Howdy, Big Tex

Howdy, Big Tex

Multiple Choice

Which word in paragraph 9 best helps the reader understand the meaning of carved?

• light

• shape

• face

• layers

Multiple Choice

With which stament about the first Big Tex would the author most likely agree?

• He was short

• He talked too much.

• He was not very popular.

• He did not seem real.

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of the selection?

• Big Tex came to the Texas State Fair in 1952. The fair president thought he would be a good symbol for the fair. In 1953 he could smile and speak, and by 2000 he could even wave at fair visitors.

• Big Tex is a very large cowboy that is not real but looks like he is. He can talk, wave, smile, and point the way for people at the fair. A man named Snell decided to build a new Big Tex for the fair.

• Anyone who goes to the Texas state fair can describe Big Tex. Big Tex first became a symbol of the fair in 1952. He could smile, and his mouth could move so he could talk.

• A giant cowboy named Big Tex stands at the front of the Texas State Fair. He smiles, waves, and greets visitors. After the first Big Tex burned in a fire, a more lifelike Big Tex was build to take his place.

Multiple Choice

Which idea from the selection is supported by the photograph?

• Big Texas has a special area where he stands at the fair.

• Big Tex can wink at visitors as he welcomes them.

• Big Tex can move more now than in the past.

• Big Tex has been around for more than 50 years.

Multiple Choice

What is the most likley reason the author inducled paragaphs 7 throught 9?

• To explain why Snell though another Big Tex was needed.

• To descirbe the plan Snell and his workers followed to build a new Big Tex

• To prove that Snells new Big Tex is better than the first one.

• To compare Snell's drawings of Big Tex to the real Big Tex.

Multiple Choice

Which text feature in the selection best helps the reader understand where to find details about the first Big Tex?

• The title of the selection

• The caption for the photograph

• The section title "Big Tex in the beginning

• The section title "Big Tex Gets Bigger"

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 4, what does prerecorded mean?

• Record in part

• Recorded next.

• Recorded without.

• Recorded before.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best shows that the makers of the new Big Tex hoped to keep a probleim from happening again?

• Overall, the new Big Tex would be more lifelike. (paragraph 7)

• In fact, they used a secret code for Big Tex in emails that would not burn easily. (paragraph 8/)

• The workers were careful to use materials that would not burn easily. (paragraph 9_

• His steel-frame body was taken to a clothing factory. (paragraph 10.

Multiple Choice

Read the diagram.

Which sentence completes the diagram?

• Snell's workers got hungry from working so much.

• Snell's workers wanted to keep their work a secret from others.

• Snell's workers wanted to surprise Snell.

• Snell's workers helped to plan new foods for the fair.