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L23: "Vaqueros"
The first batch of questions is vocabulary related.

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Multiple Choice
Which word below fits the following definition the best?
"succeeded; thrived"
prospered
sprawling
dominated
decline
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Multiple Choice
Which word below fits the following definition the best?
"spread out over a wide area"
extending
dominated
sprawling
prospered
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Multiple Choice
Which word below fits the following definition the best?
"a lowering or fall in the number, amount, or value of something"
dominated
hostile
decline
residents
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Multiple Choice
Which word below fits the following definition the best?
"to know and be familiar with something or someone"
aquainted
dominated
acknowledged
flourished
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Comprehension: "Vaqueros"
The following questions involve the text and graphic features found in the Informational Text, "Vaqueros: The First Cowboys"
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Multiple Choice
Which animal did Coronado introduce to the American Southwest?
mountain goats
longhorn cattle
pot-bellied pigs
wild horses
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Multiple Choice
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.
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Multiple Choice
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
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Multiple Choice
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.
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Multiple Choice
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.
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Grammar: Easily Confused Verbs
The final questions deal with easily confused verbs reviewed by "Fling Your Teacher!"
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Multiple Choice
Which word fits best?
When _____ I leave the house for dinner at my friend's house?
may
can
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Multiple Choice
Which word fits best?
If you _____ the table for me before dinner, I will clear the table for you in trade.
set
sit
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Multiple Choice
Which word fits best?
The water will _____ above the river's bank if we get much more rain.
rise
raise
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Multiple Choice
Which word fits best?
Please _____ the book on the table for me to pic up to pick up in a moment. *Do not use set.
lay
lie
L23: "Vaqueros"
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