WorksheetsEquine Industry Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Calf roping is found in which of the following horse activities?
a)
Recreation
b)
Therapy
c)
Racing
d)
Rodeo
2.
Which of the following activities accounts for for 3,906,923 horses in the United States?
a)
Recreation
b)
Therapy
c)
Showing
d)
Rodeo
3.
Which of the following is defined as making a conscious effort to hear and understand what people are saying?
a)
Active listening
b)
Mannerisms
c)
Critical thinking
d)
Nonverbal communication
4.
Which of the following can be conveyed through dress, speech and manners appropriate to the profession?
a)
Professionalism
b)
Communication skills
c)
Teamwork skills
d)
Ethical behavior
5.
Which of the following is the act of teaching an animal a specific skill?
a)
Pedigree
b)
Conformation
c)
Disposition
d)
Training
6.
Which of the following is performed to produce genetically superior horses?
a)
Horse slaughter
b)
Training
c)
Breeding
d)
Conformation
7.
Due to the closing of horse slaughter plants in the United States, slaughter in which of the following countries has dramatically increased?
a)
Mexico
b)
Brazil
c)
France
d)
Germany
8.
Which of the following procedures produces multiple copies of mammals which are almost identical to other animals?
a)
Transgenics
b)
Cloning
c)
Embryo transfer
d)
Artificial insemination
9.
According to the notes, which of the following is referred to as a biological hazard?
a)
Severe weather
b)
Harmful chemicals
c)
Damaged equipment
d)
Zoonotic diseases
10.
Severe weather is an example of which of the following hazards?
a)
Biological hazards
b)
Environmental hazards
c)
People hazards
d)
Horse hazards
11.
Which of the following knots should be used to tie a horse?
a)
Overhead knot
b)
Figure eight knot
c)
Double overhand knot
d)
Quick-release knot
12.
Which of the following careers involves the care of the equine hoof?
a)
Health
b)
Farrier
c)
Horse sales
d)
Nutrition
13.
In what year was horse slaughter stopped within the United States?
a)
2005
b)
2007
c)
2010
d)
2002
14.
Which of the following is the process of transferring specific genes from one organism to another?
a)
Cloning
b)
Transgenics
c)
Embryo transfer
d)
Artificial insemination
15.
What is the breeding method(s) that are not accepted by the Jockey Club?
a)
Artificial insemination
b)
Embryo transfer
c)
None of the above
d)
Both A and B
16.
Ability and skills of a horseman
a)
Dam
b)
Sire
c)
Horsemanship
d)
Breed
e)
Gene
17.
Groups of horses that share the same characteristics
a)
Dam
b)
Sire
c)
Horsemanship
d)
Breed
e)
Gene
18.
male horses which are used for breeding; also referred to as stallions
a)
Dam
b)
Sire
c)
Horsemanship
d)
Breed
e)
Gene
19.
Female horses used for breeding
a)
dam
b)
sire
c)
horsemanship
d)
breed
e)
gene
20.
portion of DNA which controls the characteristics an offspring receives from a parent
a)
Dam
b)
Sire
c)
Horsemanship
d)
Breed
e)
Gene
100 %
