Texas Studies Weekly - Week 25

Answer this question after reading the article "On the Texas Range."

In paragraph 3, what does it mean to "round up the cattle"?

• selling cows

• gathering cows

• marking cows

• moving cows

Answer this question after reading the article "On the Texas Range."

What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

• how people near the Mississippi wanted to buy cattle

• why longhorns are good to eat

• how longhorn cattle were raised and sold by Texans

• why longhorn cattle grow big and strong in Texas

Answer this question after reading the article "On the Texas Range."

The reader can tell that after the Civil War the cattle industry probably—

• brought a lot of money to the state of Texas

• was not as popular as before the war

• was not a way people earned money

• was an easy job for people who did not like to work hard

Answer this question after reading the article "Ranching and a Changing Frontier."

Look at the chart below. Use it to answer the question.

Which idea belongs in the empty box?

• worked day to day on the ranch

• took cattle to be sold at a market

• cooked for the cowboys and wranglers

• used money they made to buy more cattle

Answer this question after reading the article "Ranching and a Changing Frontier."

Why did most ranches in Texas have supplies and food to last for long periods of time?

• Ranch workers liked to cook all their own food.

• The ranches were located many miles from the nearest town.

• Food would not grow on the plains and prairies near the ranches.

• Water pumped from wells could not be used to grow crops.

Answer this question after reading the article "Ranching and a Changing Frontier."

Why were horses so important to cowboys on a trail drive?

• Horses provided the cowboys with fast transportation.

• Horses were also sold at market along with the cattle.

• Horses were trained to help keep the cattle under control.

• Horses could go long distances without food or water.

Answer this question after reading the article "Ranching and a Changing Frontier."

The reader can tell that barbed wire fencing

• was too expensive for most farmers to buy

• should have been against the law

• caused the death of many wild animals

• improved both ranching and farming

Answer question 8 after reading the article "Lizzie Johnson Williams: The Texas Cattle Queen."

From what the reader learns about Lizzie Johnson Williams, which of the following would she probably NOT do?

• use her money to purchase a new dress

• ride with a cowboy down a dusty cattle trail

• ask a fellow rancher to buy and sell her cattle at market

• buy a ranch in a foreign country

When solving a problem, what should you do just before you choose a solution?

• identify the problem

• gather information

• consider each option

• think about the results

What job did Lizzie Johnson prove that women could do while her brother was fighting in the Civil War?

• drilling for oil

• being the mayor of a large town

• running a cattle drive

• owning a factory