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"Yippee Yay" Vocabulary
"Yippee Yay" Comprehension
"Boom Town" Vocabulary
"Boom Town" Comprehension
True and False
100
Fenced in area for wild cattle.
What is a corral?
100
In the Old West.
Where does "Yippee Yay" take place?
100
A boom town is a town that grows quickly and has successful businesses.
What does the term boom town mean?
100
Ma, Pa, and Amanda.
Name the three main characters in the story.
100
Amanda's father lives at home with her mother.
False.
200
A person who owns a large farm for raising animals.
What is a rancher?
200
Ranchers, Cowboy, and Cowgirl.
Who are the characters in "Yippee Yay?"
200
A person who digs minerals, such as gold, from the earth.
What is a miner?
200
The family's cabin in California.
What is the setting of the story?
200
Amanda helped her town become a boom town.
True.
300
To take care of cattle or other animals.
What does the word tending mean?
300
Wide brimmed hat, vest, bandana, boots, gloves, chaps, spurs.
Name some things that a cowboy wears.
300
An outstanding object in a landscape, such as a building or a mountain.
What is a landmark?
300
Historical Fiction.
What is the genre of "Boom Town?"
300
A bronco is a horse that lives in the wild.
False.
400
The money cowboys make when they sell cattle.
What is profit?
400
The saddle.
What is the most important part of the horse?
400
To make a home in one place.
What does it mean to settle?
400
Amanda made gooseberry pie.
What did Amanda make for her father?
400
"Yippee Yay" includes labeled pictures to help you understand the story.
True.
500
A place where goods are sold.
What is a market?
500
"Yippee Yay" is a nonfiction story that provides information about cowboys and what life was like living on a ranch from 1860-1890.
What is the main idea of the story?
500
A carriage pulled by horses that transported settlers and their belongings.
What is a stage coach?
500
Amanda makes special pies to help her family start a business.
What is the main idea of this story?
500
Pa lost his job of mining gold.
False.