Comprehension check about Horses 2.9, 5th grade

1. What animal has been man's best helper?

• the cow

• the sheep

• the horse

2. What protects the toe of the horse?

• frog

• foal

• hoof

3. What part of the horse's foot acts as a shock absorber?

• frog

• hoof

• cud

4. What is the practice of choosing an animal's parents so that it will have desired characteristics?

• complex breeding

• simple breeding

• selective breeding

5. Where in the abdomen of the mother does the baby horse develop?

• abdomen

• womb

• pouch

6. a. The mother horse name is...

• mare

• stallion

• foal

6 b. The father horse name is...

• mare

• stallion

• foal

6 c. The baby horse name is...

• mare

• stallion

• foal

6 d. The young female horse name is...

• colt

• filly

• mule

6 e. The young male horse name is...

• colt

• filly

• mule