WorksheetsPecos Bill Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why does Pecos Bill uproot a tree?
it was in his way
he thought it was ugly
he needed the lumber
he wanted to move the shade
What is one way the author adds exciting details to the text?
similes
onomatopoeia
alliteration
it is a boring text
Why didn't the tree idea work?
he couldn't walk in his house
he got bugs all over himself
the tree began to rot
All of the above
How does the illustrator show that Pecos Bill is confused by baseball?
Pecos Bill totally understands baseball
he has a question mark drawn over his head
he is scratching his head
he is crying
How does Pecos Bill put out the fire at the stable?
he redirects a river to the stable
he carries gallons of water in his ten-gallon hat over and over
he lassoed a rain cloud and squeezed it over the stable
he yelled so loud that it scared a raincloud
How does the illustrator add humor to the book?
the animals’ expressions
by using happy, cheerful colors only
with the speech bubbles over Pecos Bill’s head
all of the above
Pecos Bill was inspired by firefighters and baseball players when designing the ten-gallon hat.
True
False
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
a large area of land covered with grass
prairie
brim
handy
tailor
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
the flat edge that sticks out of a hat
brim
honorary
boulder
herd
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
one who makes, alters, or repairs clothes
tailor
dowsing
flummox
prairie
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
given as an honor or as an award for achievement, but not earned in the ordinary way
honorary
brim
handy
livery stable
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
useful
handy
dowsing
herd
boulder
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
any group of animals or cattle that travel and feed together
herd
prairie
handy
tailor
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
a large, rounded rock
boulder
flummox
livery stable
herd
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
to confuse or puzzle
flummox
prairie
honorary
tailor
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
a stable where horses and vehicles pulled by horses are rented out
livery stable
prairie
herd
handy
What vocabulary word matches the following definition:
to pour liquid over or drench
dowsing
flummox
boulder
brim
Use the six words below to complete the sentences: prairie, brim, tailor, honorary, handy, herd. My extra paycheck came in very _______________ when I needed to pay my water bill.
handy
prairie
brim
tailor
Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word:
We traveled through the wide open ___________ on horseback.
prairie
brim
tailor
honorary
Complete each sentence with the correct vocabulary word:
A ____________ of elephants walked across the plains towards a watering hole.
herd
tailor
brim
livery stable
