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100

What does the word hostile mean in the sentence below?

The desert is a hostile environment.

  1. not dry
  2. not quiet
  3. not scary
  4. not friendly

4. not friendly

100

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

Actions speak louder than words.

  1. Acting in a play is better than telling a story.
  2. Sometimes it is better to stay silent than to speak.
  3. A fictional story often seems more real than a true story.
  4. What people do is more revealing than what people say.

4. What people do is more revealing than what people say.

100

The best way to get a quick overview of what each section in this article is about is to skim the

  1. headings.
  2. illustrations.
  3. pronunciation guides.
  4. first and last paragraphs.

1.

  • headings.
100

How is the cowboy movie poster different from the other illustrations in the article?

  1. It shows cowboys as hard workers.
  2. It contains several different colors.
  3. It is a less realistic portrayal of cowboys.
  4. It provides useful facts about the American Southwest.
  • It is a less realistic portrayal of cowboys.
100

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. Greg set a sack of feed in the barn.
  2. Then Greg set on a stool to milk the cow.
  3. His mother does not leave Greg walk to school.
  4. His mother learn Greg to take care of the farm.

1.Greg set a sack of feed in the barn.

200

What does the word decline mean in the sentence below?

Javier noticed a sharp decline in last month's sales.

  1. debt
  2. decrease
  3. defense
  4. delay

2. decrease

200

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

Beauty is only skin deep.

  1. What is inside a person matters most.
  2. It is wrong to think someone is attractive.
  3. The outside layer is the only one people notice.
  4. Most people are less attractive than they seem.

1. What is inside a person matters most.

200

How can the reader get a better understanding of the illustrations in the article?

  1. by looking at the maps
  2. by looking at the captions
  3. by looking at the first paragraph
  4. by looking at the section headings

2.

  • by looking at the captions
200

What is the main reason that vaqueros no longer needed to ride the wide-open spaces after the Civil War?

  1. Freed slaves and young men from the East became cowboys.
  2. Ranches were reduced in size and had smaller herds of cattle.
  3. Barbed wire allowed ranchers to keep their cattle in fenced pastures.
  4. Railroads were used to transport cattle to markets in eastern and western cities.

3. Barbed wire allowed ranchers to keep their cattle in fenced
pastures.

200

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. Grandma needs to lay down for a nap.
  2. Our dog likes to lie by the foot of the bed.
  3. The clerk had to rise the price of vegetables.
  4. Norman watched the sun raise over the horizon.

2.

  • Our dog likes to lie by the foot of the bed.
300

What does the word sprawling mean in the sentence below?

Around the volcano was a sprawling lava bed.


  1. warm
  2. burned
  3. collected
  4. spread out

4. 

  • spread out
300

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

A watched pot never boils.

  1. Nothing happens unless you plan carefully.
  2. When cooking, never use more than one stove.
  3. Time goes by more slowly when you are impatient.
  4. If you look people in the eye, it will make them angry.

3.

  • Time goes by more slowly when you are impatient.
300

The map of New Spain makes it easy to see

  1. how California got its name.
  2. the large size of the new territory.
  3. how many countries are in South America.
  4. when Coronado claimed the region of Texas.

1.

  • the large size of the new territory.
300

How is the final photograph of a cowboy on page 706 different from the other illustrations in the article?

  1. It shows a present-day cowboy at a rodeo.
  2. It shows a horse rising on its hind legs.
  3. It suggests that the article is fictional.
  4. It includes a caption.

1.

  • It shows a present-day cowboy at a rodeo.
300

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. Please leave Johnny come with me.
  2. I will learn Johnny to chop firewood today.
  3. Johnny and I will let first thing in the morning.
  4. Johnny can teach me about different kinds of trees.

4.

  • Johnny can teach me about different kinds of trees.
400

What does the word prospered mean in the sentence below?

The new store prospered by selling children's books.

  1. celebrated
  2. entertained
  3. increased
  4. succeeded

4. succeeded

400

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

All that glitters is not gold.

  1. A person can never have enough possessions.
  2. When gold is shiny, it is worth less than usual.
  3. Wealthy people should share money with others.
  4. Flashy or showy objects are not always of highest value.

4. 

  • Flashy or showy objects are not always of highest value.
400

Which animal did Coronado introduce to the American Southwest?

  1. wild horses
  2. longhorn cattle
  3. pot-bellied pigs
  4. mountain goats

2.

  • longhorn cattle
400

What is the meaning of the sentences below?


“There's never been a horse that can't be rode. There's never been
a cowman who hasn't been throwed.”

  1. Cowboys are braver than their horses.
  2. Sometimes cowboys have to accept defeat.
  3. It takes years of training to become a cowboy.
  4. Both horses and cowboys are tough and determined.

4.

  1. Both horses and cowboys are tough and determined.
400

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. William ate less cereal than Angie.
  2. Mom gave the baby a little most time to play.
  3. Fran drank least milk than she did yesterday.
  4. Bethany scored the more points of all the players.

1. William ate less cereal than Angie.

500

What does the word acquainted mean in the sentence below?

The new student got acquainted with his classmates.


  1. to know
  2. to study
  3. to discuss
  4. to practice

1. to know

500

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

  1. We should build a path over the river.
  2. No one can tell us how to live our lives.
  3. The future is going to surprise us so we should try to prepare for it now.
  4. We should stay in the present moment and face difficulties as they happen.

4. 

  • We should stay in the present moment and face difficulties as they happen.
500

Read the diagram of information from the article.

Which sentence belongs in the empty circle?

  1. Catholic missionaries converted the people.
  2. The Spanish king gave soldiers gifts of land.
  3. Coronado searched for the legendary Golden Cities.
  4. Vaqueros were needed to take care of the livestock.

4.

  • Vaqueros were needed to take care of the livestock.
500

The last section, “Celebrating Traditions,” is mostly about

  1. cowboys and native people.
  2. old and new haciendas.
  3. rodeos and charrerías. 
  4. corrals and barns.

3.

  • rodeos and charrerías.
500

Which sentence is written correctly?

  1. The football game has just began.
  2. The teams have begun to warm up.
  3. Did you see that player caught the ball? 
  4. He almost catch the ball and ran a touchdown.

2.

  • The teams have begun to warm up.