Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado

Read this sentence: "Pecos Bill was a tyke when his family headed west." What is a tyke?

• a tricycle

• a strong man

• a small child

• a troublemaker

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of these events could really happen?

• Pecos Bill was four when his family headed west.

• Bill threw a trunk through the roof of a wagon.

• Bill, a small child, loaded heavy furniture.

• Bill was as strong as three bulls.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which part of the story must be fantasy?

• The family reached Texas after weeks of traveling.

• Bill fished in the Pecos River.

• Bill caught a tornado with his lasso.

• All of the above.

Bill was raised by _______________.

• a huge fish

• his parents

• his Aunt Bessie

• a mother coyote

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How old was Bill when Curly Joe found him?

• 4 years old

• 19 years old

• 17 years old

• 20 years old

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What convinced Bill he wasn't a coyote?

• He had no fur.

• He had no tail.

• He couldn't howl.

• He had no clothes.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Why were the outlaws afraid of Bill?

• He had a live rattlesnake around his neck.

• He had no clothes on.

• Bill was tall and tough.

• Curly Joe was protecting him.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which of these events could really happen?

• Bill tamed the horse Widow-Maker by staying on her back for three days and nights.

• Bill lassoed the horns off a toad.

• Bill lassoed a tornado.

• Bill became friends with Curly Joe.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The author uses this tall tale to explain the creation of _____________.

• The Grand Canyon

• The Pained Desert

• Rainbows

• Tornadoes

"Some boys would have dreaded such a long trip, but not Bill. Yee-haw!” he shouted when he heard the news." What is a synonym for dreaded based on the quote from the text?

• enjoyed

• loved

• appreciated

• feared

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4