A) science fiction B) realistic fiction C) expository nonfiction D) historical fiction
A) The Old West was peaceful and calm. B) A cowboy's work was fun and not very hard. C) Not many women lived in the Old West. D) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls.
A) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals B) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle C) someone who moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse D) someone who visited the Old West but never lived there
A) cowboys B) women C) ranchers D) horses
A) to find more water to drink B) to sell the cattle for profit C) to get to the other side D) to get to a pasture to graze
A) to show who the main cowboy was B) to keep their bodies cool C) to protect their legs from getting hurt D) to keep their bodies warm
A) because they were so smelly and dirty B) because they hadn't changed clothes in months C) because they were tired of wearing them D) because clothes were cheap and easy to replace
A) his saddle B) his boots C) his rope D) his horse
A) riding a horse B) using the stars as a map C) saddling a horse D) roping cattle
A) stirrups B) blanket C) bridle D) cantle
A) made horses buck up on their back legs B) got rid of wild horses on the ranch C) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in D) rode a wild horse until it was tamed
A) a cowboy or cowgirl B) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle C) a plant that grows in the ocean D) the blanket that goes under the saddle
A) Cowboys were too busy to build fences. B) Ranchers couldn't afford materials to build fences. C) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence. D) The area or tract of land was too large.
A) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers B) to drive the cattle to market C) to count the herd D) to brand the new calves
A) wranglers B) hustlers C) bronco busters D) rustlers
A) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. B) The calves looked like their mothers. C) The rancher could remember when the calves were born. D) The young calves followed their mothers.
A) with a mark painted on the cow's side B) with a tag attached to the cow's ear C) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin D) by shaving a symbol into their fur
A) ten to fifteen miles B) twenty-five to thirty miles C) twenty to twenty-five miles D) fifteen to twenty miles
A) extra clothes and toothbrushes B) food, cooking utensils, and bedding C) spare saddles and spurs D) wranglers and rustlers
A) the foreman B) the point rider C) the forearm D) the remuda
A) guided the horses in the right direction B) managed the spare horses, or the remuda C) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd D) cooked the food for the other cowboys
A) knowledge of the trail B) ability to communicate with Native Americans C) excellent tracking skills D) skill of breaking wild broncos and making them tame
A) holding the lariats for other cowboys B) keeping cattle within the herd C) reporting to the rancher D) picking out the best cattle to sell at market
A) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night. B) They didn't make much money. C) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd. D) The other cowboys picked on them.
A) rustlers B) a stampede C) rattlesnakes D) Native Americans
A) to thank the cookie for a good meal B) to share their culture C) to relax after a hard day D) to scare the young cowboys
A) They liked being cowboys. B) They did not like being cowboys. C) They thought it was scary. D) They missed their families.
A) by cattle drive B) by plane C) in trailers D) on trains
A) eat at a restaurant B) get a hot bath and a shave C) ride home D) find a girl to go on a date
A) teach people to be cowhands B) sing trail songs C) show off their animals D) show off their skills
A) cattle roping B) bull riding C) sand trapping D) steer wrestling
A) People no longer use cattle for food. B) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market. C) Most ranches are very close to railroads. D) Computers take the cattle on the trail now.
A) False B) True
A) a spur B) a rope C) a ranch D) a hat |