Name ______Date______

The Sleighs of Old Montreal

Match the word to its meaning.

  1. sleigha. a vehicle used for clearing snow from roads
  1. snowplowb. an open, usually horse-drawn vehicle on runners
  1. deliveredc. amazing; terrific
  1. wonderfuld. took something to an address or person
  1. chorese. repeated decorative designs
  1. patternsf. tasks that have to be done regularly
  1. stationg. appears or starts forcefully like an explosion
  1. explodedh. a place where passengers are picked up
  1. valvesi. people who travel in a motor vehicle, train, etc.
  1. passengersj. a device that controls the movement of liquids or gases through pipes or other passages

Choose the answer that goes in the blank to make the sentence complete.

  1. French fried potatoes and hot dogs tasted best ______.

a. with mustard and ketchupb. in the winterc. in the summer

  1. The ______is the only sleigh you can still see in Montreal.

a. Farmer’s Sleighb. Bread Sleighc. Sightseeing Sleigh

  1. The driver of the farmer sleigh always ______.

a. sold newspapersb. wore a grey winter coatc. went to Mount Royal

  1. At Mount Royal passengers can ______.

a. see a special view of the city b. buy roasted peanutsc. see the Farmer’s Sleigh

  1. Poor child’s ice cream is ______.

a. a nutty buddyb. frozen milkc. always free

  1. ______used wagons that changed into sleighs.

a. The Fire Departmentb. The Montreal Starc. The milkman

  1. The runners at the Fire Station were probably greased because ______.

a. the sleigh would move quickly with ease b. they were dirty

18. The Farmer’s Sleigh and harness were ______.

a. old and broken-downb. handmade on the farmc. decorated with bells

19. The ______was the author’s favorite sleigh.

a. Sightseeing Sleighb. Milk Sleighc. Farmer’s Sleigh

  1. The name of the newspaper sleigh was the Star Sleigh because ______.

a. it delivered the Montreal Star to the newsstandsb. it was decorated with stars and planets.

  1. The Bread Sleigh delivered bread ______.

a. once a weekb. once a monthc. every day

  1. You can tell the milk horse knew every stop because ______.

a. the horse moved on to the next stopb. the milkman led him to the next stop

  1. Milk sleighs delivered the milk ______.

a. at nightb. at noonc. before daylight

  1. The author snuck rides on ______of the Bread Sleigh.

a. horseb. milk boxesc. folding step

25-35. True or False

______The farmer used the same horse to pull the sleigh and do the farm chores.

______The farmer bought his plain belt at the store.

______Everything was kept ready to go at the Fire Department.

______This story is set in Montreal, Canada.

______The Chip Wagon windows were fogged up.

______You could get hot buttered popcorn and peanuts for an extra quarter.

______The Sightseeing Sleigh had grey winter coats to keep the passengers warm.

______The milkman always had a pipe in his mouth.

______In the winter, the author called the Chip Wagon a Chip Sleigh.

______The Sightseeing Sleighs were bright red, green, or blue with shiny rails.

36-40.Draw and color your favorite sleigh.