The Horned Toad Prince

The cattle grazed on the prairie.

• desert

• plain

• ledge

• coast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Cowboys lassoed the horses.

• fed with buckets

• herded with dogs

• caught with ropes

• protected with fences

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The dry riverbed was covered with rocks.

• side of a cliff

• top of a mountain

• trail through a forest

• channel for water

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Please do this favor for me.

• dull chore

• kind act

• difficult activity

• magic trick

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

I hope you're not offended.

• upset

• surprised

• frightened

• unkind

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Erika shrieked when she heard the news.

• fainted

• screamed

• danced

• giggled

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The students made a bargain.

• mistake

• display

• deal

• mess

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

Why did the author describe how Reba Jo liked to spend her time?

• to persuade the reader to take up roping

• to give information about how to use a lasso

• to introduce an unusual character

• to tell the reader about the dangers of an arroyo

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

Reba Jo said she would "be in a peck of trouble" when her father found out she had been near the riverbed. What does "a peck" mean?

• a basket full

• the usual type

• a large amount

• the worst kind

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

At first, Reba Jo wanted to stay near the riverbed to...

• lasso a vulture

• find a talking horned toad

• get her hat

• practice riding her horse

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1