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
D) Mrs. O'Leary's cow
  • 2. Which of the following is the genre of this story?
A) science fiction
B) nonfiction
C) fantasy
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 hay for his cattle.
C) He went to get a lantern.
D) Daniel lived in the hay loft in the barn.
  • 4. According to the story, what caused the Great Chicago Fire?
A) Mrs. O'Leary dropped a match on the hay.
B) Daniel knocked over a lantern.
C) The cow 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) They were trying to wake Daniel up.
C) The cows needed milking.
D) They were hungry and wanted to be fed.
  • 6. How long did the fire last?
A) an entire week
B) from sunrise to sunset
C) two days
D) just a few hours
  • 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 lake
B) the town square
C) the grassy meadow
D) the region along the hillside
  • 9. What caused the fire to finally stop?
A) The horses trampled the fire with their hooves.
B) A gentle rain began to fall.
C) The wind blew it out.
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) exclamatory
D) interrogative
  • 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) The fire from Daniel's pipe caught the hay on fire.
D) Fire burned most of the city.
  • 13. What does the cow hope that Daniel will do?
A) rebuild the barn
B) reward the firemen
C) throw away his pipe
D) become a fireman
  • 14. What happened right after Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) The hay caught on fire.
B) Mrs. O'Leary came into the barn and found it for him.
C) He got burned on his finger.
D) Daniel woke up.
  • 15. What happened right before Daniel dropped his pipe?
A) He led the animals out of the barn.
B) He fed his mother's cow.
C) He fell asleep.
D) A fire began to spread throughtout the barn.
  • 16. What does the word "heap" mean in paragaph 5?
A) a pile or large amount
B) a silly song
C) to become a problem
D) a heavy object
  • 17. Which one of the following words has a prefix?
A) impossible
B) instead
C) confusion
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) Daniel smoked inside the barn.
D) People blamed the cow for setting the city on fire.
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