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Worksheetshero horses
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the genre of Horse Heroes?
science fiction
expository text
poetry
tall tale
What was the name of the horse relay designed to keep the mail moving day and night?
the Pony Express
the Kentucky Derby
the Breeders' Cup
jump racing
What did the success of the Pony Express teams prove?
that horses are the best animals
that it was possible for the East and West coast to keep in touch
that it is important to communicate with family members
that Native Americans were kind, gentle people
What was Aime Tschiffely’s crazy idea in 1925?
to ride across the United States
to ride from Argentina to Washington, D.C.
to train horses to perform in circuses
to teach his horse to swim across a river
Why was Golden Cloud renamed “Trigger”?
He was very smart.
He was very quick.
He could jump long distances.
He could dance to music.
Which of the following statements about Trigger is false?
He was the largest horse anyone had ever seen.
He knew more than 60 tricks
He could walk 150 steps on his hind legs.
He starred in 887 films and 101 TV shows.
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What context clue helped you determine the meaning of the word "relay"?
“Express”
“keep the mail moving”
“day and night.”
“designed”
In the following sentence, what is the meaning of the word “relay” ?
“The Pony Express was a horse relay designed to keep the mail moving day and night.”
a race between teams of riders
a special system of roads
a passing along by stages
a parade of horses and riders
What is the meaning of the word “ambush” in the passage?
a celebration
a surprise attack
train whistle
war chant
Choose the statement that is an opinion.
“There were 157 relay stations,”
“The final stop was Sacramento, California.”
“One of the bravest riders was ‘Pony Bob’ Haslam.”
“The Pony Express was a horse relay”
From the reading about the Pony Express, you can draw which inference about the riders?
They were all over thirty.
They were in good physical shape.
They came from the East Coast.
Most did not survive the job.
Which text detail best supports that the Pony Express was a milestone, or important advance, toward modern America?
“The horses and riders that ran the Pony Express were real pioneers.”
“galloped at top speed to the next station.”
“bringing them their mail and newspapers.”
“It cut down the time taken for mail to reach California to just eight days.”
Which event happened first in the passage?
Haslam convinces station keeper to leave
Haslam discovers dead keeper at Nevada Station
Station is attacked the following evening
Haslam heads to station many miles away
