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