Macavity, the Mystery Cat

Select all the words used to describe Macavity in the poem

• a master criminal

• monster of depravity

• Napoleon of crime

• adorable cat

TRUE / FALSE

When there is a deed, Macavity is always there.

• True

• False

Select all the crimes that Macavity committed .

• He broke all the human law

• He stole the food and jewelery

• He fixed the glasses of the window

• He was a police and helped the Scotland yard to discover cases

TRUE / FALSE

There is no one like Macavity

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Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s Called the Hidden Paw -

For he’s the master criminal who can defy the law.

He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the flying squad’s despair:

For when they reach the scene of crime –  Macavity’s not there!

What does this tell you about Macavity?

• He is called the hidden paw

• He is a confusion to Scotland yard and can always defy the law

• Macavity was always at the crime scene

• He was a cuddly cat so the police used to leave him

In this poem Macavity is a cat. What would you expect it to be if he was not a cat?

Astray means ________

• a stray animal

• In a correct place

• In a wrong place or position

• Helping a stray animal

Meaning of stifled is ________

Who wrote the poem ' Macavity the Mystery Cat'

• Tom Krause

• Alfred Tennyson

• T S Eliot

• John Keats