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Reading: All About Horses

Horses and riding

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How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teacher

Read the text together with students for 2 minutes.

Check answers after students complete the 8 questions in 6 minutes.

🧑‍🎓 For Learner

Read the short story about horses carefully first.

Then answer the 8 questions below and check your explanations.

📖 Reading Text A1 Reading

All About Horses

People measure a horse in hands. One hand is four inches, or about 10 cm. They measure from the ground to the top of the horse's back, at the base of its neck. A horse can sleep standing up. A baby horse is called a foal. A healthy foal stands about one hour after it is born.

A gentle friendly horse standing gracefully in a green sunny field, simple cute vector illustration style for young lear

💡 Word Help (Vocabulary)

hand A unit to measure how tall a horse is (4 inches or 10 cm).
base of its neck The bottom part where the neck meets the horse's back.
sleep standing up To sleep while staying on its feet without lying down.
foal A baby horse.
8 QUESTIONS

Test Your Reading Understanding

1
Easy • True / False

People measure a horse in hands.

____ True ____ False

Tip: Look at the first sentence of the text.

2
Easy • True / False

A horse sleeps lying down all the time.

____ True ____ False

Tip: Look at the sentence about sleep.

3
Easy • Multiple Choice

What is a baby horse called?

____ a. A hand ____ b. A foal ____ c. A neck

Tip: Look at the sentence with the words baby horse.

4
Medium • Multiple Choice

How long is one hand?

____ a. Four inches / 10 cm ____ b. Ten inches / 4 cm ____ c. One meter

Why: The passage gives this exact length for one hand.

5
Medium • Multiple Choice

Up to where do people measure a horse?

____ a. The top of its head ____ b. The top of its back at the base of its neck ____ c. The end of its tail

Why: The text specifies the exact end point of the measurement on the horse's back.

6
Medium • Fill in the Blank

A horse can sleep ____ up.

Tip: Look at the sentence about sleep.

7
Hard • Fill in the Blank

A healthy foal stands about ____ hour after it is born.

Why: The text tells us how long a newborn foal needs before it can stand up.

8
Hard • Multiple Choice

Where does the measurement of a horse start?

____ a. From the ground ____ b. From its back ____ c. From its neck

Tip: Look at the words after "from" in the measuring sentence.

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