Transcript Coyote School News

Coyote School News
Practice Quiz
Vocabulary
A roundup is…
a. A contest for cowhands
b. Herding cattle for branding
Answer
b. Herding cattle for
branding
Vocabulary
A Coyote is…
a. Small wolf-like animal
b. Hopping insect
Answer
A. Small Wolflike animal
Vocabulary
Spurs are..
a. Clean Clothes
b. Spiked wheels
Answer
b. Spiked wheels
Vocabulary
Dudes are…
A. villagers
B. Easterners
Answer
b. Easterners
Vocabulary
To Bawl is to…
A.
B.
Cry
plead
Answer
a. Cry
Comprehension
Questions
Question
What did Monchi mean when he said that the United States
“moved the line” when it bought land from Mexico?
a.
b.
New laws allowed some citizens of the US to move to Mexico.
The border between the US and Mexico was changed.
Answer
B. The border between the US and Mexico was
changed.
Question
When the story took place, the Ramirez Ranch was located in
which country?
a.
b.
Mexico
United States
Answer
B. United States
Question
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a.
b.
The most likely reason that the children liked that Miss Byers lived
on a ranch was that she
Lived in the same kind of place they did
Hired them to do chores for her.
Answer
A. Lived in the same kind of place they did
Question

a.
b.
Monchi’s problem in this story was that he wanted to…
Win the Perfect Attendance Award
Ride to school on the bus every day.
Answer
A. Win the Perfect Attendance Award
Question
How were Miss Byers and Monchi alike?
Answer
They were absent from school during the roundup.
Question
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What is something Tucson had that Monchi’s community probably
did not have?
A. Roads for cars and trucks
B. A Movie theater
Answer
B. A Movie theater
Question

Because Monchi broke his wrist…
A. He could not help his family with the roundup.
B. His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas
Answer
B. His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas
Question
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From details in the story, you can tell that roundups are…
A. Only for women
B. Hard work
Answer
B. Hard Work
Question

Where did Monchi go to see the doctor?
Answer
Tucson
Question

Which of the following is the best clue for when the story took
place?
A. Gilbert wrote his story for the school newspaper in Spanish
B. Miss Byers let the children listen to music on the radio
C. Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.
Answer
C. Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.
Question

What is the most likely reason the author included pages for the
Coyote News in this story?
A. To tell readers about the hardships of ranch life
B. To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.
C. To inform readers about the current events.
Answer
B. To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.
Question

Miss Byers gave Monchi a silver dollar for a writing award because
she knew….
Answer
He could not help being absent from school.