Yippee-Yay! Test
  • 1. What is the genre of "Yippee-Yay"?
A) expository nonfiction
B) science fiction
C) realistic fiction
D) historical fiction
  • 2. Which of the following statements is true about the Old West?
A) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls.
B) A cowboy's work was fun and not very hard.
C) Not many women lived in the Old West.
D) The Old West was peaceful and calm.
  • 3. What is a rancher?
A) someone who visited the Old West but never lived there
B) someone who moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse
C) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle
D) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals
  • 4. Who was responsible for tending the cattle?
A) horses
B) ranchers
C) women
D) cowboys
  • 5. What was the main purpose for the cattle drive from Texas to railhead towns?
A) to find more water to drink
B) to get to the other side
C) to sell the cattle for profit
D) to get to a pasture to graze
  • 6. Cowboys wore leather chaps over their pants. Why did they wear chaps?
A) to protect their legs from getting hurt
B) to keep their bodies warm
C) to keep their bodies cool
D) to show who the main cowboy was
  • 7. Why did the author say cowboys often burned their clothes after a long cattle drive?
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
  • 8. What was a cowboy's most prized possession?
A) his rope
B) his saddle
C) his boots
D) his horse
  • 9. What was the most difficult skill for a cowboy to learn?
A) riding a horse
B) saddling a horse
C) roping cattle
D) using the stars as a map
  • 10. Which of the following was used to guide the cowboy's horse?
A) cantle
B) stirrups
C) bridle
D) blanket
  • 11. What did a broncobuster do in the Old West?
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
  • 12. What is a corral?
A) the blanket that goes under the saddle
B) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle
C) a cowboy or cowgirl
D) a plant that grows in the ocean
  • 13. "Ranchers were unable to fence in the entire boundary of their many acres of land." Why do you think this was?
A) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence.
B) The area or tract of land was too large.
C) Ranchers couldn't afford materials to build fences.
D) Cowboys were too busy to build fences.
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a reason ranchers rounded up all of the cattle once or twice a year?
A) to count the herd
B) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers
C) to drive the cattle to market
D) to brand the new calves
  • 15. What were cowboys who stole cattle from other ranchers called?
A) wranglers
B) hustlers
C) bronco busters
D) rustlers
  • 16. Why did the author say calves were easy to identify?
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.
  • 17. How was a cow branded?
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
  • 18. About how far could a cowboy drive a herd of cattle each day?
A) twenty-five to thirty miles
B) ten to fifteen miles
C) twenty to twenty-five miles
D) fifteen to twenty miles
  • 19. What did the chuck wagon carry on a trail drive?
A) food, cooking utensils, and bedding
B) wranglers and rustlers
C) spare saddles and spurs
D) extra clothes and toothbrushes
  • 20. What was another name for the trail boss, the cowboy who rode at the front of the herd?
A) the point rider
B) the forearm
C) the remuda
D) the foreman
  • 21. What did the wrangler do on a trail ride?
A) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd
B) guided the horses in the right direction
C) managed the spare horses, or the remuda
D) cooked the food for the other cowboys
  • 22. Which of the following is NOT an important skill of the trail boss?
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
  • 23. What was the job of the flank riders?
A) reporting to the rancher
B) picking out the best cattle to sell at market
C) holding the lariats for other cowboys
D) keeping cattle within the herd
  • 24. Why was the job of the drag cowboys considered the worst of all?
A) They didn't make much money.
B) The other cowboys picked on them.
C) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd.
D) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night.
  • 25. What did the cowboys fear the most?
A) Native Americans
B) rustlers
C) a stampede
D) rattlesnakes
  • 26. Why did the cowboys tell stories and sing songs after dinner?
A) to scare the young cowboys
B) to thank the cookie for a good meal
C) to relax after a hard day
D) to share their culture
  • 27. How do you think the cowboys felt about their lives from reading or hearing the song, "Home on the Range?"
A) They liked being cowboys.
B) They missed their families.
C) They did not like being cowboys.
D) They thought it was scary.
  • 28. How would cattle get to the east?
A) in trailers
B) by plane
C) by cattle drive
D) on trains
  • 29. What was the first thing a cowboy did after dropping off the steer in town?
A) find a girl to go on a date
B) eat at a restaurant
C) ride home
D) get a hot bath and a shave
  • 30. What do cowboys and cowgirls do at a rodeo?
A) show off their skills
B) show off their animals
C) teach people to be cowhands
D) sing trail songs
  • 31. Which of the following is not a rodeo event?
A) cattle roping
B) sand trapping
C) steer wrestling
D) bull riding
  • 32. Why do cowboys not have to take cattle on long drives anymore?
A) People no longer use cattle for food.
B) Most ranches are very close to railroads.
C) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market.
D) Computers take the cattle on the trail now.
  • 33. Cowboys and cowgirls today still use the skills of roping, branding, and riding horseback.
A) True
B) False
  • 34. What is a lariat?
A) a ranch
B) a rope
C) a spur
D) a hat
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