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Pecos Bill Who Invents the 10 Gallon Hat

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Pecos Bill uproot a tree?

a)

it was in his way

b)

he thought it was ugly

c)

he needed the lumber

d)

he wanted to move the shade

2.

What was one way the author adds exciting details to the text?

a)

similes

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

aliteration

d)

it is a boring text

3.

Why didn't the tree idea work?

a)

he couldn't walk in his house

b)

he got bugs all over himself

c)

the tree began to rot

d)

all of the above

4.

How does the illustrator show that Pecos Bill is confused by baseball?

a)

Pecos Bill totally understands the baseball

b)

he has a question mark drawn over his head

c)

he is scratching his head

d)

he is crying

5.

How does Pecos Bill put out the fire at the stable?

a)

He redirects the river to the stable

b)

he carries gallons of water in his ten-gallon hat over and over

c)

he lassoed a rain cloud and squeezes it over the stable

d)

he yelled so loud that it scares a raincloud

6.

How does the illustrator add humor to the book?

a)

the animals' expressions

b)

by using happy, cheerful colors only

c)

with the speech bubbles over Pecos Bill's head

d)

all of the above

7.

True of False: Pecos Bill was inspired by firefighters and baseball players when designing the ten-gallon hat.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

a large area of land covered with grass...

a)

brim

b)

prairie

c)

tailor

d)

honorary

9.

the flat edge that sticks out of a hat

a)

dowsing

b)

boulder

c)

herd

d)

brim

10.

one who makes, alters, or repairs clothes

a)

handy

b)

flummox

c)

tailor

d)

livery stable

11.

given as an honor or as an award for achievement, but not earned in the ordinary way

a)

handy

b)

brim

c)

honorary

d)

prairie

12.

useful

a)

handy

b)

herd

c)

prairie

d)

dowsing

13.

any group of animals or cattle that travel and feed together

a)

handy

b)

boulder

c)

herd

d)

flummox

14.

a large, rounded rock

a)

brim

b)

tailor

c)

boulder

d)

herd

15.

to confuse or puzzle

a)

flummox

b)

handy

c)

boulder

d)

dowsing

16.

a stable where horses and vehicles pulled by horses are rented out

a)

flummox

b)

boulder

c)

herd

d)

livery stable

17.

pour liquid over; drench

a)

tailor

b)

herd

c)

brim

d)

dowsing