Animal Vocabulary Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests the page on animal vocabulary in our Vocabulary section.

1. The collective term for sheep is

a colony
a flock
a pen
a) a colony b) a flock c) a pen

2. A young bear is

a cub
a kitten
a bear pup
a) a cub b) a kitten c) a bear pup

3. A fully-grown male horse is

a colt
a filly
a stallion
a) a colt b) a filly c) a stallion

4. The collective term for fish is

a swarm
a pod
a school
a) a swarm b) a pod c) a school

5. What does a tadpole turn into as it grows?

a frog
a larva
a dolphin
a) a frog b) a larva c) a dolphin

6. Which word means "a young goose"?

gander
gosling
gaggle
a) gander b) gosling c) gaggle

7. What's a drake?

a male duck
a female owl
a young bat
a) a male duck b) a female owl c) a young bat

8. Did you count the lions in the _______ you saw?

pride
pack
herd
a) pride b) pack c) herd

9. Our oldest _______ has given birth to dozens of kids.

billy
nanny
joey
a) billy b) nanny c) joey

10. A filly is no longer a foal, but it's still not a

colt
stallion
mare
a) colt b) stallion c) mare

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.