Comprehension
What is the name of Bob's horse?
Warrior
What does it look like if an audience milled around before a speech?
People were wandering around
How is Bob Lemmons similar to the horses?
He loves the wide open plains.
Which of the following best illustrates Bob Lemmons’ inner conflict in “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses”?
a. Bob’s decision to do his job rather than run toward the horizon
b. The stallion’s smelling the air and turning in Bob’s direction
c. Bob’s charging on Warrior toward the wild stallion
a. Bob’s decision to do his job rather than run toward the horizon
The word plain has more than one meaning. Which meaning of plain is used in the following sentence?
The trail followed the river for miles and then crossed a large plain.
a. simple
b. natural
c. flatland
d. ordinary
c. flatland
Where do both the opening and closing scenes of “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses” take place?
b. on a cliff that overlooks a corral
Use milled in a sentence.
Example:
People milled around after the game.
What is one reason that Bob does not harm the rattlesnake?
The rattlesnake felt fear and was protecting itself.
What does the reader learn in the exposition of “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses”?
a. The reader learns about Bob’s background.
b. The reader learns about the threat of rattlesnakes.
c. The reader learns what happens when wild horses are rounded up.
a. The reader learns about Bob’s background.
Which meaning of track is used in the following sentence?
It was hard to track the mountain lion through the hills, but the rangers were very experienced.
a. racecourse
b. footprint
c. pathway
d. follow
d. follow
What job sends Bob Lemmons out onto the plains?
rounding up a herd of wild horses
If a mouse skittered under a table, what did the mouse most likely do?
Dashed quickly
He stopped, needing only to be close enough to see the horses when they came to drink. Toward evening he saw a trail of rolling, dusty clouds.
What does the appearance of “rolling, dusty clouds” most likely indicate?
a. horses galloping on dusty ground
b. an oncoming thunderstorm
c. steam rising off the river
a. horses galloping on dusty ground
Which sentence illustrates the exposition of Bob's background?
a. Bob had been a slave and never learned to read words.
b. Bob took the saddle, saddleback, and blanket off Warrior.
c. He ate, filled his canteen, and saddling Warrior, rode away
a. Bob had been a slave and never learned to read words.
Which of the following forms of the verb to grow is in the past perfect tense?
a. grown
b. has grown
c. had grown
c. had grown
Why can’t Bob Lemmons light a fire at night?
The horses will smell the smoke on him
Use quivering in a sentence.
The child was quivering before she went on stage.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the environment described in the excerpt?
He looked down at the corral where the other cowboys were beginning the morning chores, then turned away and stared at the land stretching as wide as love in every direction. The sky was curved as if it were a lap on which the earth lay napping like a curled cat.
a. The area is in a valley with farms all around.
b. The area is very flat and spread out.
c. The area is mountainous and cold.
b. The area is very flat and spread out.
What is the climax of the story?
Warrior’s fight with the mustang
Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the future perfect tense?
a. Our family’s vacations have included visits to the foothills of the Rockies.
b. Last year, I had seen several major blizzards before winter even started.
c. By May this year, the snow will have melted on the lower slopes.
c. By May this year, the snow will have melted on the lower slopes.
How does Bob Lemmons take control of the herd?
He has his horse defeat the stallion and take its place as the leader.
Use each of the following words in a sentence.
Milled
Skittered
Quivering
Examples:
The horses milled around in the field.
The kids skittered when they heard thunder outside.
She was quivering outside in the rain.
What talent does Bob Lemmons have that allows him to round up wild horses on his own?
a. He can calm the horses with a few words.
b. He can make the horses think he is one of them.
c. He has leadership qualities that wild horses respect
Then provide textual evidence
b. He can make the horses think he is one of them.
"The mustangs sensed his presence. They thought he was a horse."
To what stage of plot does paragraph 4 belong?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
Rising action
Create a sentence using the future perfect verb tense.
She will have voted by the time polls close tomorrow.