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