RDR#6 - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow Speaks Up
  • 1. Who is telling this story?
A) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
B) Mrs. O'Leary
C) Chicago firefighters
D) Daniel Sullivan
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) fantasy
B) nonfiction
C) science fiction
D) fable
  • 3. Why did Daniel Sullivan go to the barn?
A) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
B) He went to feed his mother's cow.
C) He went to get hay for his cattle.
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 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) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
C) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
D) The cows needed milking.
  • 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) business buildings
C) shops
D) houses
  • 8. Where did some of the people go to try to get away from the flames?
A) the grassy meadow
B) the region along the hillside
C) the town square
D) the lake
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
B) The wind blew it out.
C) People began to put out the fire with blankets.
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) frustrated
B) excited
C) angry
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) Fire burned most of the city.
B) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
C) Nobody knew that Daniel really started the fire.
D) Mrs. O'Leary's barn burned to the ground.
  • 13. What does the cow hope that Daniel will do?
A) become a fireman
B) rebuild the barn
C) throw away his pipe
D) reward the firemen
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) The hay caught on fire.
B) Daniel woke up.
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 fell asleep.
B) He fed his mother's cow.
C) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.
D) He led the animals out of the barn.
  • 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) confusion
B) instead
C) impossible
D) awful
  • 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) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
D) Mrs. O'Leary's cow explained how the fire started.
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