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Pecos Bill

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Pecos Bill born?

a)

in the 1950s

b)

in the 1820s

c)

in the 1760s

d)

in the 1800s

2.

Why did his parents want to move west?

a)

to become pioneers

b)

to find gold

c)

to live in the city

d)

to hunt buffalo with the Indians

3.

What happened to Bill on the way?

a)

He was kidnapped by Indians.

b)

He fell off the covered wagon.

c)

He was attacked by coyotes.

d)

He got lost in the forest.

4.

Where was little Bill when he fell off the wagon?

a)

in the forest of Florida

b)

in the deserts of Texas

c)

In the mountains of Mexico

d)

In the plains of South Texas

5.

Where did little Bill sleep in the night?

a)

in a cave

b)

under a pile of leaves

c)

on the beach

d)

behind the cacti

6.

Who adopted little Bill?

a)

the wolves

b)

the coyotes

c)

the dingos

d)

the armadillos

7.

What did Bill learn to do?

a)

hunt with the Indians

b)

speak to all animals

c)

growl like a coyote

d)

howl at the moon

8.

Who found Bill by the Pecos river?

a)

A cowboy who named him Pecos Bill

b)

A cowboy who told him he wasn't a coyote.

c)

A cowboy who wanted Bill to follow him.

d)

All of the above.

9.

Why did the cowboys take the cattle east?

a)

to sell the meat

b)

to graze the cattle

c)

to give to farmers

d)

to give to the Indians

10.

What was the name of the cowboy Bill met?

a)

Tiny Tim

b)

Tall Tom

c)

Tall Tim

d)

Tiny Tom

11.

What animal did Pecos Bill speak to on their way to the ranch?

a)

a buffalo

b)

a stallion

c)

a blackbird

d)

a coyote

12.

Who was Bucking Bronco?

a)

The king of cowboys

b)

A wild horse trained by Bill

c)

The cowboy who won the rodeo

d)

A farner from Texas

13.

Who was the king of all cowboys?

a)

Soup Sam

b)

Tall Tom

c)

Big Bob

d)

Pecos Bill

14.

What do you call this sport?

a)

a rodeo

b)

a rodent

c)

a rooster

d)

a record