Questions for Babe the Gallant Pig

by Dick King-Smith

Chapter 1

  1. What makes the squealing noise?
  2. What happens when Farmer Hogget picks up the pig?
  3. Name two things Mrs Hogget would make from pig meat.

Chapter 2

  1. What is the mother dog’s name?
  2. What will they call the pig?

Chapter 3

  1. Who does Babe follow around?
  2. What happens to the puppies?
  3. What does Babe want to be?

Chapter 4

  1. Who does Babe practice herding?
  2. What do sheep call the sheep-dogs?
  3. What is wrong with Ma?
  4. What is “sheep-worrying”?

Chapter 5

  1. What does Farmer Hogget call Babe?
  2. What are the strange dogs and men trying to do?
  3. How does Babe save the sheep?
  4. Is Mrs Hogget still planning to eat the pig?

Chapter 6

  1. Who is rude to the sheep?
  2. Who is polite to the sheep?
  3. What does Babe ask the sheep to do?

Chapter 7

  1. Who does most of the sheep work now?
  2. Why is Fly happy?
  3. Where does Farmer Hogget take Babe?
  4. What do they do at the trials?

Chapter 8

  1. What are Fly’s two suggestions for Babe to get faster?
  2. What is happening in the far field?
  3. What does Babe do?

Chapter 9

  1. What does Farmer Hogget think Babe did?
  2. Who tells Fly want really happened?
  3. How does Fly get the sheep to talk to her?

Chapter 10

  1. Where is Babe now allowed to go?
  2. What trial will Hogget enter Babe in?
  3. What is the sheep password?

Chapter 11

  1. Why is Babe dirty?
  2. Who washes Babe?
  3. What is the weather like at the trials?

Chapter 12

  1. What is the number Babe and Mr Hogget must beat?
  2. How is Mrs Hogget watching the trials?
  3. How do the sheep march for Babe?
  4. How many points does Babe get?
  5. Who wins the trials?
  6. What does Farmer Hogget say when Babe is done?