The Patient Cat

Which sentence from the text shows that the spotted cat is patient?

• “So she climbed up the tree, licking her chops all the way and thinking of the fat young birds.”

• “The spotted cat had never seen anything so thin in her life.”

• “The spotted cat said, “Eggs may be good, but young birds are better. I will wait.”

• “At last, one day she thought, “Surely, now they must be fat enough! I will not wait another day. Aha! how good they will be!”

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Part A: What is the theme of the passage?

• Good things come to those that wait.

• Timing is everything.

• Appearances are deceiving.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Part B: Identify two parts of the passage that convey this idea.

• “So she said, “I will wait!” for she was a patient cat, and the summer was before her.”

• Ah! there were five tiny birds, with big eyes and long necks, and yellow beaks wide open.

• “Thin birds may be good, but fat birds are much better.”

• “And when she reached the top and looked into the nest, it was empty!!"

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the main character feel after she realizes the birds are gone?

• The spotted cat feels frightened, for they may be coming after her.

• The spotted cat does not seem to care the birds are gone, she is not hungry anymore anyways.

• The spotted cat is angry and feels the birds are mean and ungrateful.

• The spotted cat does not ever realize the birds are gone.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3