A) historical fiction B) realistic fiction C) science fiction D) expository nonfiction
A) The Old West was peaceful and calm. B) Not many women lived in the Old West. C) There were lots of cowboys and cowgirls. 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 visited the Old West but never lived there C) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals D) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle
A) horses B) women C) cowboys D) ranchers
A) to sell the cattle for profit B) to get to a pasture to graze C) to find more water to drink D) to get to the other side
A) to keep their bodies warm B) to keep their bodies cool C) to show who the main cowboy was D) to protect their legs from getting hurt
A) because they were tired of wearing them B) because clothes were cheap and easy to replace C) because they hadn't changed clothes in months D) because they were so smelly and dirty
A) his saddle B) his boots C) his horse D) his rope
A) roping cattle B) riding a horse C) using the stars as a map D) saddling a horse
A) bridle B) blanket C) cantle D) stirrups
A) rode a wild horse until it was tamed B) got rid of wild horses on the ranch C) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in D) made horses buck up on their back legs
A) a plant that grows in the ocean B) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle C) the blanket that goes under the saddle D) a cowboy or cowgirl
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 drive the cattle to market B) to count the herd C) to brand the new calves D) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers
A) bronco busters B) wranglers C) rustlers D) hustlers
A) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. B) The rancher could remember when the calves were born. 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) by shaving a symbol into their fur C) with a tag attached to the cow's ear 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) extra clothes and toothbrushes B) wranglers and rustlers C) food, cooking utensils, and bedding D) spare saddles and spurs
A) the point rider B) the foreman C) the remuda D) the forearm
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
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) picking out the best cattle to sell at market B) keeping cattle within the herd C) holding the lariats for other cowboys D) reporting to the rancher
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) Native Americans B) a stampede C) rattlesnakes D) rustlers
A) to relax after a hard day B) to scare the young cowboys C) to share their culture D) to thank the cookie for a good meal
A) They liked being cowboys. B) They missed their families. C) They did not like being cowboys. D) They thought it was scary.
A) on trains B) by cattle drive C) in trailers D) by plane
A) eat at a restaurant B) get a hot bath and a shave C) ride home D) find a girl to go on a date
A) teach people to be cowhands B) show off their skills C) sing trail songs D) show off their animals
A) steer wrestling B) cattle roping C) bull riding D) sand trapping
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 ranch D) a spur |