RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
B) Daniel Sullivan
C) Chicago firefighters
D) Mrs. O'Leary
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) nonfiction
B) fable
C) science fiction
D) fantasy
  • 3. Why did Daniel Sullivan go to the barn?
A) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
B) He went to get a lantern.
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) The cow knocked over a lantern.
B) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
C) Daniel dropped his pipe.
D) Daniel 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) The cows needed milking.
C) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
D) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) two days
B) an entire week
C) just a few hours
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) shops
D) business buildings
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the town square
B) the region along the hillside
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) The wind blew it out.
C) A gentle rain began to fall.
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) angry
B) frustrated
C) excited
D) tired
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) exclamatory
B) declarative
C) imperative
D) interrogative
  • 12. What is the BEST choice for the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's barn burned to the ground.
B) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
C) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
D) Fire burned most of the city.
  • 13. What does the cow hope that Daniel will do?
A) become a fireman
B) reward the firemen
C) rebuild the barn
D) throw away his pipe
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
B) He got burned on his finger.
C) Daniel woke up.
D) The hay caught on fire.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He fell asleep.
B) He led the animals out of the barn.
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) to become a problem
B) a heavy object
C) a silly song
D) a pile or large amount
  • 17. Which one of the following words has a prefix?
A) impossible
B) awful
C) instead
D) confusion
  • 18. What part of this story could NOT have really happened?
A) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
B) Half a city burned down.
C) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
D) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
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