Howdy Big Tex

With which statement about the first Big Tex would the author most likely agree?

• He was too short.

• He talked too much.

• He was not very popular.

• He did not seem real.

Which idea from the selection is supported by the photograph?

• Big Tex has a special area where he stands at the fair.

• Big Tex can wink at visitors as he welcomes them.

• Big Tex can move more now than in the past.

• Big Tex has been around for more than 50 years.

What is the most likely reason the author included paragraphs 7 through 9?

• To explain why Snell thought another Big Tex was needed

• To describe the plan Snell and his workers followed to build a new Big Tex

• To prove that Snell’s new Big Tex is better than the first one

• To compare Snell’s drawings of Big Tex to the real Big Tex

Which sentence best shows that the makers of the new Big Tex hoped to keep a problem from happening again?

• Overall, the new Big Tex would be more lifelike. (paragraph 7)

• In fact, they used a secret code for Big Tex in emails and on the phone. (paragraph 8)

• The workers were careful to use materials that would not burn easily. (paragraph 9)

• His steel-frame body was taken to a clothing factory. (paragraph 10)

Reread paragraph 8:

Why did Snell and his workers call Big Tex "fired chicken" when they were working on rebuilding the new structure?

• They loved to eat chicken as they worked.

• He was built next to their famous chicken shop.

• They planned to advertise fried chicken on the sign behind Big Tex

• They used "fried chicken" as a code so people didn't know what they were working on.

"By 1953, Big Tex could speak. Words that had been prerecorded

played over speakers while the giant cowboy’s mouth moved. As the

words played, his mouth moved like a puppet—open, closed, open,

closed."

What does the word prerecorded mean as it is used in the passage?

• spoken words by someone behind the scenes

• Words that are recorded in advance so they can be played back on a device

• Words that are loud enough for everyone to hear

• Words that can't be played again and again

what is the main idea of this text?

• Big Tex was one of the most famous cowboys in the world and everyone knew him.

• Big Tex was a terrible idea and cause a fire.

• A lot of work went into making Big Tex and he is a big part of the Texas State Fare

• Big Tex was a big part of the Texas State Fare but was eventually taken down and never replaced.

  
  

Reread paragraph 8:

Why did Snell and his workers call Big Tex "fired chicken" when they were working on rebuilding the new structure?

• They loved to eat chicken as they worked.

• He was built next to their famous chicken shop.

• 
  They planned to advertise fried chicken on the sign behind Big Tex

• They used "fried chicken" as a code so people didn't know what they were working on.