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The Saga of Pecos Bill

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This word means a long, detailed story about heroic events.

a)

genuine

b)

saga

c)

audition

2.

This word means real and exactly what it seems to be.

a)

saga

b)

whirled

c)

genuine

3.

This word means if you shape something it into loops or rings.

Hint: think curls

a)

coiled

b)

whirled

c)

tame

4.

If you do this to a wild animal, you teach it to do what you want.

a)

genuine

b)

tame

c)

whirl

5.

This word means spinning and turning very quickly.

Hint: think of what kind of pool we talked about

a)

coiled

b)

tamed

c)

whirled

6.

What is the setting of this play?

a)

New York City

b)

Texas

c)

Pennsylvania

7.

How does Pecos Bill's fight with the tornado "change" Texas forever?

a)

It tells how Pecos Bill became a cowboy.

b)

It explains why cowboys carry a rope.

c)

It explains why there are wide open spaces across Texas.

8.

Which one of these things is not one of the ways that Pecos Bill did not act like a regular boy?

a)

Pecos Bill is acting like a coyote.

b)

Pecos Bill has many brothers and sisters.

c)

Pecos Bill is riding a mountain lion

9.

True or False: This sentence is an example of Hyperbole, or an exaggeration.

Pecos Bill jumped on the back of the tornado.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which one of these is not a character in our play?

a)

Pecos Bill

b)

Fred

c)

Cowboy 1