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