Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 9 of Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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Why hadn't Almanzo given the calves another lesson?
Royal was doing it for him
he was busy with the ice
he couldn't work on Sunday
he had been disobedient
What did Almanzo practice all morning with the calves?
jumping
using a currycomb
"Gee" and "Haw"
"Whoa" and "Giddap"
True or False: At noon, Father said that Almanzo had to keep working with the calves all day long.
true
false
Father showed Almanzo how to braid moosewood boughs. What was he making?
a strap to use on the threshing floor
a whip to use with the calves
reins to hitch up his calves
a belt for his Sunday suit
Fill in the Blank: Almanzo braided the boughs every evening until they were _____ feet long.
two
ten
five
six
What does "Haw" mean?
start forward
turn left
to stop
turn right
What does "Gee" mean?
turn left
start forward
to stop
turn right
What did Almanzo do to teach Star and Bright to turn left and right?
hit the calves with the whip
he climbed on their backs and forced them to turn
gave them carrots whenever they turned correctly
crack the whip by their head to get them to turn the other direction
What did Almanzo do when they calves were feeling frisky?
tied a rope to the yoke and dragged them around the yards
got out the whip and used it on the calves
tied a rope to their horns and made them go around the barnyard
he made the calves stay in their stalls all morning
What did Almanzo do when Pierre and Louis came over to play?
he hitched his calves up to his birthday sled
he hitched his calves up to Father's big bobsled
he let Pierre and Louis work with Star and Bright
he hitched the horses up to Father's big bobsled
Fill in the Blank: Pierre and Almanzo said that _____ must be scared, because he wouldn't get on the bobsled.
Louis
Lazy John
Royal
Frank
What happened when all three boys climbed on the bobsled?
Pierre was hit by a tree branch along the way
the sled was too heavy for the calves to pull
the calves began running and the sled turned over
Louis fell off into a snow drift
What did the boys do the rest of the afternoon?
played with the calves
went home to play inside
help their fathers with chores
sledded down the hill
True or False: Almanzo told his father everything that had happened with the bobsled and the calves.