A Kid on a Cow

This news story is mostly about

• Horses

• Regina Mayer

• Germany

• Regina's parents

To groom an animal is to _______.

• Ride on it

• Call for it

• Care for it

• Run from it

Think about the news story. Someday, Regina will likely ______.

• Leave Germany

• Lose Luna

• Ride a horse

• Sell Luna

Which of these is an opinion?

• Regina Mayer lives in Germany.

• Cows are very fun to ride.

• Regina Mayer is 15.

• Luna is a cow.

The news story says that Regina Mayer is happy riding Luna. Which must mean the opposite of happy?

• Sad

• Smart

• Light

• New

Which best retells the news story?

• A girl is 15 and lives in Germany

• A girl trained a cow so that she can ride it.

• A girl wants her parents to let her have a horse.

• A girl taught a cow to wear a halter.

The news story says:

Mayer still wants a horse. Until then, she's happy riding Luna.

This helps the reader to know _______.

• Regina Mayer is a resourceful girl.

• Regina Mayer likes to groom and pet Luna.

• Regina Mayer is a good trainer.

• Regina Mayer has not given up on getting a horse.

Look at these words from the news story. Which have almost the same meaning?

• Learn and hope

• Groom and spend

• Wear and ride

• Taught and trained

Let's say you are retelling this news story. It is most important to say that _______.

• Regina Mayer learned to ride a cow.

• Regina Mayer lives in Germany.

• Regina pets Luna.

• Regina grooms Luna.

The news story says:

Mayer spent hours training Luna. She taught Luna to wear a halter. She taught Luna commands like "go," "stand," and "gallop." She taught Luna to jump.

Why are these sentences in the news story? They help the reader to know _______.

• When Regina and Luna spend time together

• Where Regina trained Luna

• What Regina taught Luna to do

• Why Regina's parents did not let her have a horse