Vaqueros: Comprehension and Vocab

How can the reader get a better understanding of the illustrations in the article, "Vaqueros"?

• by looking at the maps

• by looking at the captions

• by looking at the first paragraph

• by looking at the section headings

What does the word hostile mean in the sentence below?

The desert is a hostile environment.

• not dry

• not quiet

• not scary

• not friendly

thrived and succeeded

• flourished
• hostile
• acquainted
• decline

spread out over a wide area

• sprawling
• extending
• residents
• prospered

How is the final photograph of a cowboy on page 706 different from the other illustrations in the article?

• It shows a present-day cowboy at a rodeo.

• It shows a horse rising on its hind legs.

• It suggests that the article is fictional.

• It includes a caption.

unfriendly

• hostile
• acquainted
• decline
• acknowledged

How is the cowboy movie poster different from the other illustrations in the article?

• It shows cowboys as hard workers.

• It contains several different colors.

• It is a less realistic portrayal of cowboys.

• It provides useful facts about the American Southwest.

Use the passage, "Vaqueros," to answer this question:

Which animal did Coronado introduce to the American Southwest?

• wild horses

• longhorn cattle

• pot-bellied pigs

• mountain goats

What does the word decline mean in the sentence below? Javier noticed a sharp decline in last month's sales.

• debt

• decrease

• defense

• delay

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

Actions speak louder than words.

• Acting in a play is better than telling a story.

• Sometimes it is better to stay silent than to speak.

• A fictional story often seems more real than a true story.

• What people do is more revealing than what people say.