like for a horse when they lost their freedom and served an owner.
Schofield & Sims Complete Comprehension 4
If the children tick the second or third options, point out that these only cover part of the text rather than the whole extract. If they tick the fourth option, refocus them on the text’s first sentence – does Black Beauty hate his new life, or are his feelings more complicated? Award 1 mark for the correct answer ticked. Skill: Summarising. If the children find this question tricky, ask them to think about the main message of the extract. How does the author feel about horses? What is the author trying to tell the reader? Award 1 mark for a reference to empathising with animals/treating animals kindly. Skill: Relationship.
Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell
If the children tick an incorrect answer, prompt them to read around the locator quotation in the text to find out more. You could recap the meaning of ‘trot’ from the Key vocabulary. If they tick the third or fourth options, ask them whether it is likely that the horse jumped/danced for miles at a time. Award 1 mark for the correct answer ticked. Skill: Word meaning.
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