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WorksheetsBlack Cowboy, Wild Horses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where does this story take place both at the beginning and end?
a)
on a cliff by a corral
b)
on a treeless plain
c)
by a small frontier town
2.
What is Bob's job at the ranch?
a)
to round of herds of wild mustangs
b)
to find the lost colt
c)
finding pastureland for herds of horses
3.
Bob can't read but what can he do well?
a)
read animal tracks
b)
ride a horse
c)
send messages
4.
Why can't Bob light a fire at night?
a)
the horses will smell the smoke on him
b)
the horses will see it
c)
the horses will run away
5.
How does Bob take control of the herd?
a)
Warrior fights and defeats the stallion
b)
he puts a rope around the stallions neck
c)
he kills the rattlesake
6.
How is Bob similar to the horses?
a)
he loves the open plains
b)
he distrust most people
c)
he is kind to humans
7.
What talent does Bob have that allows him to round up the horses?
a)
the horses think he is one of them
b)
he can calm a horse with his words
c)
he can ride any wild horse
8.
What do we learn about Bob's background?
a)
he was a slave that never learned to read
b)
he knows how to handle rattlesnakes
c)
he rode away after getting the horses to the corral
9.
What does the word milled mean in this story?
a)
wondering around
b)
grinding grain
c)
a moth
10.
What does the word quivering mean in this story?
a)
shaking, shivering nervously
b)
to move fast
c)
to ride a horse
11.
Who is the main character of the story, "Black Cowboys, Wild Horses"?
a)
John Wayne
b)
Bill Lemon
c)
John Warrior
d)
Bob Lemmons
12.
What was the name of the main character's horse?
a)
Wild Thing
b)
Warrior
c)
Wind Runner
d)
Willy
13.
"But he needed the smell of sun, moon, stars, and wind before the mustangs would accept him." What does this mean?
a)
He needed to go camping.
b)
He liked looking at the sky.
c)
The mustangs like people who enjoy the outdoors.
d)
The mustangs would only accept him if didn't smell like a person.
14.
Although the main character and his horse had rounded up the wild mustangs, what did his horse want in the end?
a)
To be the leader.
b)
To run free like the mustangs had.
c)
To stay with Bob.
d)
To become a plow horse.
15.
“The land stretching as wide as love in every direction” is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
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