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