Short English Reading for Cambodian students - Pigs
Pigs are smart and friendly farm animals.
They like to eat fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Pigs enjoy rolling in mud to stay cool and clean.
Yes! Pigs can learn tricks and remember things well.
They communicate with oinks and grunts.
Baby pigs are called piglets and they are very playful.
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English Meanings
- Smart – good at learning and thinking, intelligent
- Friendly – kind and nice to others
- Farm animal – an animal that lives on a farm
- Grain – food like rice or corn
- Enjoy – to like something and feel happy doing it
- Roll – to move by turning over and over
- Mud – wet and soft dirt
- Cool – a little cold; not hot
- Trick – a fun action or skill (like something animals can learn)
- Remember – to keep something in your mind
- Communicate – to talk or share information
- Piglet – a baby pig
- Playful – likes to play and have fun
- Khmer Meaning
Khmer Meanings
- smart : ឆ្លាត
- friendly : រស់រាយ
- farm animal : សត្ថចិញ្ចឹមលើកសិដ្ឋាន
- grain : គ្រាប់ធុញ្ញជាតិ
- enjoy : រីករាយនឹង
- roll : រមៀល
- mud : ភក់
- cool : ត្រជាក់ល្មម
- trick : ល្បិច
- remember : ចងចាំ
- communicate : ទំនាក់ទំនង
- piglet : កូនជ្រូក
- playful : ដែលលេងច្រើន
True/False statements
1. Pigs are farm animals. __________
2. Pigs do not like to eat vegetables. __________
3. Pigs roll in mud to stay cool and clean. __________
4. Pigs cannot learn new things. __________
5. Baby pigs are called piglets. __________
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose one correct answer for each statement below.
1. Pigs are ________ animals.
A. smart and friendly
B. small and sleepy
C. wild and scary
2. Pigs like to eat ________.
A. meat only
B. fruits, vegetables, and grains
C. ice cream
3. Baby pigs are called ________.
A. kittens
B. piglets
C. puppies
4. Pigs communicate with ________.
A. barks and meows
B. oinks and grunts
C. whistles and songs
5. Pigs can ________ tricks and remember things.
A. not learn
B. learn
C. forget