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Coyote School News

Coyote School News. Practice Quiz. Vocabulary. A roundup is… A contest for cowhands Herding cattle for branding. Answer. b. Herding cattle for branding. Vocabulary. A Coyote is… Small wolf-like animal Hopping insect. Answer. A. Small Wolf-like animal. Vocabulary. Spurs are..

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Coyote School News

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  1. Coyote School News Practice Quiz

  2. Vocabulary • A roundup is… • A contest for cowhands • Herding cattle for branding

  3. Answer b. Herding cattle for branding

  4. Vocabulary • A Coyote is… • Small wolf-like animal • Hopping insect

  5. Answer A. Small Wolf-like animal

  6. Vocabulary • Spurs are.. • Clean Clothes • Spiked wheels

  7. Answer b. Spiked wheels

  8. Vocabulary • Dudes are… A. villagers B. Easterners

  9. Answer b. Easterners

  10. Vocabulary • To Bawl is to… • Cry • plead

  11. Answer a. Cry

  12. Comprehension Questions

  13. Question • What did Monchi mean when he said that the United States “moved the line” when it bought land from Mexico? • New laws allowed some citizens of the US to move to Mexico. • The border between the US and Mexico was changed.

  14. Answer B. The border between the US and Mexico was changed.

  15. Question When the story took place, the Ramirez Ranch was located in which country? • Mexico • United States

  16. Answer B. United States

  17. Question • 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.

  18. Answer A. Lived in the same kind of place they did

  19. Question • Monchi’s problem in this story was that he wanted to… • Win the Perfect Attendance Award • Ride to school on the bus every day.

  20. Answer A. Win the Perfect Attendance Award

  21. Question • How were Miss Byers and Monchi alike?

  22. Answer They were absent from school during the roundup.

  23. Question • What is something Tucson had that Monchi’s community probably did not have? • Roads for cars and trucks • A Movie theater

  24. Answer B. A Movie theater

  25. Question • Because Monchi broke his wrist… • He could not help his family with the roundup. • His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas

  26. Answer B. His tia Lena knew what to get him for Christmas

  27. Question • From details in the story, you can tell that roundups are… • Only for women • Hard work

  28. Answer B. Hard Work

  29. Question • Where did Monchi go to see the doctor?

  30. Answer Tucson

  31. Question • Which of the following is the best clue for when the story took place? • Gilbert wrote his story for the school newspaper in Spanish • Miss Byers let the children listen to music on the radio • Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.

  32. Answer C. Monchi wished President Roosevelt would fix the roads.

  33. Question • What is the most likely reason the author included pages for the Coyote News in this story? • To tell readers about the hardships of ranch life • To entertain readers with stories that students wrote. • To inform readers about the current events.

  34. Answer B. To entertain readers with stories that students wrote.

  35. Question • Miss Byers gave Monchi a silver dollar for a writing award because she knew….

  36. Answer He could not help being absent from school.

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