RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Daniel Sullivan
B) Chicago firefighters
C) Mrs. O'Leary
D) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) science fiction
B) nonfiction
C) fable
D) fantasy
  • 3. Why did Daniel Sullivan go to the barn?
A) He went to get hay for his cattle.
B) He went to feed his mother's cow.
C) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
D) He went to get a lantern.
  • 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 knocked over a lantern.
D) Daniel dropped his pipe.
  • 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 hungry and wanted to be fed.
D) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) from sunrise to sunset
B) two days
C) just a few hours
D) an entire week
  • 7. Which of the following was NOT one of the places mentioned that burned within the city?
A) business buildings
B) shops
C) churches
D) houses
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the town square
B) the grassy meadow
C) the region along the hillside
D) the lake
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) The wind blew it out.
B) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
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) frustrated
B) tired
C) angry
D) excited
  • 11. What type of sentence is the very last sentence in this passage?
A) declarative
B) imperative
C) interrogative
D) exclamatory
  • 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) Fire burned most of the city.
D) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
  • 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) Daniel woke up.
C) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
D) He got burned on his finger.
  • 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 heavy object
B) a pile or large amount
C) to become a problem
D) a silly song
  • 17. Which one of the following words has a prefix?
A) confusion
B) awful
C) instead
D) impossible
  • 18. What part of this story could NOT have really happened?
A) Half a city burned down.
B) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
C) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
D) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
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