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