CBAS Practice

How are the flea and Pecos Bill alike?

• They win a contest

• They are the best at what they do

• They sing a song at the end of the stories

• they get to live in a special place

How are the flea and Pecos Bill different

• Only the flea does something everyone else is afraid to try

• Only Pecos Bill learns how to do something by asking a friend for help.

• Only the flea thinks he may not be able to do what he wants to do

• Only Pecos Bill gets a prize for being able to do something others cannot.

Which sentence shows you how great a rider Pecos Bill is?

• "Pecos Bill was far from his home in Texas when he decided to do this, in the state of Kansas."

• "He sat and waited and watched for a big tornado to come through."

• "Off in the distance, a funnel cloud began to form."

• "Pecos Bill hung on till he was all the way to Texas!"

"Finally, the tornado lost speed, and Pecos Bill stepped off that tornado like he was taking a walk in the park."

• Pecos Bill got off the tornado and went to the park

• Pecos Bill stepped off the tornado easily

• The tornado died out at a park in the Grand Canyon

• Riding the tornado made Pecos Bill tired.

Why does Pecos Bill sit down with his friend?

• to wait for a big tornado to ride

• to watch tornadoes go by

• to wait for their horses to come back

• to talk about their next adventure

Which is another way to say "tornado"?

• 'ole

• dang-tootin'

• yonder

• funnel cloud

Which best describes Pecos Bill?

• likes adventure

• homesick

• not very smart

• healthy

Who is the speaker in this poem

• a wolf

• a dog owner

• the reader

What does "mighty" most likely mean?

• full of power

• scared

• good-looking

• eager

Which word best completes the sentence?

• scenes

• stanzas

• chapters