A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) science fiction D) expository nonfiction
A) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls. B) The Old West was peaceful and calm. C) Not many women lived in the Old West. D) A cowboy's work was fun and not very hard.
A) someone who moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse B) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals C) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle 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 find more water to drink C) to sell the cattle for profit D) to get to a pasture to graze
A) to keep their bodies cool B) to show who the main cowboy was C) to keep their bodies warm 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 boots B) his horse C) his saddle D) his rope
A) saddling a horse B) riding a horse C) using the stars as a map D) roping cattle
A) cantle B) bridle C) stirrups D) blanket
A) got rid of wild horses on the ranch B) rode a wild horse until it was tamed C) made horses buck up on their back legs D) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in
A) the blanket that goes under the saddle B) a plant that grows in the ocean C) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle D) a cowboy or cowgirl
A) The area or tract of land was too large. B) Ranchers couldn't afford materials to build fences. C) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence. D) Cowboys were too busy to build fences.
A) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers B) to drive the cattle to market C) to brand the new calves D) to count the herd
A) wranglers B) bronco busters C) rustlers D) hustlers
A) The rancher could remember when the calves were born. B) The calves looked like their mothers. C) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. D) The young calves followed their mothers.
A) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin B) with a mark painted on the cow's side C) with a tag attached to the cow's ear D) by shaving a symbol into their fur
A) twenty to twenty-five miles B) fifteen to twenty miles C) ten to fifteen miles D) twenty-five to thirty miles
A) food, cooking utensils, and bedding B) spare saddles and spurs C) wranglers and rustlers D) extra clothes and toothbrushes
A) the remuda B) the point rider C) the forearm D) the foreman
A) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd B) managed the spare horses, or the remuda C) cooked the food for the other cowboys D) guided the horses in the right direction
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) keeping cattle within the herd B) picking out the best cattle to sell at market C) reporting to the rancher D) holding the lariats for other cowboys
A) They didn't make much money. B) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night. C) The other cowboys picked on them. D) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd.
A) rustlers B) rattlesnakes C) Native Americans D) a stampede
A) to scare the young cowboys B) to relax after a hard day C) to share their culture D) to thank the cookie for a good meal
A) They thought it was scary. B) They did not like being cowboys. C) They missed their families. D) They liked being cowboys.
A) by cattle drive B) by plane C) on trains D) in trailers
A) ride home B) eat at a restaurant C) find a girl to go on a date D) get a hot bath and a shave
A) teach people to be cowhands B) show off their skills C) show off their animals D) sing trail songs
A) sand trapping B) steer wrestling C) bull riding D) cattle roping
A) Most ranches are very close to railroads. B) People no longer use cattle for food. C) Computers take the cattle on the trail now. D) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market.
A) False B) True
A) a hat B) a rope C) a spur D) a ranch |