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 hay for his cattle.
B) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
C) He went to feed his mother's cow.
D) He went to get a lantern.
  • 4. According to the story, what caused the Great Chicago Fire?
A) Daniel dropped his pipe.
B) The cow knocked over a lantern.
C) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
D) Daniel knocked over a lantern.
  • 5. Why did the animals begin making noises?
A) The cows needed milking.
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) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) from sunrise to sunset
B) just a few hours
C) an entire week
D) two days
  • 7. Which of the following was NOT one of the places mentioned that burned within the city?
A) shops
B) churches
C) houses
D) business buildings
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the lake
B) the town square
C) the grassy meadow
D) the region along the hillside
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) A gentle rain began to fall.
B) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
C) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
D) The wind blew it out.
  • 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) frustrated
C) angry
D) excited
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) interrogative
B) declarative
C) exclamatory
D) imperative
  • 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) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
C) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
D) Fire burned most of the city.
  • 13. What does the cow hope that Daniel will do?
A) rebuild the barn
B) throw away his pipe
C) become a fireman
D) reward the firemen
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) Daniel woke up.
B) The hay caught on fire.
C) He got burned on his finger.
D) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He led the animals out of the barn.
B) He fell asleep.
C) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.
D) He fed his mother's cow.
  • 16. What does the word "heap" mean in paragaph 5?
A) a pile or large amount
B) to become a problem
C) a silly song
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) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
C) Half a city burned down.
D) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
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