A) realistic fiction B) science fiction C) expository nonfiction D) historical fiction
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) ranchers B) horses C) cowboys D) women
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 protect their legs from getting hurt B) to keep their bodies warm C) to keep their bodies cool D) to show who the main cowboy was
A) because clothes were cheap and easy to replace B) because they were so smelly and dirty C) because they hadn't changed clothes in months D) because they were tired of wearing them
A) his boots B) his rope C) his saddle D) his horse
A) roping cattle B) using the stars as a map C) saddling a horse D) riding a horse
A) bridle B) blanket C) stirrups D) cantle
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) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle B) the blanket that goes under the saddle C) a plant that grows in the ocean D) a cowboy or cowgirl
A) Cowboys were too busy to build fences. B) Ranchers couldn't afford materials 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 brand the new calves D) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers
A) wranglers B) hustlers C) rustlers D) bronco busters
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) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin C) with a mark painted on the cow's side D) by shaving a symbol into their fur
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) extra clothes and toothbrushes C) wranglers and rustlers D) spare saddles and spurs
A) the foreman B) the forearm C) the remuda D) the point rider
A) guided the horses in the right direction B) cooked the food for the other cowboys C) managed the spare horses, or the remuda D) lassoed the cattle who got away from the herd
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) reporting to the rancher B) picking out the best cattle to sell at market C) keeping cattle within the herd D) holding the lariats for other cowboys
A) The other cowboys picked on them. B) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night. C) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd. D) They didn't make much money.
A) a stampede B) rattlesnakes C) Native Americans D) rustlers
A) to scare the young cowboys B) to relax after a hard day C) to share their culture D) to thank the cookie for a good meal
A) They liked being cowboys. B) They thought it was scary. C) They missed their families. D) They did not like being cowboys.
A) by plane B) on trains C) by cattle drive D) in trailers
A) find a girl to go on a date B) ride home C) eat at a restaurant D) get a hot bath and a shave
A) sing trail songs B) show off their skills C) teach people to be cowhands D) show off their animals
A) cattle roping B) bull riding C) sand trapping D) steer wrestling
A) Robot cowboys transport the cattle to market. B) People no longer use cattle for food. C) Most ranches are very close to railroads. 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 |