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Activity Book

Pecos Bill

REM632B

©2003

My Mother was a Coyote

This activity book was created for use after reading orlistening to the story, My Mother was a Coyote, a tall tale aboutPecos Bill. The skill pages have been sequenced by level of difficultywith the easier pages at the beginning of the book. Skills coveredare listed below.

Visual Comprehension .......................................................................... 1-2

Configuration ..............................................................................................3

Classification ...............................................................................................4

Synonyms .....................................................................................................5

Antonyms.....................................................................................................6

Contractions................................................................................................7

Alphabetizing ..............................................................................................8

Capitalization and Punctuation ..............................................................9

Writing Sentences................................................................................... 10

Inference ................................................................................................... 11

Analogies - Crossword Puzzle ............................................................... 12

Idioms ......................................................................................................... 13

Map Reading ............................................................................................. 14

Classification ............................................................................................ 15

Logic ........................................................................................................... 16

Verbs........................................................................................................... 17

Pronouns ................................................................................................... 18

Homonyms ................................................................................................ 19

Word Definitions ..................................................................................... 20

Fact or Fiction .......................................................................................... 21

Proofreading ............................................................................................ 22

Labeling a Diagram.................................................................................. 23

Comprehension - Literal Comprehension

and Critical Thinking Questions ............................................... 24-27

Picture to Color ....................................................................................... 28

Book Report .............................................................................................. 29

CONTENTS

©Remedia Publications 1 PECOS BILL ACTIVITY BOOK

Name ________________________________________

Decide which sentence belongswith which picture. Write thesentence under the picture.

There are snakes in my boots!

They went off and left me!

This horse wants me off!

This is a nice horse.

VISUAL COMPREHENSION

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PECOS BILL ACTIVITY BOOK 2 ©Remedia Publications

Name ________________________________________ VISUAL COMPREHENSION

Decide which sentence belongswith which picture. Write thesentence under the picture.

It’s mighty cold up here!

Hey, I don’t like this one bit!

Write your own sentence to go with each picture.

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Name ________________________________________ CONFIGURATION

Put each word from the box into its correctshape. Then write the word on the line below.

cowboy west

horse wagon

river coyote

lasso snake

boot saddle

1.

3.

5.

7.

9.

2.

4.

6.

8.

10.

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Name ________________________________________

Read the words on the cowboy hat. Write each word in the right box.

CLASSIFICATION

chair doctor sleep bed whisper

model table calm couch

writer peace farmer

FURNITURE WORDS

QUIET WORDS

JOB WORDS

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Name ________________________________________ SYNONYMS

Words that mean almost the same thing are called synonyms.

Read each sentence below. Find a synonym for each underlined word. Writeit on the line.

1. Pecos Bill was afraid of nothing. _______________________________________

2. Which did you choose? ______________________________________________

3. Did he ride the bucking horse? ________________________________________

4. Did the frog jump off the log? _________________________________________

5. Do not hurt yourself. ________________________________________________

6. Did you open your gift? ______________________________________________

7. This puppy is fat. ___________________________________________________

8. That puppy is thin. __________________________________________________

present bronco harm chubbypick leap scared skinny

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Name ________________________________________ ANTONYMS

Words that have opposite meanings are called antonyms.

Complete the crossword puzzle using antonyms from the box.

together hot summer give light tellearly sell stranger always false yellaunt loud mine none

ACROSS

4. ask

8. yours

9. quiet

10. apart

12. real

13. friend

15. whisper

DOWN

1. cold

2. winter

3. all

5. dark

6. never

7. uncle

11. late

13. buy

14. take

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Name ________________________________________ CONTRACTIONS

A contraction is a word made by joining two words. An apostrophe (’) showswhere a letter or letters are left out.

Draw a line from the two words to the contraction.

1. is not can’t

2. are not won’t

3. was not isn’t

4. were not aren’t

5. can not wasn’t

6. will not weren’t

Write each contraction as two words.

7. isn’t ________ _________

8. wasn’t ________ _________

9. weren’t ________ _________

10. can’t ________ _________

Write a contraction for the two words.

11. My work (is not) _______________ finished.

12. The boys (are not) _______________ here.

13. It (was not) _______________ raining.

14. My friends (were not) _______________ there.

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Name ________________________________________ ALPHABETIZING

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

Find the Pecos Bill words in the word search

saddle burrow coyotequirt wrestling enormouspack river hitchedkettle

Write the words in abc order.

A P H I T C H E D U I K J I U N M B B

T R S A D D L N P A K C Y T O P A C K

T R E D F N C O Y O T E P P K S C V F

B U R R Q U I R G K U L M B E L K J R

U D S L U G F M N B W R E S T L I N G

R R E F I C V O P P O L K I T R E D Z

R I V E R L K U R T E F D V L F R S X

O G H V T Y T S A D D L E Q E U Y O B

W T R F G H T B V C D E F L K I J J M

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Name ________________________________________ CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION

A sentence always begins with a capital letter.

The names of people begin with a capital letter.

A sentence that just tells something ends with a period.

A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark.

1. pecos bill was a cowboy in the wild, wild west

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2. mrs. coyote decided to raise bill

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

3. could pecos bill ride any horse

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

4. arizona kid and bullfrog doyle were bill’s friends

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

5. how far did bill’s bronco throw curley joe

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Write each sentence correctly.

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Name ________________________________________ WRITING SENTENCES

Use each word group in a sentence. Remember to use capitals and endpunctuation.

1. cowboy in the wild west

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

2. two big rattlesnakes

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

3. a mountain lion

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

4. raised by coyotes

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

5. the rocky canyon

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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Name ________________________________________

You can sometimes tell something about a person orsituation even though it is not stated.

What is stated: Bill’s father wanted to movebecause the country was getting too crowded.

What we can tell: Bill’s father did not like havingpeople living near him.

INFERENCE

night laws strong cold honest

died hungry scared brave thirsty

1. Bill fought all the horse thieves and robbers.

Bill was ____________________ and respected the ____________________.

2. The horse had gone to horse heaven.

The horse had ____________________.

3. Bill wrestled the mountain lion until it was as tame as a cat.

Bill was ____________________ and ____________________.

4. The cowboys traveled by the light of the moon.

The cowboys traveled at ____________________.

5. Bill grabbed two handfuls of beans and the kettle of coffee.

Bill was ____________________ and ____________________.

6. Curley Joe sat on Pike’s Peak shivering and shaking.

Curley Joe was ____________________ and ____________________.

Read each sentence, then finish the statement under it with words from thebox.

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Name ________________________________________ ANALOGIES

Complete the puzzle with words that answer the clues.

Across 5. rattles are to snake as tusks are to ______

9. bullet is to gun as arrow is to ______

10. sun is to day as moon is to ______

11. sand is to desert as water is to _______

13. Texas is to state as United States is to _____

Down 1. cowboy is to horse as sailor is to ______

2. scarf is to neck as sock is to ______

3. living is to life as dying is to _____

4. west is to east as up is to ______

6. howling is to voice as hearing is to _____

7. wheels are to wagon as wings are to ______

8. beans are to eat as coffee is to ______

9. girl is to sister as boy is to _____

12. funny is to laugh as sad is to ______

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Name ________________________________________

In the sentences below, the idiom is in dark type.Find the meaning in the box below and write it on the line.

IDIOMS

Idioms are groups of words with special meanings.

Bill was not chicken-hearted when it came to fighting bad men.

(Bill was not afraid when it came to fighting bad men.)

1. Curley Joe said he would lend a hand rounding up the cattle. _________________

2. Mother Coyote kept her burrow spic and span. ____________________________

3. The cattle rustlers were caught napping by Bill and his men.

_________________________________________________________________

4. It was in the small hours when Bill fell from the wagon.

_________________________________________________________________

5. “I’ll get that robber by hook or by crook,” said Bill.

_________________________________________________________________

6. Bill’s family had been on the road six days when they came to the Pecos River.

_________________________________________________________________

7. The cowboys sat around the campfire telling each other fishy tales.

_________________________________________________________________

taken by surprise stories that might not be true

clean early in the morning

help traveling

any possible way

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Name ________________________________________ MAP READING

1. Bill was born near a creek in the middle of Texas.

What was the name of the creek?_______________________________________

2. Name the state just west of New Mexico. _________________________________

3. The Pecos River runs into what other river? _______________________________

4. Curley Joe and Bill were at Cactus Hill when Joe tried to ride Widow-maker. What

direction is Pike’s Peak from Cactus Hill? _________________________________

5. What country is south of New Mexico? ___________________________________

6. What direction would Bill go to travel from Cactus Hill to Turtle Creek? __________

7. From Cactus Hill, what direction is Greasewood Flats? ______________________

8. What ocean would Bill reach if he kept on traveling west? ____________________

_________________________________________________________________

COLORADO

CALIFORNIA

PACIFICOCEAN

MEXICO

NEVADA

ARIZONA

Cactus HillGreasewood

Flats

Pike’s Peak

Pecos RiverTurtle Creek

NEWMEXICO TEXAS

UTAH

N

S

EW

River

RioGrande

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Name ________________________________________

Look at each word in a lasso. Find three more words on the chuck wagonthat go with that word. Write them on the lines.

CLASSIFICATION

horses knife chaps stars quirt

cookhouse biscuits handgun hat

neckerchief buffalos coffee moon

saddlebag jailhouse stream bridle

steak lariat stable coyotes

saddle

beans

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

bunkhouse

________________________

________________________

________________________

cows

________________________

________________________

________________________

boots

rifle

campfire

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

1.

3.

5.

7.

6.

4.

2.

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Name ________________________________________ LOGIC

1. Alkali Ike is wearing a black hat.

2. Arizona Kid is above and between Bullfrog Doyle and Pretty Pete Rogers.

3. The cowboy with a black mustache and beard is Cheyenne Charley.

4. Pretty Pete Rogers has blond, curly hair.

5. Bill’s best pal is Curley Joe.

6. Bullfrog Doyle has the biggest ears.

Which cowboy did Bill meet first?

1. It was not Curley Joe.

2. Pretty Pete Rogers and Alkali Ike were the second two cowboys Bill met.

3. Bill met Bullfrog Doyle after he met Curley Joe.

4. Cheyenne Charley became Bill’s friend the day he was out riding with the other fivecowboys.

The first cowboy Bill met was _________________________________________ .

Pictured below are some of Bill’s cowboy friends.

Read the clues and write their names under the pictures.

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Name ________________________________________

1. to fire a gun _______________________

2. to jump suddenly _______________________

3. to come back _______________________

4. to move from side to side _______________________

5. to leave one place and go to another _______________________

6. to jar or shake roughly _______________________

7. to do something for fun _______________________

8. to sit upon something and move _______________________

9. to carry on a battle _______________________

10. to cover with something _______________________

11. to trip or stagger _______________________

12. to utter a harsh, shrill cry _______________________

13. to take suddenly _______________________

14. to hurl or fling something _______________________

15. to shake or tremble _______________________

Choose the right verb from the box to replace each phrase below.Write it on the line.

VERBS

stumble sway ride grab leap

shiver shoot move wrap throw

return jolt fight play screech

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Name ________________________________________ PRONOUNS

Circle the pronouns in the sentences below.

1. He loaded up his wagon with their household goods.

2. She told him to jump on her back.

3. He played with them as if they were his brothers and sisters.

4. He took hold of it and stretched its body out like a 30-foot rope.

5. “Stranger, I was the boss, but you are now,” he said.

Write two sentences that include pronouns.

11. _________________________________________________________________

12. _________________________________________________________________

Write a pronoun on the line in each sentence.

6. Bill grabbed the coffee and drank ________________.

7. Baby Bill was gone and his family didn’t miss _______________for four weeks.

8. Mrs. Coyote kept ________________ pups in a burrow.

9. “_______________all will go to New Mexico,” Bill said to the men.

10. Bill grabbed the snakes and shook _______________.

I me my myself mine you your yourself yours he himhis she her hers it its we us our ours they them

their theirs themselves

Some Commonly Used Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Example: Bill put the saddle on the lion.

He put it on him.! ! !

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Name ________________________________________ HOMONYMS

Write the correct homonym in each sentence.Numbers in the word list match the sentence numbers.

1. It was _______________ weeks before Bill’s parents missedhim.

2. Mrs. Coyote _______________ a child crying.

3. “You can be _______________ boss,” the men said to Bill.

4. He whipped _______________ snake into a 30-foot rope.

5. Bill did _______________ know he wasn’t a coyote.

6. Curley Joe thought Bill had a _______________ horse.

7. Widow-maker _______________ Curley Joe to Pike’s Peak.

8. It took five _______________ to reach the Pecos River.

9. Bill decided to go to _______________ Mexico.

10. The wagon wheels were made of _______________.

11. A dude from the East _______________ into town.

12. At first, Bill didn’t _______________ the mountain lion.

13. Bad men would _______________ the ranchers’ cattle.

14. Curley Joe sat _______________ shivering and shaking.

15. It was the funniest thing he had ever _______________.

Homonyms are words that sound the samebut have different spellings and meanings.

Example: ate eight

1. four/fore

2. herd/heard

3. our/hour

4. won/one

5. knot/not

6. grate/great

7. threw/through

8. daze/days

9. Knew/New

10. wood/would

11. road/rode

12. see/sea

13. steel/steal

14. there/their

15. scene/seen

WORD LIST

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Name ________________________________________ WORD DEFINITIONS

Find the definition for each underlined word.Write it on the line below the sentence.

1. There was a hedge around the bunkhouse.

_________________________________________________________________

2. After his long ride on the range, Bill was famished.

_________________________________________________________________

3. Bill’s fallen horse had a gash in its leg.

_________________________________________________________________

4. Two enormous rattlers crawled into Bill’s boots.

_________________________________________________________________

5. It is illegal to steal cattle.

_________________________________________________________________

6. Curley Joe was confident when he said he could ride Widow-maker.

_________________________________________________________________

7. The mountain lion pounced on top of Bill.

_________________________________________________________________

8. There had been a drought in Texas.

_________________________________________________________________

9. Riding Widow-maker was like riding a cyclone.

_________________________________________________________________

10. Curley Joe had a hankering to ride Bill’s horse.

_________________________________________________________________

against the law long time with no rainfence of bushes sure of himselfvery large size very hungrylong, deep cut strong, twisting winddesire to do something jumped down suddenly

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Name ________________________________________

If the sentence is a fact, circle the letter in the FACT column.

If the sentence is fiction, circle the letter in the FICTION column.

FACT OR FICTION

A FACT is something that really can happen or did happen.

FICTION is something that is made up; it did not really happen.

Write the letters you have circled on the linesbelow:

What did cowboys in the Old West call their cattle?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

1. There were sixteen children in the family.

2. Mrs. Coyote told Bill to jump on her back.

3. A snake can be stretched into a 30-foot rope.

4. A cowboy can ride a bucking horse.

5. The mountain lion jumped on a man.

6. The horse threw Joe to the top of Pike’s Peak.

7. They promised to be friends forever and ever.

8. He drank a kettle full of boiling coffee.

9. It was as cold as a blizzard.

10. The coyotes thought Bill was their brother.

11. He sat there shivering and shaking.

12. Bill could lasso a whole herd at one time.

FACT FICTION

L

S

W

T

L

G

D

M

G

B

E

F

A

I

T

O

R

E

Y

O

C

I

H

S

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Name ________________________________________ PROOFREADING

Proofreading means reading what you have written in order to find and correctmistakes. The sentences below have spelling and capitalization errors.

Number of capitalization errors found: ________

Number of spelling errors found: ________

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B AZ Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B AZ Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B AZ Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B AZ Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

There are __ __ __ __ __ __ __ capitalization errors.

There are __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ spelling errors.

YOUR SCORE:

Use the code to find out how many mistakes are in the sentences.

Circle the mistakes and write the corrections above them.

1. Bill thought mrs. coyote was a nise-looking, hard-working muther coyote.

2. A big mountain lion wuz hiding under a boosh and looking at bill.

3. curley joe was Bill’s beast pal in the hole world.

4. Widow-maker bucked Curley Joe too the tope of pike’s peak.

5. Bill wos born in texas, and he had sixten sistors and bruthers.

6. The dude frum the East looked so funnie that bill begain to lafe.

7. The cowboys sed they wood go to new mexico with pecos Bill.

8. Baby bill fell owt of the wagun going ovor the pecos river.

21 18 21 7 22 22 13

7 4 22 13 7 2 12 13 22

9.

10.

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Name ________________________________________

Read the description of the American range saddle.Label the parts on the diagram.

At the front and top of the saddle is a knob called the POMMEL. Straps that hold the

saddle on the horse are cinches. There is a BACK CINCH and a FRONT CINCH. The

back part of the saddle that is curved upward is the CANTLE. Between the pommel

and cantle is the SEAT. The rider’s foot is supported by the STIRRUP. The stirrup is

attached to the saddle with a STIRRUP STRAP. A leather FLAP protects the horse’s

body from scraping by the stirrup strap. The saddle SKIRT rests on the horse’s back.

SADDLE STRINGS decorate the saddle skirt.

LABELING A DIAGRAM

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Name ________________________________________ COMPREHENSION

1. Why did Pecos Bill’s father want to move farther west?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

2. What caused Baby Bill to fall from the wagon? _____________________________

_________________________________________________________________

3. How did Pecos Bill get his name? _______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

4. After Bill fell from the wagon, why didn’t his parents miss him right away?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

5. Who found Baby Bill and took him to her home? ___________________________

_________________________________________________________________

6. How long did Bill live with the coyote family? ______________________________

_________________________________________________________________

7. What did the coyotes teach Bill? ________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

8. When did Bill discover he was not a coyote? ______________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Answer each question.

COMPREHENSION

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Name ________________________________________


1. What crawled into Bill’s boots when he was resting near a forty-foot cactus?

_________________________________________________________________

2. Describe what Bill did to the snakes._____________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

3. Why did Bill decide to leave Texas and move westward? _____________________

_________________________________________________________________

4. What happened to Bill’s first horse when he was on his way to New Mexico?

_________________________________________________________________

5. What pounced on Bill as he was walking along the trail after his horse died?

_________________________________________________________________

6. What did Bill do after he tamed the mountain lion? __________________________

_________________________________________________________________

7. Who did Bill come upon while riding down the rocky canyon on the mountain lion?

_________________________________________________________________

COMPREHENSION

8. How did Bill become the boss of the cowboys he met?

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

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Name ________________________________________ COMPREHENSION


1. What did Bill and the cowboys do in New Mexico? __________________________

_________________________________________________________________

2. Which cowboy was Pecos Bill’s best pal? _________________________________

3. What was the name of Bill’s second horse? Why do you think that was its name?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

4. What did Curley Joe want to do that Bill did not want him to do? _______________

_________________________________________________________________

5. What happened when Curley Joe got on Widow-maker? _____________________

_________________________________________________________________

6. How did Bill rescue Curley Joe from Pike’s Peak? __________________________

_________________________________________________________________

7. How did Pecos Bill die?_______________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

8. Would you have liked to live in the Wild West? Why or why not? _______________

_________________________________________________________________

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Name ________________________________________

Pecos Bill

A tall tale has details that describethings as greater than they really are.

Write down at least three (3) examplesof exaggeration that were in the storyabout Pecos Bill.

Think of another way the story couldhave ended. Write the new ending.

COMPREHENSION

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Name ________________________________________

Pecos Bill

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Name ________________________________________ BOOK REPORT

Book Title: _____________________________________________________________

Main Character: _________________________________________________________

Where was he born? _____________________________________________________

What happened to him as a baby? __________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

How did his life change when he was ten years old? ____________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

As a grown-up, what kind of work did he do? __________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Who was his best pal and what terrible thing happened to him? ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

How does the story end?__________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Complete this book report about a famous cowboy named Pecos Bill.Include as many important details as you can remember.

BOOK REPORT

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Answer Key

PECOS BILL ACTIVITY BOOK ©Remedia Publications

PG# PG#

3 1) wagon 2) saddle 3) snake 4) cowboy 5) river6) horse 7) boot 8) lasso 9) coyote 10) west

4 Furniture Words: chair, bed, table, couch JobWords: doctor, model, writer, farmer Quiet Words:sleep, whisper, calm, peace

5 1) scared 2) pick 3) bronco 4) leap 5) harm6) present 7) chubby 8) skinny

6 Across: 4) ask 8) mine 9) loud 10) together12) false 13) stranger 15) yell Down: 1) hot2) summer 3) none 5) light 6) always 7) aunt11) early 13) sell 14) give

7 1) isn’t 2) aren’t 3) wasn’t 4) weren’t 5) can’t6) won’t 7) is not 8) was not 9) were not 10) can not11) isn’t 12) aren’t 13) wasn’t 14) weren’t

8 Word Search

16 The first cowboy Bill met was the Arizona Kid.

17 1) shoot 2) leap 3) return 4) sway 5) move 6) jolt7) play 8) ride 9) fight 10) wrap 11) stumble12) screech 13) grab 14) throw 15) shiver

18 1) He, his, their 2) She, him, her 3) He, them, they, his4) He, it, its 5) I, you, he The following may havemore than one correct answer: 6) it 7) him8) her 9) We 10) them 11-12) Sentences will vary.

19 1) four 2) heard 3) our 4) one 5) not 6) great7) threw 8) days 9) New 10) wood 11) rode12) see 13) steal 14) there 15) seen

20 1) fence of bushes 2) very hungry 3) long, deepcut 4) very large size 5) against the law 6) sure ofhimself 7) jumped down suddenly 8) long time withno rain 9) strong, twisting wind 10) desire to dosomething

21 LITTLE DOGIES

22 Corrections: 1) Mrs., nice, mother 2) was, bush,Bill 3) Curley Joe, best, whole 4) to, top, Pike’sPeak 5) was, Texas, sixteen sisters, brothers6) from, funny, Bill, began, laugh 7) said, would,New Mexico, Pecos 8) Bill, out, wagon, over, PecosRiver 9) fifteen 10) twenty-one

23 1) pommel 2) stirrup strap 3) front cinch 4) flap5) seat 6) cantle 7) skirt 8) saddle strings9) back cinch 10) stirrup

24 1) It was becoming too crowded where they were.2) The wagon hit a bump in the river bed. 3) He waslost in Pecos country, so when he was older, he wascalled Pecos Bill. 4) There were so many childrenin the family, they didn’t know he was gone. 5) Mrs.Coyote 6) 10 years 7) how to hunt rabbits and howto howl at the moon 8) A cowboy came along andtold him he was not a coyote.

25 1) two big rattlesnakes 2) He whipped one until itstretched out like a thirty-foot rope. He wrapped onearound his neck and used the other for a quirt.3) He had gotten rid of all the bad men in Texas.4) It fell, broke its neck, and died. 5) a big mountainlion 6) saddled it and rode it 7) a group of cowboysby a campfire 8) He showed he was tougher thanany of them; ate hot beans and drank boiling coffee.

26 1) They rounded up cattle, rode the ranges together,and dealt out death to bad men. 2) Curley Joe3) Widow-maker. It was so wild it threw off any manbut Bill who tried to ride it. 4) ride his horse Widow-maker 5) The horse threw him so high he landed ontop of Pike’s Peak in Colorado. 6) threw a rope aroundCurley Joe’s shoulders and dragged him down 7) Hesaw a funny dude from the East and laughed himselfto death. 8) Answers will vary.

27 Answers will vary.

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Alphabetical Order: burrow, coyote, enormous,hitched, kettle, pack, quirt, river, saddle, wrestling

9 1) Pecos Bill was a cowboy in the wild, wild west.2) Mrs. Coyote decided to raise Bill. 3) Could PecosBill ride any horse? 4) Arizona Kid and Bullfrog Doylewere Bill’s friends. 5) How far did Bill’s bronco throwCurley Joe?

10 Sentences will vary.

11 1) honest, laws 2) died 3) brave, strong 4) night5) hungry, thirsty 6) cold, scared

12 Across: 5) elephant 9) bow 10) night 11) ocean13) country Down: 1) ship 2) foot 3) death4) down 6) ear 7) airplane 8) drink 9) brother 12) cry

13 1) help 2) clean 3) taken by surprise 4) early inthe morning 5) any possible way 6) traveling7) stories that might not be true

14 1) Turtle Creek 2) Arizona 3) Rio Grande 4) north5) Mexico 6) southeast 7) west 8) Pacific Ocean

15 1) hat, chaps, neckerchief 2) saddlebag, quirt, bridle3) handgun, lariet, knife 4) steak, biscuits, coffee5) stars, stream, moon 6) cookhouse, jailhouse, stable7) horses, buffalos, coyotes

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