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RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Questions<br />

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8.<br />

In Paragraph 1, the word art means:<br />

(a) painting. (b) drawing. (c) skill.<br />

It is a fact, not an opinion, that all performing horses at the Spanish<br />

Riding School are:<br />

(a) magnificent. (b) handsome. (c) male.<br />

<strong>The</strong> movement in which the stallion has to remain still is the:<br />

(a) levade. (b) courbette. (c) capriole.<br />

<strong>The</strong> courbette is difficult for the rider because:<br />

(a) he has nothing to hold on to.<br />

(b) the horse is jumping on his hind legs.<br />

(c) the horse could fall.<br />

Horse ballet is also known as:<br />

(a) show jumping.<br />

(b) classical dressage.<br />

(c) horse racing.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Spanish Riding School uses<br />

Lipizzaner horses because they are:<br />

(a) strong.<br />

(b) white.<br />

(c) Spanish.<br />

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<strong>The</strong> capriole would have been useful on<br />

the battlefield because:<br />

(a) the enemy could not reach the rider.<br />

(b) the horse could kick the enemy.<br />

(c) the horse could fly out of trouble.<br />

In Paragraph 8, the word it means the:<br />

(a) morning practice.<br />

(b) evening gala performance.<br />

(c) the show.<br />

Something extra<br />

H Write a list of<br />

adjectives that<br />

you think might<br />

describe Lipizzaner<br />

horses.<br />

H Draw a picture of<br />

a Lipizzaner horse<br />

and its rider.

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