Pigs

FACT: Mother pigs sing to their babies while nursing. Newborn piglets learn to run towards their mothers’ voices.

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

• According to the audio, what do experts claim?
• How do pigs cool their bodies?
• What are truffles?

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Pigs

Pigs are 4.1. Some people think of them as lazy and stupid. Did you know that pigs are very smart? Pigs are smarter than most pets and wild animals. Experts 4.2 that pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats. Would you want a pig for a pet? Keeping a pet pig is fun, but it is work. Pigs like to go for walks like a dog. Would you like to walk a pig down your street? They can be trained to do tricks, and they like to be petted. They usually 4.3 other pets. Pet pigs must be kept on a diet. They like to eat like hogs! An adult pet pot-bellied pig should not weigh more than 150 pounds. But many weigh up to 300 pounds due to overfeeding. Do you sweat like a pig? Real pigs don’t sweat. They cool their bodies by rolling in mud. Yet, pigs are some of the cleanest animals on the earth. Pigs can learn to use a litter box like a cat. They can be housetrained. Many live in houses and apartments. But they can get in the way. Pigs have a keen sense of smell. They help find truffles in the forests. These mushroom-like plants sell for high prices. So the pigs are 4.4 for their work. In addition to ham, bacon, and pork, pigs provide us with many useful products. Pig hair is used to make hairbrushes and furniture. 4.5 and medical procedures use pig parts to help sick people. Pigs are found in every part of the world. They serve many useful 4.6. Some pigs even dig holes for plant seeds to fall into and grow. Pigs may have been the world’s first farmers!

Read and answer the following questions.

Pigs

Pigs are misunderstood. Some people think of them as lazy and stupid. Did you know that pigs are very smart? Pigs are smarter than most pets and wild animals. Experts claim that pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats. Would you want a pig for a pet?

Keeping a pet pig is fun, but it is work. Pigs like to go for walks like a dog. Would you like to walk a pig down your street? They can be trained to do tricks, and they like to be petted. They usually get along with other pets.

Pet pigs must be kept on a diet. They like to eat like hogs! An adult pet pot-bellied pig should not weigh more than 150 pounds. But many weigh up to 300 pounds due to overfeeding.

Do you sweat like a pig? Real pigs don’t sweat. They cool their bodies by rolling in mud. Yet, pigs are some of the cleanest animals on the earth. Pigs can learn to use a litter box like a cat. They can be housetrained. Many live in houses and apartments. But they can get in the way.

Pigs have a keen sense of smell. They help find truffles in the forests. These mushroom-like plants sell for high prices. So the pigs are valued for their work.

In addition to ham, bacon, and pork, pigs provide us with many useful products. Pig hair is used to make hairbrushes and furniture. Drugs and medical procedures use pig parts to help sick people.

Pigs are found in every part of the world. They serve many useful purposes. Some pigs even dig holes for plant seeds to fall into and grow. Pigs may have been the world’s first farmers!

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 3

Adult pet pot-bellied pigs should not weigh more than _____.

Based on the passage, pigs may make good pets because ______.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

The author’s purpose for writing this passage is _____.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. Experts 9.1 that pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats.
2. 9.2 and medical procedures use pig parts to help sick people.
3. These mushroom-like plants sell for high prices. So the pigs are 9.3 for their work.
4. They usually 9.4 other pets.
5. They serve many useful 9.5.
6. Pigs are 9.6.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for the words in the text. 

1. She felt very alone and 10.1.
2. Scientists 10.2 a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
3. Until now, I still 10.3 most of my colleagues.
4. He takes several 10.4 for his condition.
5. They don’t seem to 10.5 honesty very highly.
6. The 10.6 of the research is to find out more about the causes of the disease.