Zippity Do Dah

Zippity Do Dah

Author: Heather Grovet

© 2007 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 4.1 / Points 3

Word Count: 12,250

96 pages

Content

1. Zipper kicked a bucket of _____.

a. feed / b. milk / c. soapy water / d. tools

2. He also kicked a bottle of _____.

a. hoof polish / b. medicine / c. perfume / d. saddle oil

3. A red ribbon on the tail meant the horse might _____.

a. bite / b. kick / c. poop / d. run away

4. They were getting the ponies ready for _____.

a. barrel racing / b. giving pony rides / c. the Rose Parade / d. a pack trip

5. All the riders had to wear _____.

a. boots / b. helmets / c. spurs / d. all of these

6. The cotton candy looked black because Mr. Rawling added _____.

a. all the colors / b. licorice flavor / c. mud / d. all of these

7. To help sales on the cotton candy they added _____.

a. ice cream / b. mints / c. red hearts / d. stars

8. Zipper got frightened by a _____.

a. balloon / b. mouse / c. snake / d. truck

9. Zipper got a _____ in his hoof.

a. barbed wire / b. rock / c. staple / d. thorn

10. The little girl wanted to ride Zipper because he was _____.

a. an appaloosa / b. big / c. fast / d. small

Vocabulary

11. The difference between a paint and an appaloosa is that appaloosas have _____.

a. little spots / b. short manes / c. tiny hooves / d. all of these

12. A horse cinch is found on its _____.

a. belly / b. head / c. hoof / d. tail

13. The cotton candy was unique because it was _____.

a. the only one that color / b. the last one sold that day
c. the sweetest dessert at the fair / d. made to look like a horse

14. A lopsided house is one that is _____.

a. bigger on one side / b. covered with brick
c. surrounded by a fence / d. filled with sweets

15. A horse’s snout is found on his _____.

a. belly / b. head / c. hoof / d. tail

16. Something that is done mischievously is likely to get you _____.

a. an award / b. a good grade / c. in trouble / . out of trouble

17. A mane is found on a horse’s _____.

a. back / b. leg / c. neck / d. rump

18. A stirrup is where you put your _____.

a. feet / b. hands / c. seat / d. none of these

19. A bucking horse is one that makes a lot of _____.

a. baby horses / b. jumps / c. kicks / d. money

20. A horse’s frog is on his _____.

a. belly / b. head / c. hoof / d. tail