Vaqueros L23 Comprehension Quiz

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

• headings

• illustrations

• first and last paragraphs

• pronunciation guides

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

• by looking at the maps

• by looking at the captions

• by looking at the first paragraph

• by looking at the section headings

The map of New Spain makes it easy to see

• how California got its name

• the large size of the new territory

• how many countries are in South America

• when Coronado claimed the region of Texas

Which animal did Coronado introduce to the American Southwest?

• mountain goats

• longhorn cattle

• pot-bellied pigs

• chickens

Read the diagram of information from the article

Which sentence would be the MAIN IDEA for these details?

• Catholic missionaries converted the people

• Coronado searched for the legendary Golden Cities

• Vaqueros were needed to take care of the livestock

• The Spanish king gave soldiers gifts of land.

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

• It shows cowboys as hard workers

• It contains several different colors

• It is a less realistic portrayal of cowboys

• It provides useful facts about the American Southwest.

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

• Freed slaves and young men from the East became cowboys.

• Ranches were reduced in size and had smaller herds of cattle

• Barbed wire allowed ranchers to keep their cattle in fenced pastures

• Railroads were used to transport cattle to markets in eastern and western cities.

How is this photograph of a cowboy different from the other illustrations in the article?

• It shows a present-day cowboy at a rodeo

• It shows a horse rising on its hind legs

• It includes a caption

• It suggests that the article is fictional

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."

• Cowboys are braver than their horses

• Sometimes cowboys have to accept defeat

• Both horses and cowboys are tough and determined.

• It takes years of training to become a cowboy.

The last section, "Celebrating Traditions," is mostly about

• cowboys and native people

• rodeos and charrerias

• corrals and barns

• old and new haciendas