A) realistic fiction B) expository nonfiction C) historical 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 moves cattle from place to place riding on a horse B) someone who visited the Old West but never lived there C) someone who wore a cowboy hat and bought cattle D) someone who owns large tracts of land where they raise animals
A) ranchers B) cowboys C) horses D) women
A) to sell the cattle for profit B) to get to the other side C) to find more water to drink D) to get to a pasture to graze
A) to protect their legs from getting hurt B) to show who the main cowboy was C) to keep their bodies cool D) to keep their bodies warm
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 horse C) his saddle D) his boots
A) using the stars as a map B) riding a horse C) saddling a horse D) roping cattle
A) blanket B) bridle C) stirrups D) cantle
A) fixed corrals for wild horses to stay in B) made horses buck up on their back legs C) got rid of wild horses on the ranch D) rode a wild horse until it was tamed
A) a plant that grows in the ocean B) a cowboy or cowgirl C) a fenced-in area for keeping horses or cattle 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) The area or tract of land was too large. D) There wasn't enough wood to build a fence.
A) to return cattle that belonged to other ranchers B) to brand the new calves C) to count the herd D) to drive the cattle to market
A) bronco busters B) wranglers C) hustlers D) rustlers
A) The rancher could remember when the calves were born. B) The young calves followed their mothers. C) The rancher had pictures of all of his calves. D) The calves looked like their mothers.
A) with a mark painted on the cow's side B) by shaving a symbol into their fur C) with a tag attached to the cow's ear D) with a hot iron that burned a symbol into its skin
A) ten to fifteen miles B) twenty-five to thirty miles C) fifteen to twenty miles D) twenty to twenty-five miles
A) extra clothes and toothbrushes B) spare saddles and spurs C) wranglers and rustlers D) food, cooking utensils, and bedding
A) the forearm B) the foreman C) the point rider D) the remuda
A) cooked the food for the other cowboys B) managed the spare horses, or the remuda 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) skill of breaking wild broncos and making them tame C) excellent tracking skills D) knowledge of the trail
A) picking out the best cattle to sell at market B) reporting to the rancher C) holding the lariats for other cowboys D) keeping cattle within the herd
A) They didn't get to eat until midnight each night. B) They had to ride through the thick dust behind the herd. C) They didn't make much money. D) The other cowboys picked on them.
A) a stampede B) Native Americans C) rattlesnakes D) rustlers
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 thought it was scary. B) They liked being cowboys. 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) ride home B) eat at a restaurant C) find a girl to go on a date D) get a hot bath and a shave
A) teach people to be cowhands B) show off their animals C) sing trail songs D) show off their skills
A) sand trapping B) cattle roping C) bull riding D) steer wrestling
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) True B) False
A) a rope B) a ranch C) a spur D) a hat |