The Horned Toad Prince Study Guide

prairie lassoed riverbed favor offended shrieked bargain A. Write the correct vocabulary in each blank. worthword expensive earned

Tall Paul was a cowboy who lived on the plains not so long ago. He was not just any cowboy, though. He was so long legged he could cross a mile of _________ in just one step. And he was so big and strong he _________ and caught a whole herd of cattle with a single toss of his rope. Tall Paul had a mighty big appetite too. He ate a mountain of flapjacks for breakfast. One time, out on the range, he got so thirsty he drank a river. The dry _________ just lay there gasping for water. Tall Paul felt bad about that so he struck a _________ with the sky. The sky would bring a flood of rain. In return, the sky asked this _________: "I will help you if you do me this service. My servant, Wind, can’t blow the clouds over that mountain there. I need you to flatten it a little for me." Tall Paul said to the mountain, "Now don’t be _________. I’ll just take a little off the top." The mountain _________ and screamed, but the deed was done. Tall Paul jumped on that mountain and turned it into a nice little mesa. In an instant, the rains began to fall.

B. Answer each comprehension question. 1. This selection is a _______________, which means it ___________________________. 2. The author describes how Reba Jo spends her time, because ______________________. 3. When Reba Jo says she’ll be in a “peck of trouble,” she means _____________________. 4. Reba wants to stay by the riverbed so she could _______________________________. 5. Right after Reba Jo _______________________________, she meets the horned toad. 6. We know the setting of this story is a ______ because __________________________. 7. Reba Jo agrees to do three favors for the horned toad, because ___________________. 8. The last favor he makes Reba Jo do is ______________________________________. 9. The lesson Reba Jo learns in this story is that ________________________________. 10. Why did the toad speak Spanish in this story? ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 11. Why do you think the prince left Reba Jo so suddenly? __________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 12. Name one detail that proves this story is a fantasy _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.