A) expository nonfiction B) historical fiction C) science fiction D) realistic fiction
A) The Old West was peaceful and calm. B) Not many women lived in the Old West. C) A cowboy's work was fun and not very hard. D) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls.
A) someone who visited the Old West but never lived there B) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle C) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals D) someone who moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse
A) ranchers B) cowboys C) horses D) women
A) to get to a pasture to graze B) to sell the cattle for profit C) to get to the other side D) to find more water to drink
A) to protect their legs from getting hurt B) to show who the main cowboy was C) to keep their bodies warm D) to keep their bodies cool
A) because they hadn't changed clothes in months B) because clothes were cheap and easy to replace C) because they were tired of wearing them D) because they were so smelly and dirty
A) his boots B) his rope C) his saddle D) his horse
A) riding a horse B) saddling a horse C) using the stars as a map D) roping cattle
A) bridle B) cantle C) blanket D) stirrups
A) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in B) rode a wild horse until it was tamed C) made horses buck up on their back legs D) got rid of wild horses on the ranch
A) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle B) a cowboy or cowgirl C) the blanket that goes under the saddle D) a plant that grows in the ocean
A) The area or tract of land was too large. B) Cowboys were too busy to build fences. C) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence. D) Ranchers couldn't afford materials to build fences.
A) to drive the cattle to market B) to brand the new calves 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 rancher could remember when the calves were born. B) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. C) The young calves followed their mothers. D) The calves looked like their mothers.
A) with a mark painted on the cow's side B) with a tag attached to the cow's ear C) by shaving a symbol into their fur D) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin
A) twenty-five to thirty miles B) twenty to twenty-five miles C) ten to fifteen miles D) fifteen to twenty miles
A) spare saddles and spurs B) wranglers and rustlers C) extra clothes and toothbrushes D) food, cooking utensils, and bedding
A) the remuda B) the forearm C) the point rider D) the foreman
A) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd B) cooked the food for the other cowboys C) guided the horses in the right direction D) managed the spare horses, or the remuda
A) ability to communicate with Native Americans B) skill of breaking wild broncos and making them tame C) excellent tracking skills D) knowledge of the trail
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 didn't get to eat until midnight each night. B) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd. C) The other cowboys picked on them. D) They didn't make much money.
A) Native Americans B) a stampede C) rustlers D) rattlesnakes
A) to share their culture B) to relax after a hard day C) to thank the cookie for a good meal D) to scare the young cowboys
A) They missed their families. B) They liked being cowboys. C) They did not like being cowboys. D) They thought it was scary.
A) on trains B) by plane C) by cattle drive D) in trailers
A) find a girl to go on a date B) eat at a restaurant C) get a hot bath and a shave D) ride home
A) sing trail songs B) show off their skills C) teach people to be cowhands D) show off their animals
A) sand trapping B) cattle roping C) bull riding D) steer wrestling
A) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market. B) Most ranches are very close to railroads. 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 rope C) a hat D) a spur |