RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Mrs. O'Leary
B) Daniel Sullivan
C) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
D) Chicago firefighters
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) fable
B) science fiction
C) nonfiction
D) fantasy
  • 3. Why did Daniel Sullivan go to the barn?
A) He went to get hay for his cattle.
B) He went to get a lantern.
C) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
D) He went to feed his mother's cow.
  • 4. According to the story, what caused the Great Chicago Fire?
A) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
B) Daniel knocked over a lantern.
C) The cow knocked over a lantern.
D) Daniel dropped his pipe.
  • 5. Why did the animals begin making noises?
A) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
B) They tried to warn Daniel that Mrs. O'Leary was coming out to the barn.
C) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
D) The cows needed milking.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) an entire week
B) two days
C) from sunrise to sunset
D) just a few hours
  • 7. Which of the following was NOT one of the places mentioned that burned within the city?
A) houses
B) business buildings
C) shops
D) churches
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the grassy meadow
B) the town square
C) the lake
D) the region along the hillside
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) A gentle rain began to fall.
B) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
C) The wind blew it out.
D) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
  • 10. What does the word "exhausted" mean in this sentence? The exhausted firemen needed to rest in order to keep fighting the fire.
A) frustrated
B) angry
C) excited
D) tired
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) imperative
B) interrogative
C) exclamatory
D) declarative
  • 12. What is the BEST choice for the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A) Fire burned most of the city.
B) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
C) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
D) Mrs. O'Leary's barn burned to the ground.
  • 13. What does the cow hope that Daniel will do?
A) reward the firemen
B) become a fireman
C) rebuild the barn
D) throw away his pipe
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
B) Daniel woke up.
C) He got burned on his finger.
D) The hay caught on fire.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He fed his mother's cow.
B) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.
C) He led the animals out of the barn.
D) He fell asleep.
  • 16. What does the word "heap" mean in paragaph 5?
A) a silly song
B) a pile or large amount
C) to become a problem
D) a heavy object
  • 17. Which one of the following words has a prefix?
A) instead
B) impossible
C) awful
D) confusion
  • 18. What part of this story could NOT have really happened?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
B) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
C) Half a city burned down.
D) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
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