Activity Book
REM
632B
My Mother was a Coyote
Pecos Bill
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This activity book was created for use after reading or
listening to the story, My Mother was a Coyote, a tall tale about
Pecos Bill. The skill pages have been sequenced by level of difficulty
with the easier pages at the beginning of the book. Skills covered
are listed below.
CONTENTS
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
Name ________________________________________
Decide which sentence belongs
with which picture. Write the
sentence under the picture.
VISUAL COMPREHENSION
There are snakes in my boots!
They went off and left me!
This horse wants me off!
This is a nice horse.
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Decide which sentence belongs
with which picture. Write the
sentence under the picture.
VISUAL COMPREHENSION
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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CONFIGURATION
Put each word from the box into its correct
shape. Then write the word on the line below.
cowboy
west
horse
wagon
river
coyote
lasso
snake
boot
saddle
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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CLASSIFICATION
Read the words on the cowboy hat. Write each word in the right box.
chair
doctor sleep bed
whisper
model table calm couch
writer peace farmer
JOB WORDS
FURNITURE WORDS
QUIET WORDS
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SYNONYMS
Words that mean almost the same thing are called synonyms.
Read each sentence below. Find a synonym for each underlined word. Write
it on the line.
present
pick
bronco
leap
harm
scared
chubby
skinny
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. __________________________________________________
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ANTONYMS
Words that have opposite meanings are called antonyms.
Complete the crossword puzzle using antonyms from the box.
together
early
aunt
hot
sell
loud
summer
stranger
mine
ACROSS
give
always
none
light
false
tell
yell
DOWN
4. ask
1. cold
8. yours
2. winter
9. quiet
3. all
10. apart
5. dark
12. real
6. never
13. friend
7. uncle
15. whisper
11. late
13. buy
14. take
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CONTRACTIONS
A contraction is a word made by joining two words. An apostrophe (’) shows
where 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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ALPHABETIZING
Find the Pecos Bill words in the word search
saddle
quirt
pack
kettle
burrow
wrestling
river
coyote
enormous
hitched
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
Write the words in abc order.
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________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
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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.
Write each sentence correctly.
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
_______________________________________________________________
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WRITING SENTENCES
Use each word group in a sentence. Remember to use capitals and end
punctuation.
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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INFERENCE
You can sometimes tell something about a person or
situation even though it is not stated.
What is stated: Bill’s father wanted to move
because the country was getting too crowded.
What we can tell: Bill’s father did not like having
people living near him.
night
died
laws
hungry
strong
scared
cold
honest
brave
thirsty
Read each sentence, then finish the statement under it with words from the
box.
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 ____________________.
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ANALOGIES
Complete the puzzle with words that answer the clues.
Across
5.
9.
10.
11.
13.
rattles are to snake as tusks are to ______
bullet is to gun as arrow is to ______
sun is to day as moon is to ______
sand is to desert as water is to _______
Texas is to state as United States is to _____
Down
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.
9.
12.
cowboy is to horse as sailor is to ______
scarf is to neck as sock is to ______
living is to life as dying is to _____
west is to east as up is to ______
howling is to voice as hearing is to _____
wheels are to wagon as wings are to ______
beans are to eat as coffee is to ______
girl is to sister as boy is to _____
funny is to laugh as sad is to ______
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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.)
In the sentences below, the idiom is in dark type.
Find the meaning in the box below and write it on the line.
taken by surprise
stories that might not be true
clean
early in the morning
help
traveling
any possible way
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.
_________________________________________________________________
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MAP READING
N
W
E
NEVADA
S
COLORADO
UTAH
Pike’s Peak
CALIFORNIA
Cactus Hill
Greasewood
Flats
PACIFIC
OCEAN
ARIZONA
NEW
MEXICO
TEXAS
Turtle
Creek
Pecos River
MEXICO
Ri
G
o ran
de
r
ve
Ri
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? ____________________
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CLASSIFICATION
Look at each word in a lasso. Find three more words on the chuck wagon
that go with that word. Write them on the lines.
1.
2.
saddle
boots
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
3.
4.
beans
rifle
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
5.
6.
campfire
bunkhouse
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
horses
knife
chaps
stars
quirt
cookhouse
biscuits
handgun
neckerchief
buffalos
coffee
moon
jailhouse
stream
bridle
saddlebag
steak
lariat
stable
7.
cows
hat
coyotes
________________________
________________________
________________________
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LOGIC
Pictured below are some of Bill’s cowboy friends.
Read the clues and write their names under the pictures.
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 five
cowboys.
The first cowboy Bill met was _________________________________________ .
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VERBS
Choose the right verb from the box to replace each phrase below.
Write it on the line.
stumble
sway ride grab leap
shiver shoot move wrap throw
return jolt fight play screech
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
_______________________
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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.
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 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 _______________.
Write two sentences that include pronouns.
11.
_________________________________________________________________
12.
_________________________________________________________________
Some Commonly Used Pronouns
I
me my myself mine you your yourself yours he him
his she her hers it its we us our ours they them
their theirs themselves
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HOMONYMS
Homonyms are words that sound the same
but have different spellings and meanings.
Example:
ate
eight
Write the correct homonym in each sentence.
Numbers in the word list match the sentence numbers.
1. It was _______________ weeks before Bill’s parents missed
him.
WORD LIST
1. four/fore
2. Mrs. Coyote _______________ a child crying.
2. herd/heard
3. “You can be _______________ boss,” the men said to Bill.
3. our/hour
4. He whipped _______________ snake into a 30-foot rope.
4. won/one
5. Bill did _______________ know he wasn’t a coyote.
5. knot/not
6. Curley Joe thought Bill had a _______________ horse.
6. grate/great
7. Widow-maker _______________ Curley Joe to Pike’s Peak.
7. threw/through
8. It took five _______________ to reach the Pecos River.
8. daze/days
9. Knew/New
9. Bill decided to go to _______________ Mexico.
10. wood/would
10. The wagon wheels were made of _______________.
11. A dude from the East _______________ into town.
11. road/rode
12. see/sea
12. At first, Bill didn’t _______________ the mountain lion.
13. steel/steal
13. Bad men would _______________ the ranchers’ cattle.
14. there/their
14. Curley Joe sat _______________ shivering and shaking.
15. scene/seen
15. It was the funniest thing he had ever _______________.
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against the law
fence of bushes
very large size
long, deep cut
desire to do something
WORD DEFINITIONS
long time with no rain
sure of himself
very hungry
strong, twisting wind
jumped down suddenly
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.
_________________________________________________________________
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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.
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
FICTION
1. There were sixteen children in the family.
L
A
2. Mrs. Coyote told Bill to jump on her back.
S
I
3. A snake can be stretched into a 30-foot rope.
W
T
4. A cowboy can ride a bucking horse.
T
O
5. The mountain lion jumped on a man.
L
R
6. The horse threw Joe to the top of Pike’s Peak.
G
E
7. They promised to be friends forever and ever.
D
Y
8. He drank a kettle full of boiling coffee.
M
O
9. It was as cold as a blizzard.
G
C
10. The coyotes thought Bill was their brother.
B
I
11. He sat there shivering and shaking.
E
H
12. Bill could lasso a whole herd at one time.
F
S
Write the letters you have circled on the lines
below:
What did cowboys in the Old West call their cattle?
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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PROOFREADING
Proofreading means reading what you have written in order to find and correct
mistakes. The sentences below have spelling and capitalization errors.
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.
Use the code to find out how many mistakes are in the sentences.
9. There are __ __ __ __ __ __ __ capitalization errors.
21 18 21
7 22 22 13
10. There are __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ spelling errors.
7
4 22 13
7
2
12 13 22
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 A
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
YOUR SCORE:
Number of capitalization errors found:
________
Number of spelling errors found:
________
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LABELING A DIAGRAM
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.
1.
5.
6.
7.
2.
8.
3.
9.
10.
4.
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
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? ______________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
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?
_________________________________________________________________
8. How did Bill become the boss of the cowboys he met?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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COMPREHENSION
Answer each question.
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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COMPREHENSION
Pecos Bill
A tall tale has details that describe
things as greater than they really are.
Write down at least three (3) examples
of exaggeration that were in the story
about Pecos Bill.
Think of another way the story could
have ended. Write the new ending.
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BOOK REPORT
Complete this book report about a famous cowboy named Pecos Bill.
Include as many important details as you can remember.
BOOK REPORT
Book Title: _____________________________________________________________
Main Character: _________________________________________________________
Where was he born? _____________________________________________________
What happened to him as a baby? __________________________________________
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How did his life change when he was ten years old? ____________________________
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As a grown-up, what kind of work did he do? __________________________________
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Who was his best pal and what terrible thing happened to him? ___________________
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Answer Key
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The first cowboy Bill met was the Arizona Kid.
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1) shoot 2) leap 3) return 4) sway 5) move 6) jolt
7) play 8) ride 9) fight 10) wrap 11) stumble
12) screech 13) grab 14) throw 15) shiver
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1) He, his, their 2) She, him, her 3) He, them, they, his
4) He, it, its 5) I, you, he The following may have
more than one correct answer : 6) it 7) him
8) her 9) We 10) them 11-12) Sentences will vary.
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1) four 2) heard 3) our 4) one 5) not 6) great
7) threw 8) days 9) New 10) wood 11) rode
12) see 13) steal 14) there 15) seen
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1) fence of bushes 2) very hungry 3) long, deep
cut 4) very large size 5) against the law 6) sure of
himself 7) jumped down suddenly 8) long time with
no rain 9) strong, twisting wind 10) desire to do
something
A P H I T C H E D U I K J I U N M B B
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LITTLE DOGIES
T R S A D D L N P A K C Y T O P A C K
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Corrections: 1) Mrs., nice, mother 2) was, bush,
Bill 3) Curley Joe, best, whole 4) to, top, Pike’s
Peak 5) was, Texas, sixteen sisters, brothers
6) from, funny, Bill, began, laugh 7) said, would,
New Mexico, Pecos 8) Bill, out, wagon, over, Pecos
River 9) fifteen 10) twenty-one
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1) pommel 2) stirrup strap 3) front cinch 4) flap
5) seat 6) cantle 7) skirt 8) saddle strings
9) back cinch 10) stirrup
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1) It was becoming too crowded where they were.
2) The wagon hit a bump in the river bed. 3) He was
lost in Pecos country, so when he was older, he was
called Pecos Bill. 4) There were so many children
in the family, they didn’t know he was gone. 5) Mrs.
Coyote 6) 10 years 7) how to hunt rabbits and how
to howl at the moon 8) A cowboy came along and
told him he was not a coyote.
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1) two big rattlesnakes 2) He whipped one until it
stretched out like a thirty-foot rope. He wrapped one
around 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 mountain
lion 6) saddled it and rode it 7) a group of cowboys
by a campfire 8) He showed he was tougher than
any of them; ate hot beans and drank boiling coffee.
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1) They rounded up cattle, rode the ranges together,
and dealt out death to bad men. 2) Curley Joe
3) Widow-maker. It was so wild it threw off any man
but Bill who tried to ride it. 4) ride his horse Widowmaker 5) The horse threw him so high he landed on
top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado. 6) threw a rope around
Curley Joe’s shoulders and dragged him down 7) He
saw a funny dude from the East and laughed himself
to death. 8) Answers will vary.
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Answers will vary.
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1) wagon 2) saddle 3) snake 4) cowboy 5) river
6) horse 7) boot 8) lasso 9) coyote 10) west
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Furniture Words: chair, bed, table, couch Job
Words: doctor, model, writer, farmer Quiet Words:
sleep, whisper, calm, peace
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1) scared 2) pick 3) bronco 4) leap
6) present 7) chubby 8) skinny
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Across: 4) ask 8) mine 9) loud 10) together
12) false 13) stranger 15) yell Down: 1) hot
2) summer 3) none 5) light 6) always 7) aunt
11) early 13) sell 14) give
5) harm
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1) isn’t 2) aren’t 3) wasn’t 4) weren’t 5) can’t
6) won’t 7) is not 8) was not 9) were not 10) can not
11) isn’t 12) aren’t 13) wasn’t 14) weren’t
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Word Search
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
Alphabetical Order: burrow, coyote, enormous,
hitched, kettle, pack, quirt, river, saddle, wrestling
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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?
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Sentences will vary.
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1) honest, laws 2) died 3) brave, strong 4) night
5) hungry, thirsty 6) cold, scared
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Across: 5) elephant 9) bow 10) night 11) ocean
13) country Down: 1) ship 2) foot 3) death
4) down 6) ear 7) airplane 8) drink 9) brother 12) cry
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1) help 2) clean 3) taken by surprise 4) early in
the morning 5) any possible way 6) traveling
7) stories that might not be true
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1) Turtle Creek 2) Arizona 3) Rio Grande 4) north
5) Mexico 6) southeast 7) west 8) Pacific Ocean
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1) hat, chaps, neckerchief 2) saddlebag, quirt, bridle
3) handgun, lariet, knife 4) steak, biscuits, coffee
5) stars, stream, moon 6) cookhouse, jailhouse, stable
7) horses, buffalos, coyotes
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