RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
B) Chicago firefighters
C) Daniel Sullivan
D) Mrs. O'Leary
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) nonfiction
B) fantasy
C) science fiction
D) fable
  • 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) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
D) He went to get hay for his cattle.
  • 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 trying to wake Daniel up.
B) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
C) They tried to warn Daniel that Mrs. O'Leary was coming out to the barn.
D) The cows needed milking.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) just a few hours
B) from sunrise to sunset
C) two days
D) an entire week
  • 7. Which of the following was NOT one of the places mentioned that burned within the city?
A) shops
B) churches
C) business buildings
D) houses
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the region along the hillside
B) the town square
C) the lake
D) the grassy meadow
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
B) A gentle rain began to fall.
C) The wind blew it out.
D) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
  • 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) excited
C) angry
D) tired
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) imperative
B) declarative
C) interrogative
D) exclamatory
  • 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) Fire burned most of the city.
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) throw away his pipe
D) rebuild the barn
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) The hay caught on fire.
B) He got burned on his finger.
C) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
D) Daniel woke up.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He fell asleep.
B) He fed his mother's cow.
C) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.
D) He led the animals out of the barn.
  • 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) impossible
C) instead
D) confusion
  • 18. What part of this story could NOT have really happened?
A) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
B) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
C) Half a city burned down.
D) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
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