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Animals and their young – practice for Years 1–3

Sample questions on Animals and their young with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Nature and society
Year
Years 1–3
Curriculum area
Variety of nature

Question types: Match the young

Rule: Animals and their young

Cow – calf, horse – foal, sheep – lamb, goat – kid, pig – piglet, hen – chick, duck – duckling, goose – gosling.

Dog – puppy, cat – kitten, deer – fawn, bear – cub, lion – cub.

Example: A young horse is a foal, a young cow is a calf, a young duck is a duckling.

Watch out: A kid is a young goat and a cub a young bear or lion. Don’t mix them up with a calf or a foal.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    What is the young of each animal called? Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

    1. pig
    2. goat
    3. dog
    • A) piglet
    • B) kid
    • C) cub
    • D) puppy
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. pig → A) piglet
    2. goat → B) kid
    3. dog → D) puppy

    How it works: pig – piglet; goat – kid; dog – puppy

  2. Question 2 Normal

    What is the young of each animal called? Match each item (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

    1. pig
    2. goat
    3. dog
    4. lion
    • A) kid
    • B) piglet
    • C) puppy
    • D) cub
    • E) gosling
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. pig → B) piglet
    2. goat → A) kid
    3. dog → C) puppy
    4. lion → D) cub

    How it works: pig – piglet; goat – kid; dog – puppy; lion – cub

  3. Question 3 Hard

    What is the young of each animal called? Match each item (1–5) with the right option (A–F).

    1. pig
    2. goat
    3. dog
    4. lion
    5. goose
    • A) cub
    • B) kid
    • C) puppy
    • D) piglet
    • E) gosling
    • F) fawn
    Show the solution
    Answer:
    1. pig → D) piglet
    2. goat → B) kid
    3. dog → C) puppy
    4. lion → A) cub
    5. goose → E) gosling

    How it works: pig – piglet; goat – kid; dog – puppy; lion – cub; goose – gosling

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