Wordly Wise Lesson 7

It seems more important for cowboy movies to be exciting than for them to be truthful. Nobody wants to sit through a(n) _______________ western.

• monotonous

• ravenous

• realistic

• punctuation

The ringing of the dinner bell called the trail riders to the chuck wagon. To a(n) ________________ cowboy the sound was sweet music.

• constant

• origin

• ravenous

• hardy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

At night, the cowboys hoped that nothing exciting would happen. They knew that a(n) ____________ could be stared by any sudden noise or by a flash of lightning.

• brawl

• mediocre

• soothe

• stampede

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Cowboy songs had a practical purpose. Sung softly, they could _____________ cattle that were becoming restless.

• soothe

• origin

• veteran

• exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The truth is that life on the range was often dull. Despite this, moviegoers were led to believe that action-packed adventures were a(n) _______________ part of cowboy life.

• monotonous

• constant

• casual

• mediocre

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Early western movies usually showed the Native Americans as the "bad guys." At the time, movie makers had only a(n) ____________ interest in telling the truth about Native Americans.

• ravenous

• excelled

• casual

• hardy

The first real cowboys were called vaqueros. They spoke Spanish because their country of ____________ was Mexico.

• brawl

• exhausted

• stampede

• origin

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Lots of soldiers who had fought in the Civil War were without jobs. The most ________________ course of action for many was to go west and become cowboys.

• realistic

• origin

• monotonous

• ravenous

Many cowboys were uneducated and were unable to read or write. Such things as spelling and ___________ were unknown.

• constant

• punctuation

• hardy

• brawl

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Important skills for a cowboy were riding and roping. Those who ___________ at these activities could earn extra money at rodeos.

• punctuation

• brawl

• casual

• excelled

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E