Animal Tic-Tac-Toe Questions
1. Best place for children to be when looking at large animals.
Outside the fence
2. Shot given to animals to prevent them from getting an
infectious disease. Vaccination
3. Emotion animals can sense from a human. Fear
4. You can get this infection from stepping on a rusty nail, especially if you
are in a livestock area. Tetanus
5. Is it safe to get in between a mother animal and her babies? No
6. True or False? Small pets like being squeezed tightly when you hold them.
False, (small pets do not like being squeezed tightly when you hold them.
7. True or False? Young animals are harder to handle than older animals.
False ( Young animals are often easier to handle than older animals
unless the older animal is well trained)
8. True or False? Dog food does not have the proper nutrients for a cat.
True.
9. True or False? You should not feed fattening snack foods to pets. True
10. True or False? You should cut carrots into strips before feeding to poise or
goats. True (whole carrots or round chunks can choke a pony or goat)
11. True or False? A very active dog does not need any more food than a
dog that doesn’t get much exercise. False (an active animal always
needs more food than an animal that does not get much exercise.
12. True or False? “Free choice” feeding means that an animal can have all
it wants of a certain kind of food whenever it wants. True
13. True or False? There are no directions on animal foods and you must
guess how much to feed your pet. False (most animal foods come with
feeding instructions to help you know how much food to give your
animal.)
14. True or False? All animals should be provided with fresh water at all times.
True.
15. What is the word that describes cleaning or brushing an animal?
Grooming.
16. A goat’s hooves have how many toes? Two.
17. The person who trims and shoes horse’s hooves is called a__________.
Farrier.
18. How does the coat of an animal that stays outside all year round
compare to the coat of an animal that stays indoors all of the time? It is
heavier and warmer.
19. True or False? Brushing an animal’s hair helps to increase circulation to
the skin. True.
20. True or False? Some animals, like cats and rabbits, can get hair balls in
their digestive system if they lick at their coats when they are shedding
hair. True
21. True or False? Don’t groom your pet for the first time until it is
fully grown. False (You should begin grooming animals when
they are very young so that they learn to enjoy grooming.)
22. True or False? Talking to your animal while you groom it can help it to
relax and enjoy attention. True.
23. True or False? When you comb out a tangle of hair in an animal’s coat,
you should tug and pull at the comb to remove as much hair as possible.
False. (When you comb out a tangle, you should carefully comb the tips
of the hair and then work your way up to the roots of the hair at the
animal’s skin.)
24. If a wild animal is lingering around your house should you go and see
what is wrong with it? NO, if a wild animal is not frightened by people it
may have rabbis.
25. What kinds of things keep animals and people in good physical shape?
Exercise.
26. What do we call a person who teaches tricks or tasks to animals? Trainer.
27. The word that we use to ask an animal to do a trick or task is called a
___________. Command
28. The place where a wild animal lives in nature is called its ___________.
Habitat.
29. True or False? A sick animal will rarely lose its appetite. False, (A sick
animal will almost always loose its appetite.
30. True or False? A dull dry coat of hair can be a sign of a physical problem.
True
31. True or False? Vaccinations do not help to prevent your pet from
catching disease. False (Most of the time, vaccinations will prevent
disease.)
32. What parasite lives in an animal’s fur, is very tiny, and hops around? A
flea.
33. We would take an animal’s temperature to find out if it had this. A fever.
34. What type of animal other than a cow produces milk which we drink?
Goat
35. How many miles per hour can a rabbit run? 35
a. 5
b. 15
c. 25
d. 35
36. What is the fastest land animal in the world? Cheetah
~~some of these questions are taken from the Animal Friends 4-H manual ~~