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The Saga of Pecos Bill

Authored by Amanda Bissonnette

English

3rd Grade

CCSS covered

Used 204+ times

The Saga of Pecos Bill
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence best tells how the beginning of the play helps the reader understand the rest of the play?

It tells how big the state of Texas is.

It tells what made Pecos Bill an unusual child.

It tells why people used to move West a long time ago.

It tells how Ma and Pa kept forgetting their children's names.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ma and Pa could not afford a teddy bear. What does afford mean?

sell

make

find

pay for

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since Ma and Pa couldn't afford a teddy bear, what did Pecos Bill do?

He wrestled a coyote and used it as a teddy bear.

He wrestled a mountain lion and used it as a teddy bear.

He wrestled a grizzly bear and used it as a teddy bear.

He wrestled a snake and used it as a teddy bear.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Cowboy 1 surprised when he first saw Pecos Bill drinking at the river?

Pecos Bill was acting like a coyote.

Pecos Bill was fighting a grizzly bear.

Pecos Bill was riding a mountain lion.

Pecos Bill was acting like a snake.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

He ends a drought.

He watches their cows.

He gets rid of the trees.

He protects them from animals.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Pecos Bill's fight with a tornado important?

It explains why cowboys carry rope.

It tells how Pecos Bill became a cowboy.

It tells how big tornadoes used to be.

It explains why there are wide open spaces across Texas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the tornado reached the Pacific Ocean, it was nothing but _________.

a little bitty puff of water

a little bitty puff of wind

a little bitty puff of dust

a little bitty puff of rain

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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