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