"My Breaking in"

What does "breaking in" a horse mean?

• to break

• to domesticate

• to pet

• to ride

What does bit mean in the story?

• It's a small amount of food

• It's to strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly

• it's to feed the horse

• It's a small mouthpiece that goes into a horse's mouth.

What does bridle mean in the story?

• It's a woman on her wedding day

• It's the headgear used to control a horse

• It's a seat people use to sit on a horse

• It's a metalic piece to put on the horse's mouth

What kinds of coaxing do the master uses to get the horse to accept the bit, the briddle and the saddle?

• Carrots, apples and hay

• Oats, pats and kind words

• Beating and shouting

• Carrots, and kind words

Where do the master put the saddle on?

• On his head

• On his hooves

• On his back

• In his mouth

Once the horse was trained, where do they go for a ride?

• To the city

• To the river

• To the meadow

• To the rain forest

What steps do the blacksmith follow to put on the iron shoes on the horse's hoofs?

• First cut away some of the hoof, then take a piece of iron according to the hoof shape and drive some nails through the shoe into the hoof.

• First take a piece of iron according to the hoof shape, then cut away some of the hoof and drive some nails through the shoe into the hoof.

• First drive some nails through the shoe into the hoof, then cut away some of the hoof and take a piece of iron according to the hoof shape.