Yippe-Yay! Comprehension
  • 1. According to the selection, the main reason there were so few cowgirls in the Old West is because _____.
A) cowgirls did not practice finding horses
B) girls were too busy raising crops
C) the work was considered too harsh for girls
D) the cattle were not used to being controlled by girls
  • 2. From the 1860s to 1890s is considered in the Old West to be the ear of _______.
A) poor and undeveloped ranches
B) short cattle drives to nearby railroads
C) the American cowgirl
D) the American cowboy
  • 3. In order to work, a cowhand had to own _______.
A) a hat
B) a saddle
C) a corral
D) spurs
  • 4. What was a cowhand's most important skill?
A) riding horses
B) busting horses
C) branding cattle
D) roping cattle
  • 5. After cowhands rounded up the cattle, the next thing they did was _______.
A) brand the calves
B) lasso the calves
C) brand the herd
D) count the herd
  • 6. Cowhands did not brand calves until after roundup because calves ______.
A) were kept in a pen
B) would cause a stampede
C) were too wild
D) followed their mothers
  • 7. Which group would wrangler, cookie, and flank rider belong to?
A) clothing that cowhands wear
B) kinds of brands
C) jobs on a trail drive
D) events at a rodeo
  • 8. The drag position was the worst job because cowboys ______.
A) worked in the dust at the back of the herd
B) had to keep the herd moving
C) dragged the wagon full of food
D) had to ride longer than other cowhands
  • 9. What was the reason for a trail drive?
A) to keep the cattle from losing weight
B) to keep the cattle from different ranches apart
C) to move the herd to a different place for grazing
D) to take the herd to a railroad station to be sold
  • 10. There are no long cattle drives today because _______.
A) there aren't enough cowhands to do the work
B) railroads are close to the ranches
C) the ranchers don't have to move their cattle
D) houses have been built on the trails
  • 11. What job do cowhands do today in a different way?
A) rounding up stray cattle
B) roping steers
C) riding horseback
D) branding calves
  • 12. Why did the author write this book?
A) to explain that few girls were cowhands in the Wild West
B) to tell how exciting it is to be a cowhand
C) to convince people to become cowboys and cowgirls
D) to describe a cowhand's life in the late 1800s
  • 13. Ranchers didn't have fences around all their land. Why not?
  • 14. Cattle from different ranches mixed together on the range. Explain how ranchers made sure they could identify their own cattle, including new calves.
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