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Pecos Bill Retold by Mary Pope Osborne

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of story is Pecos Bill

a)

Informational text

b)

Tall Tale

c)

Non-fiction

2.

WHERE does Pecos Bill take place?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

3.

What was the problem in the story?

a)

The drought in the southwest

b)

Pecos Bill sitting on his haunches

c)

Pecos Bill landing on the moon

4.

What character traits describe Pecos Bill

a)

Wild

b)

STRONG

c)

Sleepy

d)

Fearless

e)

Kind

5.

What is the meaning of kind as it is used in this sentence?

a)

nice

b)

polite

c)

species

d)

only

6.

What is the THEME of Pecos Bill? (the lesson the reader learns)

a)

Brave

b)

To be afraid of everything

7.

Why did Pecos Bill's family move away?

a)

It was getting too crowded!

b)

There were not enough restaurants

c)

The weather was better somewhere else

8.

How did Pecos Bill fix the drought?

a)

He wrung the water out of the cyclone

b)

He filled buckets of water from the rain

9.

What does Pecos Bill do to the mountain lion?

a)

He saddles him and rides him like a horse.

b)

He fights him and tosses him over the mountain.

10.

What type of fiction is Pecos Bill?

a)

a tall tale

b)

a fairy tale

11.

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.

12.

What animal did Pecos Bill put around his arm?

a)

Husky dog

b)

Black widow

c)

A giant rattlesnake

d)

The lion king

13.

How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

a)

He ends a drought.

b)

He watches their cows.

c)

He gets rid of the tree.

d)

He protects them from animals.

14.

What type of story is Pecos Bill?

a)

Informational text

b)

Tall Tale

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Biography

15.

Where does Pecos Bill take place?

a)

Midwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Northeast

d)

Southeast

16.

What was the problem in the story?

a)

The drought in the southwest

b)

Pecos Bill sitting on his haunches

c)

Pecos Bill landing on the moon

d)

Pecos Bill losing his hat

17.

What character traits describe Pecos Bill?

a)

Wild

b)

Strong

c)

Sleepy

d)

Fearless

18.

What is the meaning of 'kind' as it is used in this sentence?

a)

Nice

b)

Polite

c)

Species

d)

Only

19.

What is the theme of Pecos Bill? (the lesson the reader learns)

a)

Brave

b)

To be afraid of everything

c)

To be selfish

d)

To be lazy

20.

Why did Pecos Bill's family move away?

a)

It was getting too crowded!

b)

There were not enough restaurants

c)

The weather was better somewhere else

d)

They wanted to explore new lands

21.

How did Pecos Bill fix the drought?

a)

He wrung the water out of the cyclone

b)

He filled buckets of water from the rain

c)

He dug a well

d)

He prayed for rain

22.

What does Pecos Bill do to the mountain lion?

a)

He saddles him and rides him like a horse.

b)

He fights him and tosses him over the mountain.

c)

He befriends him and they become allies.

d)

He scares him away with a loud shout.

23.

What type of fiction is Pecos Bill?

a)

A tall tale

b)

A fairy tale

c)

A myth

d)

A legend

24.

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.

25.

What animal did Pecos Bill put around his arm?

a)

Husky dog

b)

Black widow

c)

A giant rattlesnake

d)

The lion king

26.

How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

a)

He ends a drought.

b)

He watches their cows.

c)

He gets rid of the tree.

d)

He protects them from animals.