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The Dairy Farm

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does milk come from?

a)

cows

b)

ostriches

c)

fish

d)

chickens

2.

What is the name for a baby cow?

a)

joey

b)

heifer

c)

calf

d)

kid

3.

What do cows eat?

a)

grass and bits of corn

b)

hay and cut-up corn and corn plants

c)

hay and grass

d)

milk and grass

4.

What does the farmer do before milking a cow?

a)

eat a sandwich

b)

wash his feet

c)

wash his hands

d)

wash the cow

5.

Where does the farmer keep the milk after he milks a cow?

a)

milk jug

b)

milk tank

c)

milk truck

d)

a Yeti cup

6.

How often does a farmer milk their cow?

a)

once a day

b)

twice a day

c)

three times a day

d)

four times a day

7.

True or False: There are male dairy cows.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does a farmer do if a male dairy cow is born?

a)

Eat it

b)

Breed it

c)

Milk it

d)

Use it to plow fields

9.

What is the technical term for a dairy cow?

a)

Holstein

b)

Angus

c)

Hereford

d)

Limousin

10.

What advertisement do you know of that use a Holstein cow?

a)

McDonald's

b)

Chick-Fil-A

c)

Wendy's

d)

Popeye's

11.

How many compartments does a cow's stomach have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

12.

A cow that is milking eats about ____________ pounds of feed a day.

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

13.

There are _________ main breeds of cows.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight

14.

The six main breeds of dairy cows are:

a)

Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Highland, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn

b)

Ayrshire, Hereford, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn

c)

Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and Milking Angus

d)

Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn

15.

Choose the correct image of a Holstein.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

An average dairy cow produces _____ to _____ gallons of milk a day.

a)

1 to 2

b)

3 to 4

c)

5 to 7

d)

7 to 9

e)

9 to 11

17.

An average Holstein cow weighs about ___________ pounds.

a)

1,000

b)

1,500

c)

2,000

d)

2,500

18.

Today, a person can milk 100 cows in _____ hour(s) with modern machines.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

19.

It takes ______ pounds of whole milk to make one gallon of ice cream.

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

20.

The milk mustache advertising campaign was launched in the year ________.

a)

1992

b)

1995

c)

1996

d)

2000