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