L23: "Vaqueros"

L23: "Vaqueros"

The first batch of questions is vocabulary related.

Multiple Choice

Which word below fits the following definition the best?

"succeeded; thrived"

• prospered

• sprawling

• dominated

• decline

Multiple Choice

Which word below fits the following definition the best?

"spread out over a wide area"

• extending

• dominated

• sprawling

• prospered

Multiple Choice

Which word below fits the following definition the best?

"a lowering or fall in the number, amount, or value of something"

• dominated

• hostile

• decline

• residents

Multiple Choice

Which word below fits the following definition the best?

"to know and be familiar with something or someone"

• aquainted

• dominated

• acknowledged

• flourished

Comprehension: "Vaqueros"

The following questions involve the text and graphic features found in the Informational Text, "Vaqueros: The First Cowboys"

Multiple Choice

Which animal did Coronado introduce to the American Southwest?

• mountain goats

• longhorn cattle

• pot-bellied pigs

• wild horses

Multiple Choice

How is the cowboy movie poster different from the other illustrations in the article?

• It shows cowboys as hard workers

• It contains several different colors

• It is a less realistic portrayal of cowboys

• It provides useful facts about the American Southwest.

Multiple Choice

The map of New Spain makes it easy to see...

• how California got its name

• the large size of the new territory

• how many countries are in South America

• when Coronado claimed the region of Texas

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that vaqueros no longer needed to ride the wide-open spaces after the Civil War?

• Freed slaves and young men from the East became cowboys.

• Ranches were reduced in size and had smaller herds of cattle

• Barbed wire allowed ranchers to keep their cattle in fenced pastures

• Railroads were used to transport cattle to markets in eastern and western cities.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the sentences below?

"There's never been a horse that can't be rode. There's never been a cowman who hasn't been throwed."

• Cowboys are braver than their horses

• Sometimes cowboys have to accept defeat

• Both horses and cowboys are tough and determined.

• It takes years of training to become a cowboy.

Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs

The final questions deal with easily confused verbs reviewed by "Fling Your Teacher!"

Multiple Choice

Which word fits best?

When _____ I leave the house for dinner at my friend's house?

• may

• can

Multiple Choice

Which word fits best?

If you _____ the table for me before dinner, I will clear the table for you in trade.

• set

• sit

Multiple Choice

Which word fits best?

The water will _____ above the river's bank if we get much more rain.

• rise

• raise

Multiple Choice

Which word fits best?

Please _____ the book on the table for me to pic up to pick up in a moment. *Do not use set.

• lay

• lie