WorksheetsPecos Bill Retold by Mary Pope Osborne
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
What type of story is Pecos Bill
Informational text
Tall Tale
Non-fiction
WHERE does Pecos Bill take place?
Midwest
Southwest
What was the problem in the story?
The drought in the southwest
Pecos Bill sitting on his haunches
Pecos Bill landing on the moon
What character traits describe Pecos Bill
Wild
STRONG
Sleepy
Fearless
Kind
What is the meaning of kind as it is used in this sentence?
nice
polite
species
only
What is the THEME of Pecos Bill? (the lesson the reader learns)
Brave
To be afraid of everything
Why did Pecos Bill's family move away?
It was getting too crowded!
There were not enough restaurants
The weather was better somewhere else
How did Pecos Bill fix the drought?
He wrung the water out of the cyclone
He filled buckets of water from the rain
What does Pecos Bill do to the mountain lion?
He saddles him and rides him like a horse.
He fights him and tosses him over the mountain.
What type of fiction is Pecos Bill?
a tall tale
a fairy tale
What happened to Bill on the way?
He was kidnapped by Indians.
He fell off the covered wagon.
He was attacked by coyotes.
He got lost in the forest.
What animal did Pecos Bill put around his arm?
Husky dog
Black widow
A giant rattlesnake
The lion king
How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?
He ends a drought.
He watches their cows.
He gets rid of the tree.
He protects them from animals.
What type of story is Pecos Bill?
Informational text
Tall Tale
Non-fiction
Biography
Where does Pecos Bill take place?
Midwest
Southwest
Northeast
Southeast
What was the problem in the story?
The drought in the southwest
Pecos Bill sitting on his haunches
Pecos Bill landing on the moon
Pecos Bill losing his hat
What character traits describe Pecos Bill?
Wild
Strong
Sleepy
Fearless
What is the meaning of 'kind' as it is used in this sentence?
Nice
Polite
Species
Only
What is the theme of Pecos Bill? (the lesson the reader learns)
Brave
To be afraid of everything
To be selfish
To be lazy
Why did Pecos Bill's family move away?
It was getting too crowded!
There were not enough restaurants
The weather was better somewhere else
They wanted to explore new lands
How did Pecos Bill fix the drought?
He wrung the water out of the cyclone
He filled buckets of water from the rain
He dug a well
He prayed for rain
What does Pecos Bill do to the mountain lion?
He saddles him and rides him like a horse.
He fights him and tosses him over the mountain.
He befriends him and they become allies.
He scares him away with a loud shout.
What type of fiction is Pecos Bill?
A tall tale
A fairy tale
A myth
A legend
What happened to Bill on the way?
He was kidnapped by Indians.
He fell off the covered wagon.
He was attacked by coyotes.
He got lost in the forest.
What animal did Pecos Bill put around his arm?
Husky dog
Black widow
A giant rattlesnake
The lion king
How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?
He ends a drought.
He watches their cows.
He gets rid of the tree.
He protects them from animals.
