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The Saga of Pecos Bill — Selection/Vocabulary Quiz Module 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read “The Saga of Pecos Bill” and answer this question: Which sentence best tells how the beginning of the play helps the reader understand the rest of the play?

a)

It tells how big the state of Texas is.

b)

It tells what made Pecos Bill an unusual child.

c)

It tells why people used to move West a long time ago.

d)

It tells how Ma and Pa kept forgetting their children’s names.

2.

Read “The Saga of Pecos Bill” and answer this question: Ma and Pa could not afford a teddy bear. What does the word afford mean?

a)

sell

b)

make

c)

find

d)

pay for

3.

Read “The Saga of Pecos Bill” and answer this question: Why is Cowboy 1 surprised when he first sees Pecos Bill drinking water at the river?

a)

Pecos Bill is acting like a coyote.

b)

Pecos Bill is fighting a grizzly bear.

c)

Pecos Bill is riding a mountain lion.

d)

Pecos Bill is making a lasso out of a snake.

4.

Read “The Saga of Pecos Bill” and answer this question: How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

a)

He ends a drought.

b)

He watches their cows.

c)

He gets rid of the trees.

d)

He protects them from animals.

5.

Read “The Saga of Pecos Bill” and answer this question: Why is Pecos Bill’s fight with the tornado important?

a)

It explains why cowboys carry a rope.

b)

It tells how Pecos Bill became a cowboy.

c)

It tells how big tornadoes used to become.

d)

It explains why there are wide open spaces across Texas.

6.

When you tame a wild animal, you _______.

a)

help it learn to listen and follow you

b)

chase it back into the forrest

c)

watch it from far away

d)

paint a picture of it

7.

A saga is best described as _______.

a)

a short, funny story

b)

a long story about brave people and adventures

c)

a book of jokes

d)

a list of facts and dates

8.

Mia’s bracelet was made of genuine silver, not fake metal. What does genuine mean in this sentence?

a)

Expensive and shiny

b)

Real and just what it seems to be

c)

Old and rusty

d)

Pretty and colorful

9.

The snake coiled itself around the branch to take a nap. What does coiled mean?

a)

Jumped up and down

b)

Moved in straight lines

c)

Curled into loops or circles

d)

Hid under a rock

10.

It took many months for the trainer to tame the wild horse. What does tame mean?

a)

Teach it to follow commands

b)

Let it run free in the wild

c)

Paint a picture of it

d)

Feed it from far away

11.

If something whirled, it _______.

a)

stayed still in one place

b)

spun and moved around very fast

c)

rolled slowly across the floor

d)

floated up into the sky

12.

The teacher read us a saga about a brave knight who saved his village. What is a saga?

a)

A short poem about animals

b)

A long story about heroes and adventures

c)

A list of names

d)

A funny joke

13.

The leaves whirled around in the wind before falling to the ground. What does whirled mean?

a)

Spun and turned quickly

b)

Floated slowly in the air

c)

Stayed still on the ground

d)

Flew far away

14.

When something is genuine, it is _______.

a)

not real or pretend

b)

real and just what it seems to be

c)

something very shiny

d)

made up from a story

15.

When you coiled something, you _______.

a)

made it into loops or circles

b)

pulled it out straight

c)

folded it in half

d)

pushed it into a ball