The Stolen Kitten

.What does the narrator find on her front porch?

• a dog

• a kitten

• a can of tuna

• a lost boy

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CCSS.RL.1.6

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CCSS.RL.6.6

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How do the narrator's feelings about the kitten's owner change in the story?

• At first she thinks the owner is irresponsible, but then she realizes she is wrong.

• At first she thinks the owner is responsible, but then she realizes she is wrong.

• At first she thinks the owner misses his or her kitten, but then she realizes she is wrong.

• Her feelings do not change. She thinks the owner is irresponsible throughout the story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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The narrator assumes that the kitten's owner did not take care of the kitten. What evidence from the story best supports this conclusion?

• "Well, he sure did seem to like me! Maybe I didn't have to give him back after all!"

• "It's a good thing I found that kitten and took him in. Now, I'm buying him food!"

• "I laughed to myself and headed into the pet store. People are so irresponsible!"

• "I bet his last owners never gave him food. They probably didn't love him at all!"

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Why does the narrator convince herself that the kitten's owner was irresponsible?

• because she thinks the kitten looks skinny

• because she is worried about the kitten

• because she wants to keep the kitten

• because her mom won't let her keep the kitten

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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What is this story mostly about?

• The narrator makes an assumption, then realizes that she was wrong.

• The narrator finds a lost kitten that was neglected by its previous owner.

• The narrator finds a lost kitten and learns how to care for it.

• The narrator finds a lost kitten and learns how to care for it.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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CCSS.RL.7.2

I tried to justify why I should keep the kitten by convincing myself the owners deserved to lose him." As used in this sentence, what does the word "justify" most nearly mean?

• tell the truth about a situation before a judge

• realize that you have been wrong about something

• pretend that a situation does not exist

• come up with a good reason for something

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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The narrator tells herself that the kitten's owner must not have loved him; _________, she later learns that her assumption was wrong.

• meanwhile

• however

• for instance

• therefore

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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What does the narrator see at the pet store?

• a flyer for a lost cat

• the owner of the cat she found

• a group of kids putting up more flyers

• all of the answers are correct

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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