A) expository nonfiction B) science fiction C) historical fiction D) realistic fiction
A) Not many women lived in the Old West. B) A cowboy's work was fun and not very hard. C) The Old West was peaceful and calm. D) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls.
A) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle B) someone who moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse C) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals D) someone who visited the Old West but never lived there
A) cowboys B) women C) horses D) ranchers
A) to get to a pasture to graze B) to sell the cattle for profit C) to find more water to drink D) to get to the other side
A) to show who the main cowboy was B) to protect their legs from getting hurt C) to keep their bodies cool D) to keep their bodies warm
A) because they were tired of wearing them B) because clothes were cheap and easy to replace C) because they were so smelly and dirty D) because they hadn't changed clothes in months
A) his rope B) his horse C) his saddle D) his boots
A) using the stars as a map B) riding a horse C) saddling a horse D) roping cattle
A) stirrups B) cantle C) bridle D) blanket
A) made horses buck up on their back legs B) rode a wild horse until it was tamed C) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in D) got rid of wild horses on the ranch
A) the blanket that goes under the saddle B) a plant that grows in the ocean C) a cowboy or cowgirl D) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle
A) Ranchers couldn't afford materials to build fences. B) Cowboys were too busy to build fences. C) The area or tract of land was too large. D) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence.
A) to brand the new calves B) to drive the cattle to market C) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers D) to count the herd
A) rustlers B) wranglers C) bronco busters D) hustlers
A) The young calves followed their mothers. B) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. C) The calves looked like their mothers. D) The rancher could remember when the calves were born.
A) by shaving a symbol into their fur B) with a mark painted on the cow's side C) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin D) with a tag attached to the cow's ear
A) twenty to twenty-five miles B) fifteen to twenty miles C) twenty-five to thirty miles D) ten to fifteen miles
A) wranglers and rustlers B) food, cooking utensils, and bedding C) extra clothes and toothbrushes D) spare saddles and spurs
A) the remuda B) the foreman C) the point rider D) the forearm
A) guided the horses in the right direction B) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd C) cooked the food for the other cowboys D) managed the spare horses, or the remuda
A) knowledge of the trail B) skill of breaking wild broncos and making them tame C) ability to communicate with Native Americans D) excellent tracking skills
A) keeping cattle within the herd B) reporting to the rancher C) picking out the best cattle to sell at market D) holding the lariats for other cowboys
A) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd. B) The other cowboys picked on them. C) They didn't make much money. D) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night.
A) rustlers B) a stampede C) rattlesnakes D) Native Americans
A) to scare the young cowboys B) to share their culture C) to thank the cookie for a good meal D) to relax after a hard day
A) They thought it was scary. B) They liked being cowboys. C) They did not like being cowboys. D) They missed their families.
A) by plane B) on trains C) in trailers D) by cattle drive
A) get a hot bath and a shave B) find a girl to go on a date C) ride home D) eat at a restaurant
A) show off their skills B) teach people to be cowhands C) show off their animals D) sing trail songs
A) bull riding B) steer wrestling C) sand trapping D) cattle roping
A) Most ranches are very close to railroads. B) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market. C) People no longer use cattle for food. D) Computers take the cattle on the trail now.
A) False B) True
A) a ranch B) a hat C) a rope D) a spur |