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