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