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Directions: Here is an outline of a paragraph about Pecos Bill. Look at the details and write
two questions that you think the paragraph will answer. Then read the paragraph.Base your questions on clues in the details and
you’ll be right on target.In the 1930s, people loved hearing tall tales about the superhuman cowboy
known as Pecos Bill. As the story went, Bill played with bears and other wild
animals when he was a baby. Then he became separated from his parents and
lost, and was raised by coyotes. He roamed the prairies with his pack and forgot
what it was like to be human. However, when he was 17, he went to live with
humans and became a cowboy who rode a mountain lion and used a rattlesnake
as a whip. Of course, he picked an unusual bride. Bill married Slue-Foot Sue, who
rode a catfish as big as a whale. Turns out she, too, had a bit of coyote in her, so
they were a howling-good match.My questions:
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2.__________________________________________________________________________Now read the paragraph.Review your questions and rate how well you were able to pick questions that were answered.❑ Poor ❑ Not too well ❑ Fair ❑ Very well ❑ Excellent
(Main idea) I.Pecos Bill—a popular superhuman cowboy character
Detail A. baby pals
Detail B. raised by coyotes
Detail C. adult years
Detail D. an unusual bride