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Pecos Bill Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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 is the effect of Pecos Bill working out in the hot sun?

a)

He learned to ballet dance.

b)

He learned to play baseball.

c)

He invented the 10 gallon hat.

d)

He got a job with the fire department.

3.

Why didn't the tree idea work?

a)

he couldn't walk in a building

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 baseball

b)

He has a quesiton 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 a 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 squeezed it over the stable

d)

he yelled so loud that it scared 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

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Pecos Bill plays baseball instead of working the cattle?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Pecos Bill gives up and never invents a hat.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Pecos Bill's horse is named Bullseye.

a)

True

b)

False