The Cat Comprehension Questions

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What is the meaning of the word ferocious in paragraph 17?

Back

dangerous

Front

Which phrase from the text best helps the reader determine the meaning of ferocious?

Back

The trolls were terrified.

Front

Based on information from the text, which statement best expresses how the characters Franz and the hunter feel about trolls? Options: Franz is afraid of trolls and the hunter is afraid of trolls. The hunter is afraid of trolls, but Franz is not afraid of trolls. The hunter is not afraid of trolls and Franz is not afraid of trolls. Franz is afraid of trolls, but the hunter is not afraid of trolls.

Back

Franz is afraid of trolls, but the hunter is not afraid of trolls.

Front

Which of the following events happened first in the story?
Franz told the voices in the forest that his cat had seven kittens.
On the exact same night each year, trolls drove Franz from his house and took over the place.
A troll threw a piece of sausage to the bear lying under the stove.
A hunter asked if he could stay at Franz’s house on his way to take the bear he had captured
to the king of Denmark.
The bear roared ferociously and scared the trolls away.

Back

On the exact same night each year, trolls drove Franz from his house and took over the place.

Front

What is the meaning of the word raucous?

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loud and disorderly

Front

Which phrase from the text best helps the reader determine the meaning of raucous? Options: At sunset, the trolls arrived, sang songs, and made a terrible mess, they ate and drank, into the house

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sang songs, and made a terrible mess

Front

Which statement best describes a main theme of the story? Options: Trolls are kind. Cats are ferocious. People from Denmark are clever.

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Using your wits can make for a happy ending.

Front

Which character from the story acts as the best example of this theme? Options: the hunter, Franz, a troll, the bear

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Franz

Front

What is a detail from the story that shows the trolls thought the bear was a cat?

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The troll shouted, “Wake up, kitty!”