The Saga of Pecos Bill

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.5

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

• sell

• make

• find

• pay for

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

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

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

How are the narrators different from the rest of the characters in the play?

• The narrators aren't on stage.

• The narrators aren't sure what is happening.

• The narrators don't get in the play.

• The narrators don't speak.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Pecos Bill was known as the ____________.

• strongest cowboy

• meanest cowboy

• best cowboy

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the land that Pecos Bill sunk now called?

• Death Valley

• Arizona

• Los Vegas

• Grand Canyon

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CCSS.RL.3.1