RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Mrs. O'Leary
B) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
C) Daniel Sullivan
D) Chicago firefighters
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) nonfiction
B) fable
C) fantasy
D) science fiction
  • 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 get hay for his cattle.
D) He went to feed his mother's cow.
  • 4. According to the story, what caused the Great Chicago Fire?
A) The cow knocked over a lantern.
B) Daniel knocked over a lantern.
C) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
D) Daniel dropped his pipe.
  • 5. Why did the animals begin making noises?
A) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
B) They tried to warn Daniel that Mrs. O'Leary was coming out to the barn.
C) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
D) The cows needed milking.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) an entire week
B) just a few hours
C) two days
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) business buildings
C) shops
D) houses
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the lake
B) the region along the hillside
C) the town square
D) the grassy meadow
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) The wind blew it out.
B) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
C) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
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) angry
B) tired
C) excited
D) frustrated
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) exclamatory
B) interrogative
C) imperative
D) declarative
  • 12. What is the BEST choice for the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
A) Fire burned most of the city.
B) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
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) throw away his pipe
C) rebuild the barn
D) reward the firemen
  • 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) The hay caught on fire.
D) Daniel woke up.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He fed his mother's cow.
B) He fell asleep.
C) He led the animals out of the barn.
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) to become a problem
D) a pile or large amount
  • 17. Which one of the following words has a prefix?
A) instead
B) confusion
C) impossible
D) awful
  • 18. What part of this story could NOT have really happened?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
B) Half a city burned down.
C) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
D) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
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