U1W3 The Lost Cat: Cold Read

Jen and Mom go to the park. They have a picnic. Jen sees a cat. The cat looks lost. Mom calls to the cat. The cat looks hard at Mom. The cat stares at Jen, too. Jen puts milk in a bowl. She puts the bowl down. The cat drinks. Jen asks, "Can we keep him?" Mom says it is proper, or right, to take him home. Mom reads the tag on the cat's collar. Her name is Pip. Pip lives near the park. Jen and Mom take Pip home. Now Jen wants a cat!

• I read the story.

• I did not read the story.

Where do Jen and Mom have a picnic?

• their house

• the park

• a field

• the animal shelter

Read this sentence from the story.

The cat stares at Jen, too.

What does stares mean in the sentence above.

• look at for awhile

• hiss at someone

• run away

• look at quickly

What does the cat drink?

• water

• juice

• milk

• soda

How does Mom know the cat's name?

• She reads the tag on the collar.

• She heard someone say the cat's name.

• She is a good guesser.

• She does not know the cat's name.

What word means the same as proper?

• wrong

• take

• right

• keep

What is the root word of calls?

• all

• call

• always

• already

What does Jen want at the END of the story?

• to give the cat milk

• to have a picnic

• to go to the park

• to have a cat

What is the root word of reads?

• red

• read

• add

• eat

Did Jen and Mom make a good decision to take Pip home?

• yes

• no