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