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